TRAVEL DEAL AVAILABLE OCTOBER 30, 2010
GREECE & DALMATION ISLANDS

Now turning to travel news this week and the hot luxury trend that continues like never before: cruises.

Seabourn Cruise Line is THE luxury cruise line.

It's part of the World's Leading Cruise Lines marketing group, which also includes Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises and Carnival among others.  

Known as The Yachts of Seabourn, the company specializes in small ships, small enough to fit in many exotic ports that large cruise ships can't reach. All cabins have the best amenities available at sea: designer soaps, flat-screen TV’s, DVD players and Bose Wave Sound systems.
This is top of the line, luxury at its best. The company's fleet consists of six vessels, two of which are under construction.

The hot ship right now is the VIP Seabourn Odyssey. All have a maximum passenger capacity of 450 guests and 225 suite cabins. The reason this ship is so popular: 90% of the cabins have a balcony.  The ships have 11 decks, which is more than any of Seabourn's previous ships, an 11,500-square-foot indoor/outdoor spa and four alternative dining venues.

Each ship costs US $250 million. 

I have got something to share with you. I have personally been told about some private VIP sales. It’s for cruises that go to Greece and the Dalmation Islands departing October 30th for eight days and seven nights. The trip takes you to Athens, Corfu, Crotia, and Italy, including Venice.

If you're interested in this private sale – it’s first come first serve - write me here at hollywoodtrendreport.com and I'll get you the deal. One trip that has always been a dream for me and I’ve never gone is Greece. If you end up going, write me and tell me all about it. I’d love to see the pictures.

CELEBRITY REHAB: 'PROMISES', MALIBU


Sex addiction, alcohol abuse, prescription drugs and street drug addiction are why celebrities and those who can afford it check in to rehab facilities.

At the beautiful Promises Addiction Treatment Center in Malibu, California, patients learn that sex addiction is an intimacy disorder. It is a scary place for them because they are told that sex is what substitutes for genuine human closeness. It's about getting high from the behavior, having feelings that are intolerable, acting them out then immediately after having feelings of guilt. This is one of the many lessons taught at Promises Addiction Treatment Center: one of the leading rehabilitation centers in the world.

This is an exclusive luxury rehab for celebrities rather than a tough love center.

With all the celebrity addiction headlines over the last few years, Promises has become famous for its Hollywood clientele, including Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.

Located on two estate-size plots, Promises offers amenities such as a tennis courts, swimming pools and gourmet meals. It has a relaxed, homelike country cottage feel,

The program focuses on traditional 12-step recovery methods.

Rates at its Malibu location start at $54,500 US for a 31-day stay. This fee does not include doctor's care or medication.

Hollywood's Most Popular Treatment: Fractionated Laser


Beverly Hills' Dr. Peter Kopelson of the famed Kopelson Clinic, on Sunset Blvd, specializes in skin rejuvenation through cosmetic laser surgery. He says that new fractionated Laser is the celebrity treatment ‘de jour'. You get a couple of numbing shots, then some topical freezing, then the laser vaporizes the skin and makes room for new skin to come in. Collagen growth is therefore stimulated.

All you need is one visit, unlike the average 3 or 4 in other laser treatments.

The process takes just 3-5 days to get rid of the redness but it could take up to 6 months to see full effect.

This November, photos of Cubs baseball player, Sammy Sosa, surfaced and his skin was a few shades lighter than his original coloring. Rumors speculated that he was following in the path of the late Michael Jackson. He admitted to using skin rejuvenation, causing his pigmentation to change.

The cost is around $1,500 US.

For more on the treatments and Kopelson Clinic, one of Beverly Hills' top skincare clinics, visit kopelsonclinic.com.

BIRD DROPPING FACIALS:
HOT HOLLYWOOD TREND


It's the bird dropinng facial masque. At Santa Fe's Ten Thousand Waves spa, the Nightingale Cleansing Mask includes a powder composed of "sanitized droppings" from the tiny wonder-birds. The high nitrogen content draws out bacteria from the skin and breaks down dead skin cells more gently than acid peels. Used for centuries by Geisha in Japan, the facial is "an all-natural way to brighten and smooth the skin."

The Nightingale Cleansing Mask, 55 minutes, $115.

Ten Thousand Waves spa, www.tenthousandwaves.com; Santa Fe, N.M., 505-992-5025

CONSPICIOUS CONSUMPTION IS OUT


As people are questioning and frowning upon conspicuous consumption - large luxury companies such as Gucci and hugely paid celebrities such as Madonna are giving back like never before. At the last New York Fashion Week - Madonna and Gucci raised money with a show to raise money for Unicef and for Malawi - the country where Madonna adopted a child and, she says, lost her heart.

Instead of celebrating the opening of its giant flagship on Fifth Avenue with a big spending party in the three-story store, Gucci chose to underwrite the benefit to "give something back." All profits and pledges went directly to Raising Malawi, Madonna's charity, and to the Unicef Schools for Africa effort. Gucci now supports programs in Malawi and Mozambique for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS..

Madonna, the singer and philanthropist says her signing career has allowed her to give back. She says something very big has changed in her since she began travelling to Africa.Madonna's  aim is to create in Malawi, an academy offering education to girls b 2010.

PRIVATE AVIATION


Some interesting stats now on millionaires and the things they do.

The millionaire population grew much faster in emerging markets than in North America last year. The number of millionaires in countries such as India, Brazil, Russia,and China grew 19% compared with only 3.7% in North America but the US still dominates the world with more than 3,000,000 financial millionaires....and when it comes to flying...let's turn to their private aviation.

A private jet aircraft can range in cost from as little as $1800 an hour to as much as $5000 an hour.

It will based on your requirements. You will be in the lap of luxury with an attendant to wait on you hand and foot.

Many of these rentals will take care of your entire trip ensuring your hotel is booked and your rental car awaits. Many times they can even clear your luggage at customs. What if you want to do it?

Well, then there's the idea of you buying a "share" of a plane, with the price pro-rated from the market price of a full aircraft. According to Forbes, as a fractional owner, you have guaranteed access (50–400 hours annually, depending on your share size) to that plane with as little as four hours' notice. Fractional owners pay a monthly maintenance fee and an "occupied" hourly operating fee. The latter is charged only when you or your guest is in the plane, not when the plane is flying to pick you up, or returning to base after dropping you off. You have access to the full fleet of planes and may upgrade or downgrade for specific flights.

At the end of your five-year term, you sell your share back to the company for fair-market value, less a re-marketing fee. A variety of factors may effect the fair market value calculation, and your bottom- line cost is highly dependent on the sell-back process.

Top 10 Benefits of Flying Private

Flexibility in destinations

Avoid crowded commercial terminals

Flexibility in scheduling and flying

Streamlined airport process

Time savings & in-flight productivity

Business entertaining

Special cargo handling

Security

The Carlyle: "Paparazzi Proof" Exclusive Condo


Now from luxury hotels to luxury housing and one of the best in the world is going up right now. It's described as the most exclusive and forward thinking real estate development in the world.

It's being built in LA on the prestigious Wilshire corridor.

A condominium high-rise that is reportedly 'paparazzi proof' - with Isreali VIP trained security guards.

With all the weekly headlines - stars in LA are feeling so threatened, and rightly so, that there was real need for such a building because in Los Angeles, overall, there is a high demand for luxury living and apartments.

The ultra exclusive and luxurious Carlyle Residences is for the celebrity or person who needs privacy, safety and the ultimate luxury.

I was give a tour recently and it's stunning.

They've thought of everything.

Developer Elad Properties and Fendi Casa are joining forces. So here's what you get...

Condos at the Carlyle sell for between 3 and 15 million apiece.

All decorated by Fendi Casa. Words can not explain.

Units are 25 hundred to 5 thousand square feet each.

They have private elevators to each apartment with private back entrance. There are only 78 units.

The 24-storey crescent shaped building allows for even more security due to its design.

24 white glove concierge service is at your disposal and the entire 2nd floor is filled with studio units for your assistants, your own security, your staff..allowing them to be in the same address as you but without being with you. It's all just perfectly thought out.

The Carlyle opens its doors this spring.

LA DOGWORKS


So you love your dog? WELL - did you throw him a BARK-MITZVAH yet? LA DOGWORKS Training Academy is a state of the art dog Mecca!

24 hundred square feet of warehouse and indoor dog park now available now for dog birthday parties, sleepovers' and dog pampering never seen before.

Celebrity clients include Jake Gyllenhal, Nicole Ritchie, Joel Madden, Mischa Barton, Minnie Driver, Selma Blair, and Jennifer Hudson.

Here you'll find every possible dog amenity and the best dog care on the planet.

At LA DOGWORKS you'll find: Astro-Turf, known here as the Zen Den.

Here dogs get dog massage, aromatherapy, amnesia free denial hygiene, hydrotherapy (did I mention this is for DOGS) the only underwater treadmill hydrotherapy tank, weight maintenance, dog boarding, holistic dog products and a DOGGIE DEN where they can relax - chill - put their legs up ON COUCHES. The beds are plush. Wait its gets better....There's a plasma TV, and a FETCH mobile car service to pick up and drop off Rover.

Recruiting leading industry professionals to create a pleasant and contemporary aesthetic; LA DOGWORKSS is equipped with ultra-modern technology to ensure the highest level of health and safety for dogs of all shapes and sizes.

Their five-star membership resort, located in the heart of Hollywood, is an American Boarding Kennel Association (ABKA) member, and has required all staff to become certified pet care technicians through the ABKA.

Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, our professionally trained and certified staff will be at your dog's bark and call.

LA DOGWORKS

(323) 461-5151