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This story originally appeared in the July/August 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. Rockwell Collins’s shortlisted entry in the Crystal Cabin awards, the Secant Luminous Panel, is a micro-LED lighting display that is designed to be incorporated into the interior panels of an aircraft. This captivating display can be customized at the touch of a button, but,... View Article

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By Rob Reed This story originally appeared in the July/August 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. A ticket to drive the world’s most popular supercars on a race track in Sin City. You have to slowdown to go fast. That’s the paradox of race-car driving and the mantra I’d repeat to myself while learning how to drive... View Article

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Skip hours worth of traffic and opt for a flight to Lake Tahoe, northern California’s most coveted mountain escape and resort town, via private seaplane from Sausalito. The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe just announced a partnership starting this month with Blackbird Air, San Francisco’s technology-driven airline to provide you a more luxurious (and quicker) alternative so... View Article

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Just when you thought New York summers couldn’t get any better, independent champagne brand Champagne Bollinger teams up with Manhattan Yacht Club and the club’s 157-ft mega yacht, Arabella, to create a unique sipping experience while sailing in the New York Harbor. For the ultimate summer experience, guests aboard the luxury yacht will have a chance... View Article

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After months of anticipation, Princess Yachts has revealed the brand’s first ever performance sports yacht, the R35. Designed in partnership with Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) Technologies and Italian car design firm Pininfarina, the yacht combines performance, quality and style to result in a revolutionary boat design. Integrating an innovative Active Foil System developed in partnership... View Article

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At first, it was hard to imagine that the McLaren 570S Spider, part of the brand’s Sports Series, was an everyday car for McLaren drivers. As a brand known for race cars and high-performance road vehicles, the low-to-the-ground, curvaceous sports car seemed like it belongs more on a racing track than the busy New York... View Article

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Graduation season calls for pause and applause. What better way to honor higher achievement than the pursuit of greater independence in the form of four wheels – something both the adults and their children can celebrate. The crown jewel Rolls-Royce Cullinan Refusing to submit to such categories as SUV, off-roader or crossover, Cullinan is instead... View Article

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This story originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. Collection Suites aims to solve the dilemma facing every city-dwelling car collector: where do I park my cars? The project is the brainchild of Miami-based father-son duo Juan Manuel and Lino Fayen, who both race and collect sports cars. They originally set out to... View Article

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By Thea Halstead This story originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. Fresh out of heritage Dutch shipyard Royal Huisman, the 190-ft high-performance sloop Ngoni is making waves on the international yachting circuit. Designed by Dubois Naval Architects and featuring a minimalist interior by Rick Baker Ltd, Ngoni is a bold contemporary yacht... View Article

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This story originally appeared in the May/June 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. Just after takeoff, as we are thrust back into our seats and Pilatus’s PC-24 rapidly ascends at a somewhat worrying angle, PlaneSense’s CEO George Antoniadis exclaims that it took us just 1,000ft, judging from the runway markings, to become airborne. This, he tells me,... View Article

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This story originally appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. Tai Ping The Scenematic collection, conceived in collaboration with esteemed interior designer André Fu, draws on the urban landscape of the world’s major cities to create expressive carpet designs. Our favorite, Diagonal Lights I (pictured), brings to mind an illuminated city skyline at dusk.... View Article

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By Alexandra Cheney This story originally appeared in the March/April 2018 issue of Elite Traveler. GM flexes its American muscle with the boundary-breaking ZR1. General Motors is throwing down the gauntlet on its European counterparts. The 2019 Corvette ZR1 supercar is the fastest (210mph), loudest (high-pitched on acceleration, burbly once the intercooled supercharger kicks in) and... View Article

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