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Tomorrow, I will publish on my YouTube channel (li Tomorrow, I will publish on my YouTube channel (link in profile) a video featuring a Business Class flight onboard a KLM Airbus A330 from Amsterdam to the Caribbean (St Maarten island). Stay tuned!
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Some exciting news from @DiscoverSoneva, my favori Some exciting news from @DiscoverSoneva, my favorite hotel brand in the world. Soneva Jani, the most exclusive hotel in the #Maldives, has launched its Chapter Two! This thrilling new era for the award-winning resort in the Noonu Atoll includes:
- 27 luxurious new Water Reserves with huge terraces, freshwater swimming pools, slides, and retractable roofs
- Three exciting new dining destinations
- A brand new Soneva Wellness Center
- The “Soneva Unlimited” concept, which offers unlimited access to meals, fine wines, diving, experiences, spa treatments and transfers 
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Now is the time to start dreaming again about a Maldives holiday. Contact me for more information & the best rates.
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I published on my travel blog (link in profile) a I published on my travel blog (link in profile) a review of my Business Class flight onboard a @JetBlue Airbus A321 from New York to the Caribbean island of St Maarten. Although JetBlue is known as a low-cost carrier, the airline offers a terrific Business Class product – called Mint – which is only available on select Airbus A321 aircraft. 
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In 2014, JetBlue rocked the airline industry with the introduction of the world’s first fully enclosed Business Class suites with sliding doors (before the Delta One Suite and QSuite were launched). Initially, the Mint product was only available on transcontinental flights (New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles), but since then, JetBlue has expanded its Mint service to flights from other cities (e.g. Boston) and to select Caribbean destinations. The excellent Mint hard product is complemented by intuitive onboard dining and exciting entertainment offerings (including live TV and free WiFi).
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“We travel, some of us forever, to seek other pl “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other places, other lives, other souls.” – Anais Nin
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Photo: The St. Regis Mauritius Resort
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I pubslihed on my YouTube channel a video featurin I pubslihed on my YouTube channel a video featuring a Business Class flight onboard a @JetBlue Airbus A321 from New York’s JFK Airport to St Maarten Island in the sunny Caribbean.
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JetBlue’s Business Class (called ‘Mint’) is a truly outstanding product. In 2014, the low-coast carrier surprised the airline industry when it debuted the world’s first fully enclosed Business Class suites. Seven years later, the Business Class product is still considered one of the best offered by a USA airline.
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The video includes landing & touchdown at St Maarten’s notorious Princess Juliana Airport. The airport is famous around the world for its low landings over the ocean, owing to one end of its single 7,546 ft (2,300 m) long runway being extremely close to the shore.
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Tomorrow, I’ll publish on my YouTube channel a v Tomorrow, I’ll publish on my YouTube channel a video featuring a Business Class flight onboard a @JetBlue Airbus A321 from New York’s JFK Airport to St Maarten island in the sunny Caribbean.
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JetBlue’s Business Class (called ‘Mint’) is a truly outstanding product. In 2014, the low-coast carrier surprised the airline industry when it debuted the world’s first fully enclosed Business Class suites. Seven years later, the Business Class product is still considered one of the best offered by a USA airline. 
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The video will include the landing at St Maarten’s notorious Princess Juliana Airport. The airport is famous around the world for its low landings over the ocean, owing to one end of its single 7,546 ft (2,300 m) long runway being extremely close to the shore.
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Stay tuned for a funky First Class flight experience! 
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Throwback Thursday! A few years ago, I stayed at t Throwback Thursday! A few years ago, I stayed at the fabulous St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort, one of my favorite resorts in the #Maldives. There's a video featuring a full tour of the property on my YouTube channel (link in profile).
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Located in the Dhaalu Atoll – a 40 minute seaplane from Malé – the St Regis property is surrounded by dreamy landscapes, thick tropical vegetation, a fine white-sand beach, a pristine lagoon, and the glistening turquoise Indian Ocean. Combining contemporary design and local craftsmanship, the resort’s 77 luxuriously appointed villas feature expansive private terraces leading to pristine beaches and infinity pools with the magnificent Indian Ocean as a tranquil backdrop. Guests can savor epicurean delights in six restaurants and bars, and restore their well-being at the over-water Iridium Spa.
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I published on my blog (link in profile) a detaile I published on my blog (link in profile) a detailed review with pros and cons of the famous TWA Hotel at JFK Airport in New York.
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The @TWAHotel – JFK’s only on-airport hotel – pays homage to the sixties, also known as the golden age of aviation and travel. At the center of the unique hotel is Eero Saarinen’s landmark 1962 TWA Flight Center, which houses the lobby, restaurants, bars and retail outlets. Two hotel wings, designed to reflect and defer to the landmark TWA Flight Center, sit behind the historic building and contain 512 guestrooms with views of JFK’s runways and the TWA Flight Center. The hotel also has a stunning rooftop infinity pool, which remains open 365 days a year thanks to its ability to reach 100° F (38 °C)  and turn into a pool-cuzzi.
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Have you ever stayed at the TWA Hotel? If so, what was your experience? Leave a comment
I published one my travel blog (link in profile) a I published one my travel blog (link in profile) a list with the 85 hottest luxury hotels and resorts that are expected to open their doors in 2021. This includes the following 10 highly anticipated and ultra-luxe properties (pictured above; swipe right for more photos):
- One&Only Kea Island, Greece
- Rosewood Le Guanahani St. Barth
- Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid, spain
- Six Senses Shaharut, Israel
- Alila Hinu Bay, Oman
- The Palm Jumeirah St Regis, Dubai
- The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
- Six Senses New York
- Four Seasons Napa Valley, California
- Etereo, Auberge Resorts Collection, Riviera Maya, Mexico 
 
Let’s hope we can start traveling again very soon and explore some of these hotels! Which one is your favorite?
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