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Oprah Winfrey private jet incident

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Air Travel, California, Celebrities, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA

A bird collided with Oprah Winfrey’s GulfStream private jet this week. The plane’s windshield cracked, and the jet was forced to return to the airport in Santa Barbara, California to make an emergency landing. The jet will stay put at the airport until its windshield can be fixed. Oprah and her boyfriend, Stedman Graham, were

Musha Cay, Bahamas

By Paul Johnson on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Bahamas, Caribbean, Celebrities, Family Travel, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

For $24,750 per day for up to 8 guests, Musha Cay allows you to truly leave the nine-to-five grind and enjoy a Caribbean island to yourself. Arrive by private sea plane, you’ll enjoy Champagne breakfasts and relax in the master cottage, with 30 staff at your beck and call. Originally bought as a family

Elton John extends honeymoon

By Paul Johnson on Jan 10, 2006 in Africa, Celebrities, Gay & Lesbian Travel, Honeymoons, Regions, South Africa, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

One honeymoon isn’t enough for Elton John and David Furnish. They’re avoiding the British winter and leaving their Venice honeymoon for a safari in South Africa. Rather strangely, they’re also invisting their friend, Liz Hurley (who you think would be concentrating on her own wedding plans), along with them. The expression “two’s company,

Mondrian Hotel Los Angeles

By Paul Johnson on Jan 09, 2006 in Accommodation, California, Celebrities, Hotels, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA

The ultra-modern Mondrian is known for its discreet location and movie-industry guests, including Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio. Enjoy a drink and city views at the exclusive Skybar, located just off the sundeck – probably the most “Hollywood” way to spend an evening.

Billy Zane at Cliveden House Hotel

By Paul Johnson on Jan 07, 2006 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Europe, Hotels, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe

‘Titanic’ star Billy Zane presented fiancée Kelly Brook with an antique necklace during a Christmas celebration with the bride-to-be’s family at Cliveden House Hotel, a Berkshire retreat once frequented by Queen Victoria. The hotel is set amid 376 acres of magnificent formal gardens and parklands, yet is conveniently located near to London and London Heathrow

George V Paris

By Paul Johnson on Jan 06, 2006 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Europe, France, Hotels, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Steps from the Champs-Elysées, with private terraces that command all Paris, the Four Seasons George V Hotel redefines luxury service in the City of Light. The hotel has been named Top International City Hotel for five consecutive years in Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report. It is also where Zach Braff and Mandy Moore spent the holiday

Mischa Barton visits Miami

By Paul Johnson on Jan 06, 2006 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Florida, Hotels, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA

According to the New York Post, Mischa Barton and boyfriend Cisco Adler were reportedly screaming at each other at the Hotel Victor in Miami’s South Beach on New Year’s Eve. “There was a lot of slamming doors and stomping around and dropping of F-bombs at their $5,000-a-night pool bungalow at the hotel.” In the end,

St Barts - an increasingly popular luxury travel destination?

By Paul Johnson on Jan 05, 2006 in Celebrities, Guadeloupe, Regions, Travel Miscellany

R&B star Usher has been recharging his batteries with model Eishia Brightwell with a holiday on the Caribbean island of St Barthelemy. The destination is becoming increasingly popular with the rich, being a favorite haunt for the likes of Harrison Ford and chat show host David Letterman, both of whom have homes there. With a

Celebrity New Year

By Paul Johnson on Jan 02, 2006 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Hotels, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Vacation Rentals, Worldwide

Ever wondered where the stars see in the New Year? Well… whilst Lynn Redgrave is playing Scrabble with friends in Connecticut, director Mira Nair will be at the Taj Mahal in India and Jim Carrey with friends in Canada. Supermodel Rachel Hunter stayed at Coral Sands in the Bahamas. Producer Russell Simmons, on

Eva Longoria at Dallas hotel

By Paul Johnson on Jan 02, 2006 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Hotels, North America, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Texas, Travel Miscellany, USA

Eva Longoria, star of Desparate Housewives, has been relaxing at the spa at Hotel Crescent Court in Dallas. The Spa at the Crescent offers “77 one-of-a-kind treatments and services for men and women in 16 state-of-the-art treatment rooms”. Maybe she needed to wind down a little after harrassing a bike cop… Defamer – LA’s gossip

Hollywood couple in Barbados

By Paul Johnson on Jan 02, 2006 in Accommodation, Barbados, Caribbean, Celebrities, Regions, Resorts, Travel Miscellany

It looks as though the New Year could mean a new beginning for one Hollywood couple. Charlie Sheen and former Bond girl Denise Richards have just returned from vacation at the luxurious Sandy Lane in Barbados. The tabloids are having a field day and speculation on the trip is rife. InTouch writes: They hoped

Bollywood star at Royal Davui

By Paul Johnson on Jan 02, 2006 in Accommodation, Celebrities, Fiji, Honeymoons, Oceania, Regions, Resorts, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Vacation Rentals

Bollywood star Fardeen Khan and his new bride have begun their honeymoon at as the the Royal Davui Island Resort on the island of Fiji. The resort consists of 16 private villas offering dramatic views over Beqa lagoon. Guests can explore the hidden undersea world of the barrier reef, go catamaran sailing, or thrill to

Smoking can be a very expensive habit

By Paul Johnson on Dec 30, 2005 in Air Travel, Celebrities, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

The British media is claiming that Catherine Zeta-Jones recently went to a New York bash in a private jet, not because she sought privacy but instead because of her craving for nicotine. The Mail on Sunday quoted a source as saying: She and Michael both smoke, and Catherine enjoys a cigarette when she flies,

Elton John on honeymoon

By Paul Johnson on Dec 29, 2005 in Celebrities, Europe, Gay & Lesbian Travel, Honeymoons, Italy, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Elton John and David Furnish – who are probably the world’s most famous honeymooners right now – are apparently spending the time in Venice. They have a villa on Giudecca, one of the islands of Venice’s lagoon. They have ventured into St. Marks Square and been spotted having lunch at the famous Harry’s Bar.

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