Inside the Jamaican billionaires' playground
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Elite Media Concept
The Tryall Club, once a 19th century sugar plantation, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, has been a favorite hideaway of billionaires and celebrities for many years. Real estate near the airport adds a sense of privacy and luxury. Owners rent villas on the weekly block for more spacious villas, ranging from around $400 per night to $8,000 per night. In addition to having a beach club, a spa and a restaurant, Tryall Club also offers golf and tennis.
Designer brand takes over luxury beach clubs in Europe
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Dolce and Gabbana
If everyone is carrying designer beach bags, eating with designer plates, and looking like they are sitting under designer umbrellas at a resort this summer, you don't imagine it. Luxury fashion houses now fully curate European beach resort experiences, beyond small co-branded capsule collections. This summer, you'll find Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and other famous fashion houses.
27 hotels with luxury car collaborations
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Auberge du Soleil
Why can you rent a car and sometimes provide a personal driver on your next vacation when you can stay in a property that offers luxury vehicle use? Editors of Forbes Travel Guide have consolidated a list of 27 hotels, from Land Rover, a surf club in Montauk to Mercedes' fleet in Auberge Du Soleil, Napa.
“Everything in life is somewhere else and you're there in the car.”
– EB White
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Every trip
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After Transportation Security Administration recently began removing shoes from the security checkpoint process, the TSA suggested this week that another long-standing rule change could soon come. No decision has been made yet, but Homeland Security reportedly reviews the measure, what does it mean for airline passengers? Other rules may also continue to change, including those that include personal electronic devices.
Chicago's Kumiko has been named the world's best bar of 2025
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Kumiko/Sammy Fuzzy
Kumiko, an innovative dining bar offering Japanese flavours in Chicago's West Loop, was named the best bar in the world at the 19th Spirit Awards in New Orleans last night. Co-founded by bartender Julia Momose, who was acclaimed in 2018 and local restaurateur Kara and Noah Sandoval, Kumiko praises minimalist food and drinks from the start, including former chef Michelin star Maria Russell (the first black woman to win an award from Michelin star). The winner was Sip & Guzzle in New York, named Best News Cocktail Bar, Trick Dog of San Francisco. Check out the full list of winners of the 2025 Spirited Awards.
