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Hidden Camera Found In Airplane Bathroom, Man Arrested

An Unexpected Surprise, Woman Found A Video Camera In The First Class Cabin Of A United Airlines Flight by Heather Cassell It’s not something you would expect anywhere much less a first-class cabin bathroom, but the “blue blinking light” caught a woman’s eye while she used the bathroom aboard a United Airlines flight in May. […]

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AmaWaterways River Cruise

New Year, AmaWaterways Is Ready For Expansion In 2019

“I am very excited to join the growing AmaWaterways family,” Janet, a more than 15-year customer-centric marketing veteran, said in the release. “Rudi Schreiner, Kristin Karst and Gary Murphy have built an award-winning company with a reputation for innovation and impeccable customer service – two things that I am very passionate about.”

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Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Undersea Residence King Guest Suite

Sleeping Under The Sea In Paradise

Submerge Yourself At The World’s First-Ever Underwater Hotel, The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island’s The Muraka by Heather Cassell Fall asleep with sharks and an array of marine life swimming around you and wake up to the swaying coral reef. It’s not a dream: here at The Muraka its reality. The residence is “a triumph of […]

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Michele Muller, Berlin’s first and only executive chef at a luxury 5-star hotel chef, will take over as chef de cuisine at the Adlon Kempinski Hotel. (Photo: Courtesy of PRLeap)

Berlin Gets First-Ever Luxury Female Executive Chef

The Adlon Kempinski Hotel appointed Michele Muller chef de cuisine at Restaurant Quarré, making her Berlin’s first and only top chef at a 5-star hotel.

Representatives of the Adlon Kempinski Hotel announced Michele’s appointment in a news release September 28.

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Inspecting the lap of luxury. (Photo: Courtesy of www.telegraph.co.uk)

The Search is on for New Luxury (Secret) Service Inspectors

It’s an elite team in an elite world that is suave and stealth at checking out the crème de la crème of boutique, independently-owned hotels that form Small Luxury Hotels of the World’s collection.

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Al Khaima Set to Open at Centara Ras Fushi Resort and Spa

Al Khaima, the first Arabian Bedouin tent-style restaurant in the Maldives, is on schedule to open at the Centara Ras Fushi Resort and Spa July 15.

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T+L Readers Lead the Way to Luxury for the 18th Year

Looking for a little luxury at the best of the best around the world? Look no further, Travel + Leisure Magazine released its 2013 World’s Best Awards Readers’ Survey on July 2.

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