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St. Lucia’s Jade Mountain Turns Up the Green
The Jade Mountain resort in St. Lucia has been renowned for its eco-friendly architecture and philosophy for many years. In 2016, it became the first Caribbean hotel to receive a coveted LEED Gold certification for its green initiatives. Now Jade Mountain has gone even greener—this summer the resort joined the Regenerative Travel portfolio, which specializes in sustainable properties. The twin Pitons remain as green as ever.
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XO Adds Private Jet Shuttles Between New York and Florida
Want to fly south for the winter? Vista Global’s XO is expanding its private jet shuttle service between the New York area and South Florida. XO will operate five flights per day from Westchester County Airport and Teterboro in New Jersey to several destinations in Florida, including Palm Beach, Miami and Fort Lauderdale. And XO will have some competition—Blade and JSX are also expected to increase their New York-to-Florida service.
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10 New Reasons to Travel to Paris This Fall
Not that one needs reasons to dream of Paris, but here a few new ones: There a several fine new hotels in the City of Light (and a revamped spa at the Ritz), a new immersive Orient Express exhibit (until the real one rolls again), and of course, plenty of new restaurants. And here’s one extra reason—the dollar is exceptionally strong against the euro right now.
“The person who does not visit Paris often will never be completely elegant.”
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Apple AirTags became a must-have travel accessory this past summer, when thousands of canceled and delayed flights created mountains of lost luggage. This week, the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) officially cleared AirTags for takeoff after Lufthansa tweeted that the Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices were “classified as dangerous and need to be turned off” during flights. Five days later, the airline reversed its position and the FAA signed off as well. Here’s what you need to know about AirTags and other tracking devices for luggage.
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Inside Louis Vuitton’s ‘200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries’ Exhibition In New York
For the past year, Louis Vuitton has been honoring its founder’s 200th birthday with a traveling exhibition featuring some of the world’s top artists, designers and creative luminaries reimagining LV’s iconic trunk. Dubbed 200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries, the show has gone from the Louis Vuitton maison in France to Singapore and Los Angeles before reaching its final destination this week: New York City. The New York iteration also breathes life into the former Madison Avenue flagship of luxury retailer Barneys—including a revival of the beloved Freds restaurant—and will run through December 31.
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