Marriott to build largest hotel in Haiti

Port-au-Prince Marriott Hotel

Marriott has announced plans to build the largest hotel in Haiti, the first international property to open on the island.

The 173-room property will open in mid-2014 and will be the largest on the island and will be the first hotel in Haiti since the earthquake.

Boasting several bars and restaurants, the Port-au-Prince Marriott Hotel will be located in the Haute Turgeau area of the city and use staff trained by some of the 1,100 Haitian employees at Marriott’s South Florida hotels.
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Shangri-La Tokyo offers Christmas delights

Shangri-La Hotel Tokyo suite

Even though Christmas is not a traditional Japanese celebration, few places in the world mark December 25 with such gusto as Tokyo.

The Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo has announced a WISH.forJapan Christmas package that is available December 10-25.

10 percent of the price, which starts at Y52,000 per night will go to support people affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck northeast Japan in March.
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Rent a Virgin America plane for $60,000

virgin america aircraft

Virgin America is offering a deal on deals site Giltcity.com to take a round-trip flight for you and up to 145 of your friends for $60,000.

The flight would take you on a full-size Airbus A320, complete with in-flight wifi, seatback entertainment systems, and in-flight meals and drinks.

The offer is good for a round-trip flight to any of Virgin America’s nonstop domestic locations, excluding Mexico.
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Fisher Island is America’s Richest Place

Fisher Island

Miami’s most exclusive enclave, Fisher Island is still America’s number one “Millionaire Capitol” according to Forbes‘ calculations.

Forbes.com combed through IRS data and ranked zip codes by the average income of those who make at least $200,000 a year.

They then estimated the average net-worth for people making over $200,000 a year. Fisher Island came in first place by a large margin.
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Felicity Jones is the new face of D&G make-up!

Felicity Jones

Dolce & Gabbana’s cosmetics collection The Make Up has announced British actress Felicity Jones as its latest spokesmodel.

Jones will begin appearing in Dolce & Gabbana’s The Make Up advertisements early next year.

The first product line the 28-year-old will represent is the Khol Collection, set for release in January.
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Impossible Project x Colette Polaroid Kit

Colette Polaroid camera

The Impossible Project adorns Polaroid‘s SX-70 instant camera with Colette‘s signature design pattern.

Trademark blue polka dots can be found on the top of the camera, while the rest of the body remains silver and black.

The camera also includes Impossible’s instant film with frames featuring the same print.
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