Westin’s new Bora Bora Resort & Spa has the dreamiest overwater villas with personal plunge pools

Westin’s new Bora Bora Resort & Spa has the dreamiest overwater villas with personal plunge pools

The postcard images of Bora Bora’s crystalline turquoise waters and thatched-roofed over-water bungalows come to life at The Westin Bora Bora Resort & Spa. Following its significant renovation and rebrand, the property has emerged as a stylishly understated and thoroughly contemporary antidote to the island’s more traditional resorts.   Set on a pristine motu or islet with … Read more

Historic Italian town replete with wine, cheese and vacant villas offers newcomers $30K to move there — on one condition

Historic Italian town replete with wine, cheese and vacant villas offers newcomers K to move there — on one condition

Say buongiorno to a new life. If you’ve ever dreamt of spending your days drinking wine, snacking on cheese and relaxing under the Tuscan sun, you can get paid to do so. One small Tuscan town is offering cash to potential residents willing to relocate there. Radicondoli, a small medieval town in the hills of … Read more

Monster villas meant for the whole family unveiled in Turks and Caicos

Monster villas meant for the whole family unveiled in Turks and Caicos

This isn’t your mother’s beach getaway, but it is intended to be enjoyed with your mother. A new Caribbean resort development, accurately dubbed South Bank, is elevating family travel in Turks and Caicos. Set along 31 acres of pristine shoreline on the island Providenciales — “Provo” among locals — the nation’s latest luxury residential resort … Read more

What billionaires want for Christmas — $40K a night villas and $750K diamond-studded Birkin bags

What billionaires want for Christmas — K a night villas and 0K diamond-studded Birkin bags

No matter how skilled you think you are at gift giving, chances are excellent your paltry presents pale in comparison to the blinged-out baubles the world’s wealthiest will be unwrapping this December 25. All these privileged types want for Christmas? — think diamond-encrusted designer handbags, five-figure overnight resort stays, a beautiful Tuscan vineyard worth $5 million. … Read more