The Beijing-based tour operator Imperial Tours has teamed up with Presidential Private Jet Vacations for a new travel package that takes guests on an incredible journey through China via private jet. While each trip is completely customizable, the package offers a 17-day sample itinerary that includes visits to Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, among other cities, in addition to tours of more rural and scenic areas (to take in views of tranquil rice paddies and picturesque waterfalls), and to such historic sit…
The Audi Sport Racing Bike Is a Limited-Edition Carbon-Fiber Racer
The German automaker Audi now brings the same high-performance engineering and luxury touches found in its sports cars to the world of cycling with the 13-pound Audi Sport Racing Bike, presented at the 85th Geneva International Motor Show. Joining the ranks of other performance bicycles created by such competitors as Porsche and Aston Martin, Audi’s cycle was designed in cooperation with the German firm CarbonSports. The bike’s wheels and 27.9-ounce frame are made completely from T1000 carbon fiber—the materia…
The Cloister at Sea Island in Georgia to Host Southern Grown Festival, June 19 to 21
From June 19 to 21, the Cloister at Sea Island in Georgia will showcase its southern hospitality with the Southern Grown Festival. A tribute to the region’s culture, cuisine, and music, the three-day event (priced at $1,450 for two all-access passes) will begin on Friday with the Big Fish Fry on Rainbow Island. Mississippi chef John Currence—James Beard Award winner for Best Chef in the South—and Mike Lata of restaurant Fig in Charleston will be among the notable names creating traditional tastes complemented …
This Custom Sikorsky S-92 Helicopter Is the First-Ever Helicopter with Granite Flooring
Electric blue is the theme of the first interior created by the Canadian firm Flying Colours for a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. Dramatic blue insets of synthetic crocodile leather offset white leather seats in the roomy VIP cabin, with sky-blue accents complementing the oval cabin windows. Club seating arrangements accommodate four passengers up front and five in the back. The sidewalls continue the theme, with white leather accented by blue stingray-patterned leather above and crocodile-leather insets below, plu…
The Top 100 Hotels 2015: Hotel Sacher Wien
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Sacher torte—an airy chocolate cake layered with apricot jam and served with a spoonful of whipped cream on the side—has been on the menu at Hotel Sacher Wien since the Sacher family opened the hotel on Philharmonikerstrasse in 1876. Nearly a century and a half later, the decadent confection and its historic home remain two of Vienna’s greatest indulgences. The 149-room hotel is a beguiling spectacle of fin-de-siècle artistry, with its brocade wall coverings, silk curtains, glittering Lobme…
Shop the United Kingdom’s Best Artisanal Products at the Rosewood London Hotel
In London’s bustling Midtown district known as Holborn, the Rosewood London hotel has launched a Slow Food & Living Market, which takes place each Sunday in the belle-epoque building’s inner courtyard. The curated farmers market is endorsed by Slow Food UK, and everything sold must be locally sourced, in season, and thoughtfully harvested. The vibrant marketplace has hay bales strewn throughout, reclaimed-wood stalls and tables made of old wine barrels overflowing with rustic breads, organic fruits and veg…
Napa Valley’s Cliff Lede Vineyards Hosts a Retrospective of Grateful Dead Art
Fans of the famous counterculture jam band the Grateful Dead should make the pilgrimage to Napa Valley’s Cliff Lede Vineyards: The Yountville winery’s Backstage reserve tasting lounge is serving as gallery for Out of the Attic: A Grateful Dead Retrospective. The exhibit showcases a selection of the band’s poster art and prints (available for purchase) from artists including Wes Wilson, Rick Griffin, Alton Kelly, and Stanley Mouse, curated by the Haight Street Art Center in San Francisco. Running through mid-Ju…
The New De Bethune DB25 Quetzalcoatl Art Watch Pays Tribute to Aztec Culture
The new De Bethune DB25 Quetzalcoatl is the latest addition to the Swiss watchmaker’s collection of horological homages to ancient culture, joining 2012’s Ninth Mayan Underworld and 2013’s DB25 Imperial Fountain watches. Named after the mythical feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl, believed to symbolize unity and govern the cycle of time in Mesoamerican culture, the watch features a solid-gold dial crafted by the engraver Michelle Rothen. The dial depicts a stylized aerial view of the Aztec ruins at Tenochtitlan, M…
The New De Bethune DB25 Quetzalcoatl Art Watch Pays Tribute to Aztec Culture
The new De Bethune DB25 Quetzalcoatl is the latest addition to the Swiss watchmaker’s collection of horological homages to ancient culture, joining 2012’s Ninth Mayan Underworld and 2013’s DB25 Imperial Fountain watches. Named after the mythical feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl, believed to symbolize unity and govern the cycle of time in Mesoamerican culture, the watch features a solid-gold dial crafted by the engraver Michelle Rothen. The dial depicts a stylized aerial view of the Aztec ruins at Tenochtitlan, M…
VanDutch Launches 75-Foot Flasghip and New Electric Boat
Since launching its first model, the VanDutch 30, in 2008, VanDutch has filled out its profile to include a 40-foot model (in both standard and walk-around versions) and a 55-footer. Earlier this year, the Netherlands shipbuilder launched its flagship VanDutch 75 and the company recently announced the new VanDutch 40 E—an electric-powered boat inspired by the Formula E racing tournament.
The electric VanDutch 40 will use advanced technology developed for Formula E, the world’s first fully electric car-racin…