Everett Potter

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O Novo Trem de Luxo da Itália: La Dolce Vita Orient Express é Lançado

1 week ago | forbes.com.br | Everett Potter

O La Dolce Vita Orient Express, primeiro trem de luxo inteiramente italiano, partiu da Estação Roma Ostiense no dia 4 de abril de 2025 para uma viagem inaugural de dois dias com o roteiro “Sabores dos Vinhedos da Toscana”, até a cidade de Montalcino. A demanda por viagens ferroviárias sofisticadas, voltadas para pequenos grupos e realizadas em cenários naturais variados, tem crescido. São experiências que valorizam o ritmo mais lento, o saudosismo e a atmosfera da era dourada das ferrovias.
Zurich’s Widder Hotel: A Masterpiece Of Design & Imagination

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Everett Potter

The Widder Hotel is routinely ranked among the best hotels in Zurich, the picture-perfect city best known for Swiss banking that ranks at the top of world metropolises for its quality of life. The Widder is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary yet it’s a hotel that defies expectations and rewires your brain. It was recently awarded two Michelin keys for it high level of service and five star comforts, but architecturally, it’s not a classic hotel.
Italy’s New Luxury Train: La Dolce Vita Orient Express Debuts

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Everett Potter

La Dolce Vita Orient Express, the first Italian-made luxury train, rolled out of Roma Ostiense Station on April 4, 2025, on an inaugural journey that took passengers on a two-day "Tastes of Tuscan Vineyards" trip to the town of Montalcino.
Maine’s Historic Asticou Hotel To Reopen On Mount Desert Island

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Everett Potter

The Asticou Hotel, one of Maine’s grand dame 19th-century hotels, has been restored, expanded, and updated just in time for its summer reopening in June 2025. Formerly The Asticou Inn, the property boasts a stunning location on Mount Desert Island, overlooking the waters of Northeast Harbor, and is just a short drive from Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.
La alta velocidad se dispara en enero un 20,6% hasta alcanzar los 3,1 millones de pasajeros

1 month ago | forbes.es | Everett Potter

El transporte en ferrocarril de larga distancia de alta velocidad sigue su crecimiento imparable en España y el pasado mes de enero creció de nuevo un 20,6% por ciento rozando los 3,1 millones de pasajeros, según la Estadística de Transporte de Viajeros hecha pública este martes por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Más de 460,7 millones de pasajeros utilizaron el transporte público en enero en España, un 3,7% más que en el mismo mes del año 2024.
The Eliot Hotel Celebrates A Century In Boston’s Back Bay

1 month ago | forbes.com | Everett Potter

A well-choreographed ballet begins when you pull up to the Commonwealth Avenue curb in front of The Eliot Hotel in Boston. A friendly and smartly attired doorman, usually Jean Simpreux, greets you as a valet, takes the keys to your car, and another one grabs your bags. Simpreux, who has worked at The Eliot for an astonishing 48 years, welcomes you back like a loyal guest, even if it’s your first time at the hotel, and escorts you into the vaulted marble-clad lobby lit by a crystal chandelier.
Airstream Launches Its First All-Electric Travel Trailer

1 month ago | forbes.com | Everett Potter

Airstream, the legendary recreation vehicle company known for its sleek, silver bullet trailers, has just unveiled its first all-electric travel trailer. The Basecamp 20Xe was launched on March 1, 2025, a welcome development in the drive for all-electric vehicles built to go off-grid and stay off-grid longer. The Basecamp Xe model, which can sleep four, expands upon the compact Basecamp 20 Travel Trailer floor plan designed for off-road adventures.
5 Amazing Fall Adventures To Escape The Summer Crowds

1 month ago | forbes.com | Everett Potter

In the world of travel, the fall was once the prime shoulder season. No longer. In the last few years. It’s emerged as a red-hot travel period. Blame it on the mass tourism that has led to overcrowded summer destinations and a reluctance among some travelers to join the fray.
Sugarloaf: Luxury Comes To A Traditional Maine Mountain

2 months ago | forbes.com | Everett Potter

A four-hour drive north from Boston takes you deep into the thick woods of remote Western Maine. Passing “Moose Crossing” signs and vintage A-Frame ski chalets covered in a foot or two of snow, you come around a corner and suddenly see a massive ski mountain. It’s Sugarloaf, looking for all the world like a three-dimensional trail map. The view is so arresting that locals call this the “Oh My God!” corner. It’s rare to take in an entire ski mountain with just one glance.
Conocé los 5 refugios de esquí más lujosos de los Alpes

2 months ago | forbesargentina.com | Everett Potter

Cuando vacacionan en Europa, los millonarios prefieren alquilar un refugio (edificación de una a tres plantas, con jardín, destinada a vivienda unifamiliar) por una, dos, o tres semanas en algunos de los complejos turísticos más exclusivos de los Alpes. Sin embargo, aunque con la palabra refugio uno puede imaginarse una pintoresca cabaña de montaña, estas propiedades están lejos de ser humildes.