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Skyjet and Ultimate Escapes Make Perfect Combo

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Wings

How can you make a corporate jet share program even better? After all, you're already traveling in the most comfortable manner imaginable. Bombardier Skyjet's new jet card members can use the program to go on the "Ultimate Escape" this summer. The new partnership between Skyjet and destinations will put cardholders in a top-tier destination for five nights of bliss.

Ultimate Escapes offers private luxury residences around the world. So, if you pick up a new prepaid Skyjet card – for on-demand private jet charters – you'll have your choice of destination homes. There are more than 150 destinations available around the world, making the choices pretty tough ... within this collection, there are more than 100 multi-million dollar homes.

"Whether it's a desire to relax on a pristine beach, golf on some of the world's finest courses or explore a new city, the Skyjet Card is the ticket to a perfect summer getaway," said Fred Reid, President, Bombardier Skyjet. "By partnering with Ultimate Escapes, the definitive leader in the destination club industry, new card members will feel right at home no matter how far their travels take them."

So, if you need to find a place to go when you get your new Skyjet card, the problem is already solved. Use your complimentary Ultimate Escapes stay to take your card for a ride. It just fits together nicely.

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New Mustique Villa is Perfect Hiding Place

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

Looking for something new under the Caribbean sun? The Sheherezade is a new five-acre villa – one acre for every star, I guess – on Mustique. This is one of only a handful of properties on the island that offers access to the Mustique Moon Walk and is adjacent to a 100-acre reserve, tennis court and private gym. Located on the south side of the island, Sheherezade features views of where the Atlantic and Caribbean meet from one of the highest points on Mustique, turning the home into a paradise within a paradise.

Designed by Mexican architect Manolo Mestre, this seven-bedroom compound includes a main family residence and three private guest villas, connected by an expansive palapa with infinity pools along a carefully landscaped ridge. Bathrooms are spa-inspired, and 280-degree vistas are offered from the verandas. The primary residence, with four bedrooms, integrates exotic woods, a pebble mosaic and hand-chiseled floors, with organic materials included in the construction. The three private cottages feature one bedroom each and tranquil gardens. A lap pool and sun terrace are accessible from all four buildings. All four buildings are supported by a staff of six. In total, the Sheherezade has a capacity of 14 guests.

While you can disappear to the Sheherezade to chill, the active will not be bored. Wireless internet is up and running for those (like me) desperate to stay connected, and there's a tennis court on the property to feed those with the green ball addiction. The most important amenity, however, is privacy. When you step into this corner of Mustique, you will be lost to the world ... until you decide to return. Of course, at $40,000 a week, you'd expect nothing less.

Gallery: Sheherezade, Mustique

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Villa Flor de Cabrera

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Charity

This is interesting, a luxury villa rental in the Dominican Republic is promising to give the profits of the rental to the PONA foundation, a trust that the family members set up to give money to the local community and local charities. The luxury villa was built not just as the headquarters for PONA but with the idea that it could be rented out to make money for the nonprofit foundation. The trust is a perpetual organization where a pool of money is invested, and the profits of the funds are split between reinvestment in the local area and giving to local charities. Through the PONA Trust, the Moller family has purchased an acre in Cabrera with plans to begin building a community school and the vacation rentals of Flor de Cabrera will fund the classes.

The villa has easy access to beach and has a large swimming pool, tropical gardens, a full staff, tennis courts, game room and an exercise room. The villa has a variety of bedroom suites include two master suites (one away from the house and down by the shore). Villa Flor de Cabrera rents for $18,200 per week during the low season not including the mandatory meal plan. Is this just a gimmick or could luxury vacations that fund charities be the wave of the future?

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