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Win The Luxury Summit Prize Pack

I attended the American Express Publishing Luxury Summit a couple of months ago but I'm only now getting around to giving you my neat swag. This is a fun one. Not only does it include a really attractive twill bag which could be a small overnight or gym bag, but it's filled with some small gifts. The bag includes:

--A hardcover copy of Robert Frank's book Richistan which is a fascinating look at the not-often-seen world of the ultra rich as explored by the author of the Wall Street Journal's Wealth Report.
--Golf balls and a pamphlet on golf from Grey Goose.
--A selection of samples from Shishedo.
--A selection of travel brochures including a hardbound hotel guide from Leading Hotels of the World.
--A ballpoint pen from Wynn Hotels.
--A pewter leaf coaster from Kendall Jackson wines and a pocket corkscrew from Cambria winery.

This week's comment starting question is: Even when the economy is slumping and gas prices are high, what luxury do you refuse to give up?

To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment below before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, June 20, 2008. We'll randomly choose one winner amongst the eligible entries and announce the winner on June 20, 2008.

Some other important details:

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below answering the question above.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before Friday, June 20, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive the American Express Publishing Luxury Summit prize package, valued at approximately $100.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.

See complete contest rules here.

This contest is now closed.

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Blogging from the Luxury Summit: Robert Frank Keynote Speech

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Greetings from the American Express Publishing Luxury Summit at the Four Seasons in Westlake Village, California. Last night, I attended the opening dinner. After a meal of an amuse of golden tomato gazpacho, crab beignet with lemon aioli and chicken oyster with wild rocket followed by a Santa Barbara lobster tart with morel mushroom sauce, assorted asparagus celebration paired with the 2005 Cambria Bench Break Chardonnay and then a veal tenderloin with pan-seared foie gras, potato savory caramelized vegetables in a port wine sauce paired with the 2003 Atalon Merlot, it was time to tuck in the words of the keynote speaker Robert Frank. You may have read Frank's work either through his blog for the Wall Street Journal, The Wealth Report, or his popular book Richistan,. Richistan is Frank's name for the world that the wealthy inhabit, a world that coexists with the normal world but also has its own rules and peculiarities. Frank's focus for this particular audience was on how businesses can best market to the rich, especially in this changing economic climate.

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