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Reach the Beach: Luxury Resort Style in the Turks & Caicos Islands {Exclusive Feature}

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The Turks and Caicos islands in the British West Indies is well known for having the world's most beautiful beaches. It also has some of the world's most stylish and luxurious beach resorts, which are remarkable for their amazingly private settings and lush natural landscapes, far removed from the over-development that plagues some other Caribbean hotspots. The perfect setting for our latest style feature, we're sure you'll agree.

Parrot Cay, located on a pristine 1,000-acre private island, including a mile-long powdered beach, is an elegant combination of glorious nature, understated luxury and unparalleled privacy complete with an award-winning holistic spa, healthy gourmet cuisine and beach villas with private pools (above).

The villas are a favorite with celebrities including Donna Karan, Bruce Willis, Keith Richards and Sir Paul McCartney. Some like Willis and Karan were so entranced they decided to build their own beach houses on the island. Want to own one? So do we. Parrot Cay is currently offering a small selection of villas for private ownership, starting at $10 million.

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Luxe Destinations: Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

We recently reported on JetBlue's great new direct service to the island paradise of the Turks & Caicos. To help you plan your glamorous getaway, Luxist is featuring the best of the Caribbean hotspot's luxury resorts, beginning with our top pick, Parrot Cay, situated on a private island.

On 1,000 pristine acres including a mile-long powdered beach, the resort is an elegant combination of glorious nature, understated luxury and unparalleled privacy. The first private island property from COMO Hotels and Resorts, it features an award-winning holistic spa, healthy gourmet cuisine and beach houses with private pools.

Parrot Cay's rooms are designed to maximize light, facing the sea or the island's natural landscaping, and awash in ocean breezes. Balinese day-beds, four-posters and private pools encourage relaxed lounging outdoors, while interiors come in whitewash and teak, with many of the Hamptons-style houses offering direct beach access.

There are also luxe villas belonging to private owners who make their properties available to rent. The spa, COMO Shambhala Retreat at Parrot Cay, overlooks mangroves and wetlands rich with birdlife. Situated just behind the beach is one of the world's most beautiful swimming pools.

We'll see you there.

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Luxe Travel Tip: JetBlue's New Direct Service to Turks & Caicos

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Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Wings

Thanks to JetBlue, it's now a whole lot easier to get to one of our favorite luxe travel destinations, the Turks & Caicos islands. The eco-friendly airline known for its style and value just introduced direct service to the Caribbean hotspot's Providenciales island from New York's JFK and Boston's Logan airports. The flights leave JFK daily.

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Demi Moore Flies to Sundance in Style with JetSuite

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Filed under: Wings, Celebrity Shopping, Luxury Shopping

Back in 2008 my colleague Deirdre Woollard first reported on the plans for JetSuite, a new private aviation company from the founders of JetBlue. Now the company has gotten off the ground in high style with help from the likes of Demi Moore, who just took a JetSuite flight to the Sundance Film Festival. JetSuite's fleet of 4-seat Embraer Phenom 100 jets are the best, most fuel-efficient aircraft in their class with speeds up to 450 miles per hour, an operating altitude of up to 41,000 ft, a stylish interior cabin designed by BMW and the largest baggage compartment in its category. The company provides service to major cities (AKA "SuiteSpots") throughout the Western United States, Canada and Mexico. They aim to make the luxury of flying private more accessible and affordable with prices starting at just $999 for a one-way flight – for the whole plane. Moore, who has flown JetSuite before, has praised its ease, convenience and privacy. "She loves that she can depart whenever she wants, not have to deal with long security lines, and leave her shoes, belts, and jewelry on," an insider tells us.

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JetBlue's Promise Program Offers Flight Refunds

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wings

JetBlue Airways is showing that they are sensitive to those suffering in this economy. They will be providing refunds to those who lost their jobs after they already planned trips. The Jet Blue Promise Program says JetBlue customers who book flights between February 1 and June 1 and then lose their jobs on or after February 17 could be eligible for a full refund. The travelers will have to request the refund at least two weeks ahead of the travel date. JetBlue is hoping that this will encourage those who may be on the fence about traveling due to job insecurity worries to make travel plans anyway.

[via Palm Beach Post]

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JetSuite, A New Company By The Founders of JetBlue

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One of the founding members of JetBlue is branching off into the private jet world with JetSuite. JetSuite President Alex Wilcox, formerly at JetBlue, says the company has ordered 50 Embraer Phenom 100 very light jets with options to purchase 50 Phenom aircraft family planes. The 100 jet order makes JetSuite the the largest U.S. customer for the Embraer jet and plans to be the only operator of these planes to serve the West Coast. The Phenom 100 will carry four passengers and can reach speeds up to 380 knots with a cruising altitude of 41,000 ft., JetSuite Is currently selling aircraft for delivery in early 2009.

[via AP]

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The Ultimate Airline Perk: In-Flight Email Access

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No matter how rich you are and no matter what kind of perks the airlines may offer you in first class to make your flight more comfortable, there's one thing that they've never offered no matter who you are: mid-flight wi-fi internet access.

JetBlue is changing that. They aren't offering enough bandwidth to surf the net necessarily, but just enough to make checking and sending emails through Blackberries and other devices, even laptops, possible. The new perk is now being offered on select flights only, on a trial basis. But JetBlue expects within about six months to be rolling out internet access company-wide.

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JetBlue to Offer Internet In-Flight

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

JetBlue Airways, which offers discounted fares but lots of appealing perks, has just won a 1 megahertz wireless license from the FCC with a bid of $7 million. This means that the company will be able to offer wireless air-ground internet access, which it plans to do shortly, and other on-board communication services to fliers. It has not yet been determined whether cellphone usage will be allowed any time soon, though it is possible under the new service package. In any event, opening up the option to work online will be a huge boon to business travelers.

Surfing the internet will also be a good choice for those traveling for pleasure. For example, instead of watching the in-flight film, you could be reading Luxist!

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JetBlue Gives Their Passengers Bliss

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Filed under: Spas, Wings, Cosmetics and Fragrance

While most airlines have been gradually peeling away the amenities, JetBlue is actually adding something for their customers. The Associated Press reports that JetBlue will offer mini spa kits from Bliss. Their Shut-Eye kit includes mint lip balm, eye mask, earplugs and the popular Bliss body butter. The kits will be distributed flights between the East Coast and the West. The airline is also now offering a self-serve pantry with snacks as part of an attempt to lure back customers. JetBlue, which came on like gangbusters when first launched has reported its first quarterly loss and so are hoping to lure back customers with the freebies.

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