Celebrity Life

After being handpicked to lead the somewhat wobbling watch brand, Zenith, back into the limelight, Julien Tornare took the task to heart, devising a multiyear course to achieve stardom for the brand. He tells Roberta Naas about his plans to celebrate Zenith’s history and chart a course for its bright future. Why would anyone who... View Article

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Pendry West Hollywood was due to open its doors for the very first time this summer before the Covid-19 pandemic hit US borders. Its grand opening has been delayed until later this year when it is hoped the travel industry will be back on its feet. In the meantime, the hotel is undergoing work to... View Article

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Six Senses New York was due to be one of the biggest luxury hotel openings of 2020. At Elite Traveler, we selected it as one of the ones to watch. Of course, much has changed since the early days of this year. Covid-19 has brought the travel industry to a standstill and New York has... View Article

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Pierre-Yves Rochon is one of the world’s most foremost interior designers specializing in luxury hotels. The Frenchman has won multiple awards and has been entrusted with major projects at Four Seasons George V in Paris, The Savoy in London and Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills. His latest project saw him head to Qatar to freshen up... View Article

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Australia’s most successful professional golfer Greg Norman, branded The Shark by golf writers almost 40 years ago, is still attacking life. Here he shares with Shaun Tolson his fondest memories from his career — they’re not what you think — as well as his perceived role in broadening golf’s global appeal. When the Open Championship... View Article

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Following a record-breaking 2019, Virtuoso, the world’s leading global network of agencies specializing in luxury travel, was expecting similar success in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic may have put a halt to that impressive growth but the company is still planning for the long term. We spoke to the company’s CEO Matthew Upchurch before the outbreak... View Article

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With just 621 cases and 10 confirmed deaths, Jamaica has been relatively successful in its battle against the Covid-19 outbreak. But the island relies heavily on tourism with over 50 percent of its foreign exchange earnings and a quarter of all jobs dedicated to the industry. The country faces a grave economic situation if the... View Article

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With over 15 million data points feeding into the MySky program, Kirill Kim is one of the first to notice a change in the private aviation industry. The company’s co-founder and CEO has seen more change in the last three months than ever before as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus is likely... View Article

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At 45 years old, Gil Dezer has already achieved more than most real estate developers do in a lifetime. Currently the president of Dezer Development, he remains one of the youngest developers of luxury high-rise residential and condo-hotel properties in the US. He is an industry leader and has been instrumental in changing the face... View Article

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The great outdoors and remote, hard-to-reach locations have consistently enticed even the most seasoned traveler. Collective Retreats is an experiential travel company that specializes in camping without sacrificing the luxuries often found in a 5-star hotel. Collective Retreats’ founder, Peter Mack, tell us about how the pandemic has impacted the company and what he has... View Article

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Jannes Soerensen certainly knows his way around a luxury hotel. In the last 16 years, he has worked in some of Europe’s finest accommodations including Hotel George V Paris, Hotel Arts Barcelona and The Connaught, and Le Bristol Paris. For the last four years, he has been the general manager of The Beaumont, one of... View Article

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Samara Private Game Reserve is the first and only “Big Five” safari destination in South Africa’s Karoo heartland. Located in an area that has been largely altered by the presence of humans, the mother-daughter duo behind Samara, Sarah and Isabelle Tompkins founded the luxury lodge with the sole aim of rewilding the Great Karoo. By... View Article

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