Sol Kerzner, the flamboyant hotelier, is to launch his new Dubai resort with a party so extravagant that organisers claim it will be seen from space. The event, for the grand opening of the $1.5 billion Atlantis, The Palm, will have 2,000 VIP guests. Kylie Minogue will perform – her first concert in the Middle East – and the final …
One Key Travel Card
One Key is a Travel Card company that provides access to quality, luxury homes across a global portfolio of destinations without a significant outlay of upfront capital or the hassle of whole ownership. Cards are available by number of nights: The Travel Card offers discerning travelers the option of either 15, 25 or 45 nights, for $34,900, $49,900, or $84,900, …
Virgin Galactic unveils space tourism craft WhiteKnightTwo
The era of space tourism has begun. Out in the Mojave desert, Virgin Galactic has unveiled, the WhiteKnightTwo, the new transport ship they’ll be using to carry their not-yet-unveiled SpaceShipTwo into suborbital space. The passenger ship is then launched from the underside of WhiteKnightTwo to continue its ascent to the very edge of space, about 65 miles (104 kilometers) above …
The New York City Waterfalls
Visitors to New York this summer will find something unusual even for this celebrated city — four monumental, man-made waterfalls in the East River along the shores of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Governors Island. Danish artist Olafur Eliasson is the creator of the public art, titled “The New York City Waterfalls,”. Commissioned by the Public Art Fund (they cost about $15 …
Stress free travel in Bangkok
The Metropolitan Bangkok, sister to the chic Metropolitan outpost in London, has launched a new package specially designed for passengers passing through Bangkok on their way in and out of Asia, who find themselves at the city’s Suvarnabhumi Airport with a lengthy layover. The new package allows for a stress-free stopover at the hotel, permitting guests to relax and recharge …
Space Wedding
Space will now be the ultimate frontier for grooms and brides in 2011, when Rocketplane Kistler Japan who teamed up with wedding planner First Advantage begin hosting weddings aboard a 1-hour space flight that reaches an altitude of more than 100 kilometers (62.1 miles). The cost of $2.2 million per wedding includes a photo and video album, “original space wedding …
