Hereโs a round-up of luxury travel stories that have caught the eye this week. To make sure you receive regular updates from , please make sure you subscribe to our mailing list.
How Bezos stacks up against other tech titans in super-yacht size race
After all the fuss over his suggestively shaped space rocket, it seems Jeff Bezos is still obsessed with the idea that size really matters. The worldโs third-richest man (behind Elon Musk and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault) is building a megayacht in Holland on a scale so excessive that it looksโฆ [read more]
New resort in the Maldives for Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a new resort on a private island in The Maldives that is scheduled to open in 2025. The resort is currently under development on a pristine Indian Ocean site and will stretch across three private islands on Bolidhuffaru Reef in South Male Atollโฆ [read more]
The low-down on the pandemic-induced private jet boom
Private jet charters have seen a leap in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, as more frequent fliers try to find an alternative to cancelled scheduled services and fly safely within their travel โbubbleโโฆ [read more]
โHello Turkiyeโ #helloTรผrkiye
The Turkish name for Turkey โ Tรผrkiye โ is how the Turkish government want you to refer to the country from now on. The โรผโ is a little unusual for non-Turks and sounds something like a long โuโ combined with an โeโ, with the whole pronounciation of the word being something akin to โTewr-kee-yeahโโฆ [read more]
Rolls-Royce eyes first battery planes from 2025 as it inks private e-jet deal
Rolls-Royce is pulling forward its expectations for delivery of the first fully electric planes using its new battery system, with one of the companyโs top executives indicating aircraft using its zero-emission P-Volt powertrains could be ready for take off as early as 2025โฆ [read more]
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