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In early May, as Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida prepared to run for president, about a dozen right-wing social media influencers gathered at his pollster’s home for cocktails and a poolside buffet. The guests all had large followings or successful podcasts and were already fans of the governor. But Mr. DeSantis’s team wanted to turn them into a battalion of on-message surrogates who could tangle with Donald J. Trump and his supporters online. For some, however, the gathering had the opposite effect, according to three attendees who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they did not want to damage their relationships with the governor or other Republican leaders.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis’s, Donald J, Trump Locations: Florida

☆ AI gave tech giants a $2.4 trillion boost to their market caps in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Nvidia's high-performance chips power many advanced generative AI models, which produce new content from huge volumes of training data. The world has been abuzz with talk about generative AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard and Anthropic's Claude. The U.S. led the way in generative AI funding deals, with the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic raising billions. AccelIn Europe, three of the biggest generative AI company rounds came out of France — Hugging Face ($235 million), Poolside ($126 million) and Mistral AI ($113 million). In Europe and Israel, 40% of new unicorns were in generative AI; in the United States, it was 80%.

Persons: Botteri, Google's Bard, Anthropic's Claude, Philippe Botteri, they're, OpenAI, they'd Organizations: Future Publishing, Getty Images, Accel, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Companies, Nasdaq, U.S, Public, CNBC, Mistral, Tech, Big Tech, FAANG, Netflix, Google Locations: U.S, Unity, Europe, Israel, France, United States

☆ In Sanliurfa, the Silk Road Meets the Stone Age
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Barry Yourgrau | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The next morning we took a winding route through Eyyubiye toward one of Urfa’s great religious jewels, the Pool of Abraham. On the way Anya beelined to a carsi firin, a communal oven where customers waited by the window with pans of Urfa’s glossy peppers and eggplants to be char-roasted and handed back with chewy flatbread straight from the wood-fired stone oven. Dr. Bedlek reprised the details as we strolled around the large, rectangular stone pool where pilgrims and tourists were feeding the plump sacred fish. All about, couples posed in gaudy rented Ottoman outfits — and despite my protests, Anya pressured me into dressing up likewise. Just beyond lies the Dergah complex of a park, a rose garden and more mosques alongside a venerated small cave.

Persons: Abraham, Anya beelined, chewy, Bedlek, Abraham — Balikli, Nimrod, —, Anya Locations: Eyyubiye, Turkish, Damlacik

☆ Chair hogs, dining divas and boorish boozers: Is cruising etiquette lost at sea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

When it comes to uncouth, uncultured and downright unacceptable behavior on ships, experts in travel etiquette and cruising have seen it all. Chair squattingNow this is a true prize on a cruise ship — empty lounge chairs! Jeff R Clow/Moment RF/Getty ImagesIt’s a quintessential cruising experience – hanging out on the deck enjoying the sun and sea. Ramunas Bruzas/Alamy Stock PhotoVertical travel within a cruise ship is another place where things can go sideways. In the end, Leighton said basic good manners applicable to living in general will serve you on a cruise ship.

Persons: CNN —, You’re, looter, Nick Leighton, Angel Wilson, Scotsman, ’, ”, Wilson, Andrew Matthews, Maryanne Parker, Manners, Patience, ” Parker, Jeff R, “, Leighton, ” Leighton, …, ” Wilson, Ramunas, gripes Wilson, Costa, Frans Lemmens, Parker, Don’t, Anthony Devlin, there’s, they’re, l'amour, it’s, Puff Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, MSC, Getty, Cruise, Alamy, Royal Caribbean, Disney Locations: Port, Southampton, England, “, NAPA, overindulging, Opunohu, Moorea, French Polynesia, Royal Caribbean, Caribbean, Japan

☆ Silicon Valley fund Bessemer Venture Partners expands European investment team with hire of ex-SoftBank VP
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Silicon Valley fund Bessemer Venture Partners has expanded its European investment team with the hire of former SoftBank vice president Justina Chung. Chung has joined Bessemer's London office, which is led by partner Alex Ferrara who opened the fund's European operations in 2020. Bessemer made its first European investment in 2004 and has continued to back startups in the region, including German fintechs Upvest and Mambu as well as British neobank Zopa. Chung was a vice president at SoftBank's Vision Fund, where she served on the boards of temp staffing agency Jobandtalent and second-hand designer fashion marketplace Vestiaire Collective. "It's clear that great founders begin their journey here, in Tallinn or Stockholm, London, Paris or Berlin," Chung, who is now a vice president at Bessemer, told Insider.

Persons: Justina Chung, Chung, Alex Ferrara, Bessemer, Jobandtalent, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Bessemer Venture Partners, LinkedIn, Bessemer's London, SoftBank's Vision, Sorare, SoftBank, Credit Suisse, Bessemer, US Locations: San Francisco, Tallinn, Stockholm, London, Paris, Berlin, Europe, Mistral

☆ Cerebral Valley, the AI conference that spawned a $1.3 billion deal, is coming back to San Francisco this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cerebral Valley, an AI conference run by Eric Newcomer's eponymous publication, just announced its second gathering of 2023. CVAI2 (Cerebral Valley AI Summit version 2.0) will take place on November 15 at the SFJAZZ Center in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. The neighborhood is nicknamed Cerebral Valley these days, due to the plethora of AI startups that have sprouted there. Ali Ghodsi, CEO of Databricks, and Naveen Rao, CEO of MosaicML, met for the first time at the initial Cerebral Valley AI Summit. That's the biggest generative AI startup deal so far, by my counting.

Persons: Vinod Khosla, Reid Hoffman, Adam D'Angelo, Eric Newcomer's, Mustafa Suleyman, Ali Ghodsi, Kanjun Qiu, Chris Lattner, May Habib, Naveen Rao, Jason Warner, Max Child, James Wilsterman, Amjad Masad, Clem Delangue, Emad, Daniela Amodei, Cristobal Valenzuela, Shane Orlick, MosaicML, it's Organizations: SFJAZZ, Service, Industry Locations: Hayes Valley, San Francisco, Wall, Silicon, Jasper

☆ Abortion: These Virginia candidates could shape how both parties talk about abortion in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Every seat in both the GOP-led state House and the Democratic-controlled state Senate is up for election. People sign a poster that reads "Elect More Women" during the Democratic rally in Glen Allen, Virginia, on September 9, 2023. Virginia House Democrats have run an ad highlighting nearby states’ stricter abortion laws and featuring a comment by a state House Republican candidate during the primaries that he would support a “100% ban” on abortion. “The Dobbs decision completely changed what Virginia voters are thinking about,” Mamie Locke, the chair of the Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus, said in a phone interview last month. Susanna Gibson, the Democratic nominee for Virginia House District 57, speaks to the crowd during the rally in Glen Allen, Virginia, on September 9, 2023.

Persons: Glen, Sen, Siobhan Dunnavant, Schuyler VanValkenburg –, –, Glenn Youngkin, Sue Geller, Schuyler VanValkenburg, Tim Kaine, Rebecca Wright, ” VanValkenburg, Roe, Wade, “ There’s, ” Virginia Sen, Abigail Spanberger, Donald Trump, Kaine, CNN Kaine, Mark Warner, Joe Biden, Biden, Dunnavant, – she’s, shouldn’t, “, Dobbs, ” Dunnavant, Ronna McDaniel, Mitch McConnell –, ” Liesl Hickey, Tammy Campbell isn’t, Glen Allen, ” “, ”, VanValkenburg, It’s, Campbell, we’re, ” Campbell, ’, “ MAGA, ” Mamie Locke, Scott Kozar –, VanValkenburg’s –, Eric Cantor, Dave Brat, Arnold Palmers, Susanna Gibson, CNN Gibson, CNN she’s, Gibson, David Owen, homebuilder, Owen, I’m, ” Owen Organizations: Virginia CNN, GOP, Republican, broach, OB, Democratic, GOP Gov, CNN, Democratic Rep, Democratic National Committee, Festival of India, Greater, Greater Richmond Convention, Virginia Senate, Festival of, Washington Post, Schar, Virginia voters, Republicans, Virginia, Democrats, “ MAGA Republicans, Virginia Democrats, Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus, “, Virginia House District, Richmond Times, Dispatch Locations: Glen Allen, Virginia, Henrico County , Virginia, Richmond, “, Del, Glen Allen , Virginia, Roe , Virginia, Southern, Greater Richmond, Festival of India, Richmond , Virginia, Washington, Richmond want Virginia, Ohio, Spanberger

☆ Disney Treasure: Sixth ship coming to company’s cruise line
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Disney is adding a sixth ship to its growing cruise line, the entertainment giant announced late Tuesday morning in a video presentation. It will leave Port Canaveral, Florida, for a seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise, Disney said in a news release. Bookings for Disney Cruise Line Castaway Club members start September 12 this year. Here’s a look at some of the highlights:Upper deck adventuresWater rides are becoming a must on cruise ships. Disney Cruise LineFancy water rides are becoming a family cruise ship staple.

Persons: ”, Disney, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Mickey, King ”, “ Coco Organizations: CNN, Disney, ” Marvel, Disney Cruise, Castaway, Street, EPCOT, Pixar, Marvel, Walt Disney Animation Studios Locations: Port Canaveral , Florida, Western Caribbean, Port Canaveral, ”, Asia, Africa, Mexican

☆ Savoring Summer’s End at 5 Country Getaways
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Stephanie Rosenbloom | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Shuttered in 2018, it reopened this year after a renovation that included new buildings and a new name. You can choose from 67 rooms, four of which are restored cottages dating to the early 1900s. There are new guest rooms, each with a patio, terrace or sun porch, situated in structures called Guest Houses. Also new is the two-bedroom Courtyard cottage with a living room and private outdoor space where you can end the day beside an outdoor fireplace or in a hot tub. The Homestead cottage has two bedrooms and private outdoor space as well.

Persons: Felix Locations: Olivos, Calif, Santa Ynez

☆ 9 New Books We Recommend This Week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Officially, there’s still a month of summer left — but who are we kidding? Happy reading. —Gregory CowlesCOUNTERWEIGHTDjunaThis novel by a pseudonymous Korean science fiction writer (and translated by Anton Hur.) envisions a space elevator built on a fictional Asian island by a multinational corporation. Corporate dominance and environmental havoc inspire protest and armed resistance, in a fast-paced cyberpunk story where agency and identity are always in doubt.

Persons: slouches, longue, noirish, — Gregory Cowles, Anton Hur Organizations: Corporate Locations: Korean

☆ Remembering the Rappers We Lost
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Danyel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

That same year, the Recording Academy finally included a rap category in the Grammy Awards, and Will Smith, a.k.a. And then, in September 1996, Tupac Shakur died at 25 in Las Vegas, having been shot four times. Hill’s was the first hip-hop album to win album of the year (along with four other Grammys). In 1999, Big L of Harlem (Lamont Coleman) was shot nine times in the face and chest on West 139th Street near his Harlem home. On Oct. 30, 2002, Run-DMC’s D.J., Jason Mizell, known as Jam Master Jay, was killed in his Queens recording studio at age 37.

Persons: Will Smith, a.k.a, DJ Jazzy Jeff, “, ”, Tupac Shakur, Roland Bishop, Ernest Dickerson’s, Christopher Wallace, poolside partyer, DJ Quik, Gen, Biggie Smalls, Shakur, Will, Biggie, ’ Raymond Rodgers, Evans’s, Kirk Franklin, Cheryl James, Lauryn Hill ”, Jay, Z’s, Hill’s, Big, Harlem, Lamont Coleman, Jason Mizell, Mizell, Rap Organizations: Recording Academy, Billboard, Motown, Queens Locations: Florida, Las Vegas, God’s, Harlem

☆ Katie Ledecky ties Michael Phelps’ record with dominant performance at World Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —US swimmer Katie Ledecky tied another swimming icon, Michael Phelps, for the most career individual world swimming titles on Tuesday. The 26-year-old won her 15th individual world title as she dominated the 1,500-meter freestyle at the world championships in Fukuoka, Japan. In doing so, she leveled the record set by 23-time Olympic gold medalist Phelps for the most individual world swimming titles, something Ledecky called an “honor.”“I’ve known Michael for many years now, looked up to him as a little kid,” Ledecky said in a press conference after her win. Just going to keep going and continue to do my best every time I race.”According to USA Swimming, Ledecky is the first woman to win 20 world titles – she has won five team golds. She won in the third best time ever swum in the event, only behind her world record set in 2018 and her World Championships record set in 2015.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Michael Phelps, Ledecky, Simona Quadarella, Li Bingjie, Phelps, ”, Michael, ” Ledecky, “, It’s, I’m, poolside, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, Team USA Locations: Fukuoka, Japan, Maryland

☆ What Pan Am flight attendants did next
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Annita Thomas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Pan Am has always been synonymous with glamor, and its flight attendants lived their opportunities to the max. Pan Am flight attendants doubled as ambassadors for the airline. Seven former Pan Am flight attendants tell us where they ended up. Memories live on, with many of us becoming members of World Wings International, a non-profit organization of former Pan Am flight attendants. Other former Pan Am flight attendants have unique ways of honoring the airline.

Persons: CNN —, Pan, ”, Camille Lewis, Camille Lewis Camille Lewis's, Camille Lewis’s, Mother Teresa, primatologist Jane Goodall, Michèle Bennett, ‘, Doc ’ Duvalier, Camille, Phillip Keene Phillip Keene, Phillip Keene, Keene, Andrew Eccles, John Gielgud, Tracey Ullman, hairstylist Vidal Sassoon, Huey Lewis, –, “, Buzz Watson, Karren Pope, Onwukwe, Susan L, Taylor, Coretta Scott King, Don King, James Brown, Linda Reynolds, Reynolds, Walter Cronkite, ” Reynolds, Joe, ” Penny Powell Penny Powell, Penny Powell, Powell, Elena Williams Elena Williams, Elena Williams, Williams, John F, Kennedy, Jr, “ I’m Elena Sugarman, ” Annita Thomas Annita Thomas, Annita Stokes Thomas I, jetsetting, I’d, Thomas, Annita Stokes Thomas, William Tolbert, Kurt Strumpf, David Hinson, David Jeffery, Oprah’s, Linda Little Freire, Pan Amer Organizations: CNN, Pan American World Airways, Boeing, Pan, LA, Hollywood, JFK, “ Clippers, JFK Jr, Metropole Hotel, Roberts, Pan Am, “, World Wings, Pan Am Museum Foundation Locations: Rome, Rio, Pakistan, Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi, Caesar’s Beach, Liberia, Saudi Arabia, Haiti, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, California, London, Amsterdam, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, Dakar, Senegal, La Guardia, Pan, Maryland, Pan Am, Dhahran, Vietnam, Spanish, Chicago, Memphis, Tokyo, West, East Africa, South Georgia, JFK, Narita, Georgia

☆ Slash some sugar with these seven refreshing sips
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Lisa Drayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Seven tasty, lower-sugar sipsHere are seven lower-sugar beverages, including copycats of lemon-lime soda, orange soda, pink lemonade and ginger ale; a peach green iced tea; a watermelon strawberry punch; and a DIY sports drink. Lisa DrayerLemon-lime soda is a refreshing drink on a hot summer day, but popular brands are filled with artificial ingredients. Nutrition info (per 6-ounce serving): 30 calories, 7 grams sugarOrange sodaThis recipe puts a low-sugar spin on a classic orange soda drink. This homemade version has less than 2 teaspoons of sugar, which is less than half the sugar in a regular ginger ale. Nutrition info (per 6-ounce serving): 60 calories, 14 grams sugarEditor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style.

Persons: Lisa Drayer, Drayer, Lisa Drayer Ginger, seltzer, Lisa Organizations: CNN, World Health Organization, Food and Drug Administration, seltzer

☆ An Oasis in the Middle of a Scorching Texas Summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( David Montgomery | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was six o’clock on Friday morning, at least 15 minutes before dawn over Texas’ capital city, and scores of vehicles had already crowded into the parking lot at Barton Springs Pool, a few miles — and in some ways, an entire world — from the lighted skyscrapers of downtown. Jeremy Baumann, a local health care worker, had already been in the water for an hour, getting in his daily laps. When Austinites talk about Barton Springs, they do so in almost spiritual terms. “It’s very much a sacred place,” said Kim McKnight, manager of historic preservation and tourism for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department. “I recognize not everybody goes there, but for those who do they can’t imagine life without it.”

Persons: Jeremy Baumann, ”, Kim McKnight, “ Organizations: city’s, Recreation Department Locations: Texas, Barton Springs, city’s Parks

5, home to the biggest pool yet, being a pool owner felt less like a fantasy and more like a nonnegotiable. After all, if we had been willing to spend more on a house that came with a pool, why not just buy a pool? First of all, apparently, the average in-ground pool costs a lot more than $30,000. I found out that while the unusual shape of our yard meant we weren't getting the pool I'd imagined, this limitation could actually solve all of our problems. This left us with a fully buried, semi-in-ground (an in-ground pool without a deep end) as our only option.

Persons: there'd, I'd Organizations: Service Locations: Wall, Silicon, Midwest, Europe

☆ Adele threatened to sink $58 million deal for Sylvester Stallone's mansion if 'Rocky' poolside statue wasn't included
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Sylvester Stallone faced off against many foes in his decades playing the boxer Rocky Balboa, but he was no match for Adele. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Stallone revealed that the "Hello" singer drove a hard bargain when it came time to close the deal for his Los Angeles mansion last year. While the two had agreed on a $58 million price tag for the eight-bedroom, 12-bathroom 21,000-square-foot home, negotiations hit a snag when Adele revealed that she wanted to keep one of the home's most unique features. Stallone had planned to take the Rocky statue he installed overlooking the property's infinity pool, but was met with an ultimatum from Adele.

Persons: Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa, Adele, Stallone Organizations: Wall Street Locations: Los Angeles

☆ The Best Men’s Bathing Suits for Swimming and Sunning
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

There’s no shortage of options out there—that’s why we polled a handful of style pros on the best suits to shop. Stretch swim trunksKeep it classic with another favorite of Singh’s: These 6-inch inseam shorts from J.Crew. He considers these Banana Republic swim shorts worthy of water and land, given their zip fly and fade-proof fabric. Fun and flashyLet’s say you’re in the market for a playful bathing suit, something that feels as liberating as a summer Friday. And at $50 a pair, there’s no harm if you want to get a second suit that’s a little less leggy.

Persons: Erika Veurink, Steve Cole, Arjan Singh, Jolie, Singh, ”, “, Leo Chan, Chan, Chris Xaviar, Xavier, Carrie Birdwell Mann, Cole Habersham, Vilebrequin, Cole, Xaviar, Habersham Organizations: XXL, Banana, Newport, Abercrombie, Nike Locations: New York City, Los Angeles, oxford, Newport Beach, Calif, California, Toronto

☆ Inside Trump’s Club When the Call Came: You’re Indicted
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald J. Trump was gathered with his core political advisers in the office near his poolside cottage at his club in Bedminster, N.J., when his phone rang around 7 p.m. on Thursday. On the line, according to two people with knowledge of the call, was one of his lawyers, informing him he had been indicted for the second time in less than three months. Mr. Trump, always compartmentalizing, immediately moved to a political reaction. At 7:21 p.m., he did what he used to do so often when he was president: He personally programmed the chyrons on every news channel in the country. He broke the news of his own indictment — drafting and then sending a three-part statement on his social media network, Truth Social, that soon interrupted the nighttime shows on Fox News, MSNBC and CNN.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Biden Organizations: Fox News, MSNBC, CNN Locations: Bedminster, N.J, Manhattan, Miami

☆ Why Does Day Drinking Feel Different?
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Dani Blum | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A poolside margarita, a frosty beer at a Memorial Day barbecue — summer, you could argue, is made for a cold drink on a hot day. But why does a daytime buzz feel different from after-dinner drinks? Perhaps unsurprisingly, there have not been robust clinical trials evaluating the health effects of day drinking. But psychiatrists and alcohol experts said there are a few unique factors that influence how daytime drinking can differ from nighttime consumption. At night, you might be more attuned to the signs it’s time to stop — after your dinner winds down, for example.

☆ An OnlyFans creator and single mother of 4 explains how she made $196,000 in less than a year on the platform — and how she uses cooking and Spanish lessons to promote her account
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chloe Sasha started on OnlyFans in July 2022 after quitting her job as a receptionist. Her "Cooking with Chloe" series is one of the ways she attracts people to her OnlyFans accounts, where she directs followers for more explicit content. Chloe started on OnlyFans in 2021, focusing mainly on her free page at first, and began actively posting on her paid account in June 2022. She also tries to post as much as possible on Instagram stories, chronicling her day or linking to new OnlyFans content. Chloe's top platforms outside of OnlyFans are Instagram (233,000 followers), TikTok (159,800 followers), and Twitter (27,400 followers).

☆ Billionaires and CEOs descended on Beverly Hills to talk recession, bank failures, and more. Here's the inside track.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

On the agenda today:But first: The big takeaways from the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference Mike Blake/ReutersThe big-money set jetted into LA last week for the Milken Global Conference. Biggest opportunityCampbell: The pullback in lending by banks is raising the hopes of those in the private credit industry. Read more:'Junk fees'Getty ImagesIt goes by many names: an administrative fee, a transaction fee, even a "regulatory compliance" fee. Akash Nigam, the founder and CEO of Genies, who is spending $2,400 a month on ChatGPT accounts for all his employees.

☆ Oryx Hotel at Hamad International Airport: One of the world's most luxurious transit hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Passengers transiting through Hamad International Airport in Qatar’s capital can choose to leave the airport and join a free tour of some of the capital’s most famous attractions, including Souq Waqif and the Golden Masjid. Case in point: The Oryx lounge is just one floor (second) below the Oryx hotel (third), which means that a staff member is employed to hang out in the hotel lobby to run interference for lost travelers. “Hamad International Airport operates as a 24-hours, seven-days-a-week facility and therefore all the different passenger touchpoints follow the same timeline,” says Badr Mohammed Al Meer, chief operating officer for the airport. “We are constantly striving to offer the best and bespoke experiences for travelers, including our airport hotel offering. Considering that an average of 40 million people pass through Hamad International Airport per year, there is high demand for rooms at the Oryx.

Las Vegas has rebranded itself in recent years. Ditching its former Sin City credo, it now aims to lure visitors with the promise of unique experiences. (The famous slogan that winked at its hedonistic reputation, “What happens here, stays here,” was subtly updated in 2020 to “What happens here, only happens here.”) Indeed, Vegas’s glut of entertainment options can lead to decision paralysis: Where else can you play 1960s pinball machines, see headliners like Adele and Bruno Mars, tuck into a 16-course underwater-themed banquet, and play poolside blackjack in the same night — all within view of the Rialto Bridge and the Eiffel Tower? The trick is knowing how to balance all the spectacle. More than ever, a well-rounded tour of Vegas requires going beyond the Strip: What you find may surprise you.

☆ A look inside a $22.5 million Miami condo with insane luxury amenities
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Ray Parisi | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Turnberry Ocean Club ResidencesInside the Sky Club's fitness center where the treadmills come with impressive views. Turnberry Ocean Club ResidencesOutdoor sunset lounge Turnberry Ocean Club ResidencesAlso up on 32nd floor is a so-called dog retreat where lucky pooches can take in the ocean views and relieve themselves. Turnberry Ocean Club Residences / Leo DiazThe kitchen includes three islands and comes equipped with custom Italian-made cabinetry and high-end German appliances. A rendering of one of the Turnberry Ocean Club Residences' beach front cabanas. Turnberry Ocean Club Residences

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