The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida recently unveiled a champagne vending machine in its hotel lobby. Guests purchase a $25 gold coin at reception, which is inserted to dispense one of two Moët & Chandon varieties. The historic brand is a part of luxury goods conglomerate LVMH. The machines, stocked exclusively with Moët & Chandon, are …
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Chase Sapphire Preferred vs. Capital One Venture — we compared the travel-rewards credit cards and named a winner
Personal Finance Insider writes about products, strategies, and tips to help you make smart decisions with your money. Business Insider may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective. The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card gives you 2 points per dollar on restaurant and travel …
AmEx Platinum cardholders get up to $200 in airline fee credits each year — here’s how to use them
Personal Finance Insider writes about products, strategies, and tips to help you make smart decisions with your money. Business Insider may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective. The Platinum Card® from American Express offers up to $200 each year in airline fee …
A computer outage affected multiple airlines across the country and passengers are furious (AA, JBLU)
Flyers across the US were reporting issues with American Airlines and JetBlue flights on Tuesday. American Airlines said a computer vendor company called Sabre was responsible for the issues. The outage affected Boston, Las Vegas, New York, Charlotte, and more. Software issues were wreaking havoc across the United States on Tuesday due to a computer …
What it’s like to vacation in the exclusive community on the French Riviera nicknamed the ‘Peninsula of Billionaires,’ where royalty and tech tycoons live in opulent villas
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is an exclusive community on the French Riviera that’s been known as a vacation hotspot for the well-heeled dating back to the late 1800s. Its abundance of opulent historic villas owned by millionaires and billionaires has earned the seaside Mediterranean village the nickname the “Peninsula of Billionaires.” Actors, politicians, royalty, and tech titans, from …
AirAsia was forced to apologize after an ad campaign alluded to sex tourism in Thailand
Low-cost carrier AirAsia issued an apology for a controversial campaign which appeared to promote sex tourism in Thailand. The Malaysian airline, which flies to more than 140 destinations in the Asia-Pacific region, ran ads with the suggestive slogan “Get off in Thailand.” The airline has since apologized and confirmed it had removed the last of …
AmEx Platinum cardholders get automatic elite status at Marriott and Hilton — here’s what that unlocks at thousands of hotels around the world
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9 things you didn’t realize AAA will help you with
AAA is known for providing members with roadside assistance. But the travel organization offers members a range of additional benefits. They include travel booking, loans, and discounts on a wide array of products and services. The travel organization AAA is known for providing members with services they can use if something goes wrong with their …
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Super-rich tennis fans can now buy a 5-year pass for Wimbledon’s Centre Court for a reported $132,000 — and that’s probably still a bargain
Debenture tickets offering five-year access to Wimbledon Centre Court go on sale this Thursday. The tickets have reportedly doubled in price since the last five-year period, now costing £100,000 ($132,000) each, according to The Guardian’s sources. That’s probably still a bargain, though, as debentures are the only legally transferrable tickets for the tournament, and have …
Delta is running a last-minute deal on its credit cards — their bonuses are worth double the normal amount
Personal Finance Insider writes about products, strategies, and tips to help you make smart decisions with your money. Business Insider may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective. Delta is currently offering the highest-ever public welcome bonuses on its three main credit cards. …
The legendary hotelier behind some of the world’s top boutique hotel brands says luxury hotels are going to transform in 2 major ways in the next 10 years
Ian Schrager, legendary hotelier and Studio 54 cofounder, says luxury hotels will change in two main ways over the next 10 years. Luxury hotels will get smaller, with only 80 to 90 rooms, but each room will be larger, Schrager says. These hotels will also be very expensive with the finest details, “catering to that …
Photos show just how dramatically less glamorous flying economy is today compared to the golden age of aviation
The advent of commercial air travel has changed the way humanity interacts. The latest passengers figures released by IATA show that a whopping 4.1 billion people around the world took to the skies in 2017, up 7.3% over the previous year. The arrival of jet-powered passenger flight in the mid-1950s really kicked things into the …
NYC’s first-ever Neiman Marcus just opened in Hudson Yards. The CEO has described the store as a ‘magical’ and ‘immersive’ experience — here’s what I found inside
Neiman Marcus opened its first New York City store in Hudson Yards, the city’s new $25 billion neighborhood. The 188,000-square-foot luxury department store spans three floors of the Shops and Restaurants shopping complex. Geoffroy van Raemdonck, CEO of Neiman Marcus Group, said the new store will create “a personal customer experience that is seamless and …
Marriott’s new $95-a-year Bonvoy Boundless credit card comes with a 100,000-point sign-up bonus — and other valuable travel perks
Personal Finance Insider writes about products, strategies, and tips to help you make smart decisions with your money. Business Insider may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network. Marriott’s new rewards program, Marriott Bonvoy, is officially live. To mark the launch, Marriott’s premium personal credit card — the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant™ American Express® …
I took 2,000 photos during a 5-day safari in Tanzania, and 1 of those photos is an important reality check for anyone thinking about going on a safari
Africa’s best-known safari destination is the Serengeti, 12,000 miles of grasslands, forests, swamps, and woodlands teeming with wildlife. Eighty percent of tourists to Tanzania visit the Northern Circuit, where the Serengeti is located. During peak season the parks are flooded with safari jeeps. That meant that any time there was something spectacular happening — like …
The 4 biggest mistakes men make when flying long haul, according to a flight attendant
Business Insider spoke to British Airways flight attendant Rob Staines about how men can best prepare themselves for long haul flights. Air travel for extended periods of time can be a nightmare for your body, thanks to the dry environment caused by low cabin pressure. While there’s a wealth of information out there for female …
The world’s largest underwater restaurant just opened in Norway, and it has a 36-foot window that looks right out into the seabed so guests can watch marine life swim by as they eat
Norway just opened Europe’s first underwater restaurant. Fittingly called “Under,” the restaurant — the largest of its type in the world — has three-foot-thick walls and is designed to withstand harsh weather and rough seas. The 110-foot long structure resembles a giant concrete tube that’s half-submerged in the water. The restaurant seats 35 to 40 …
I spent 5 days on a Tanzanian safari and saw wild lions, elephants, and rhinos — but it made me realize there are 2 factors that can make or break your trip
Located in East Africa, Tanzania is home to some of the greatest conservation areas and parks in the world, including the Serengeti, an area spanning 12,000 miles of grasslands, forests, swamps, and woodlands teeming with wildlife. On a recent five-day safari in Tanzania, I visited the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, a 3,202-square mile volcanic crater filled with …
Having a Delta credit card gets you priority boarding every time you fly the airline — here’s what you need to know
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I hate flying in basic economy — but there’s an easy hack to get around some of the restrictions on American, Delta, and United flights
Personal Finance Insider writes about products, strategies, and tips to help you make smart decisions with your money. Business Insider may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective. “Basic economy” fares offered by the major US airlines are regular coach seats, but with …
How much a bottle of beer costs in the world’s 9 cheapest cities
You can get a bottle of beer for mere cents in some places around the globe. The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2019 global cost of living survey identified the cheapest cities in the world. The report also noted how much an average bottle of beer goes for in each location. Want to crack open a cold …
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I spent a day in one of America’s richest cities, a town an hour from NYC where hedge fund managers live in multimillion-dollar homes. It was immediately clear why it’s a haven for Wall Street types
Greenwich is a town on Connecticut’s coast, an hour outside of New York City. In its 2019 ranking, Bloomberg ranked Old Greenwich as one of the wealthiest towns in the US. The town is home to several hedge funds and is known for drawing wealthy Wall Street buyers who snap up summer homes or permanent …
Boeing quietly unveiled the $442 million airliner that will replace the 747 jumbo jet (BA)
The Boeing 777X was unveiled on March 13 in a private employee-only event. The 777X is destined to serve as Boeing’s new flagship and as the replacement for the iconic 747 jumbo jet. The 777X comes in two variants, the $410.2 million 777-8 and $442.2 million 777-9. The jet is expected to enter service with …
On a 5-day safari through Tanzania, a local guide told me the number one thing that ruins the experience for tourists
On a recent five-day safari in Tanzania, I witnessed the Great Migration — when 1.5 million wildebeest travel across Tanzania’s grasslands to give birth — as well as countless lions, elephants, and giraffes. I was incredibly lucky on my safari, as few people see as many animals as I did. My guide, Charles Nnko of …
A dog died in the cargo hold of an Air France flight from Amsterdam to Los Angeles
A dog died on an Air France flight from Amsterdam to Los Angeles, the airline confirmed to Business Insider in an email on Wednesday. The dog was found in the plane’s cargo hold. Investigators are working to determine the cause of death. Air France says the dog was loaded correctly onto the plane, according to …
Apple’s new AirPods have better battery life and a cool new wireless charging case — you can preorder a pair now for $159 or $199
Insider Picks writes about products and services to help you navigate when shopping online. Insider Inc. receives a commission from our affiliate partners when you buy through our links, but our reporting and recommendations are always independent and objective. Apple has finally taken the wraps off the highly anticipated second-generation AirPods. The new AirPods feature …
I got an inside look at the brand new, 7-story ‘vertical shopping experience’ in Hudson Yards, which the developers insist is not a mall — here’s what I saw on opening day
The Shops and Restaurants at Hudson Yards, a seven-story luxury shopping center, opened to the public on March 15. The one-million-square-foot shopping center includes more than 100 shops and 25 cafés and eateries, including Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade, Cartier, and the city’s first Neiman Marcus department store. The developers are reluctant to call the shopping …