Most Expensive Resort in the World
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Expensive resorts offer a vacation experience in tropical destinations in total seclusion. The top luxury resorts are often private islands booked in exclusion by single groups for staggering amounts of money. The market for ultra high-end resort bookings has increased as the wealth around the world has been created and concentrated. If you were incredibly [...]
Most Expensive Casino in the World
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Billionaire Steve Wynn spent US$2.7 billion on on Wynn Las Vegas, which opened in April, 2005 making it the most expensive casino ever built. It does not seem like this title will be held by the Wynn for very long though.
The Las Vegas Sands Corp, MGM Mirage and three other bidders are competing for the [...]
Most Expensive Airports Ever Built
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Calling them airports is an understatement. With over fifteen miles of aviation-related commercial properties surrounding some of the largest airfields, these massive urban sprawls are more properly known as aerotropolises. For simplicity’s sake, though, we’ll just call them the world’s most expensive airports.
Currently, the most expensive airport is Hong Kong International Airport, located on Chek [...]
Most Expensive Swimming Pool
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Looking at the above image, you might think that this is another one of Dubai’s expensive projects. That couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s the world’s most expensive swimming pool and it’s located at the San Alfonso Del Mar resort in Chile.
The twenty acre pool is as long as three football fields and holds [...]
Most Expensive Yacht Ever Built
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The Jacht was originally a lightweight Dutch naval vessel used to pursue pirates in shallow waters. When King Charles II chose to sail in one on his return to England in what would later be known as the English Restoration, the Jacht became a symbol of important and, eventually, wealth and luxury. Today, that tradition [...]
Most Expensive Yacht Charter
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A luxury cruise is something that people often save for years to be able to experience. Modern cruise ships are floating luxury resorts with full hospitality services. Many luxury cruise ships have almost as many crew members as they do capacity for passengers. Private charters are the most expensive and exclusive way to experience a [...]
World’s Most Expensive Motorcycles
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Motorcycles have had mass appeal to the general public for roughly a century and a half. An American named Sylvester Howard Roper designed one of the first motorcycles in the 1860s. The motorcycle was displayed at fairs and circuses around the eastern U.S.. Europeans also had their hand in popularizing motorcycles and during the World [...]
Most Expensive Bicycle Wheels
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We’ve already told you about the world’s most expensive bicycle, but what if you’re only in the market for wheels? Well, you’re covered as well now that Lew Racing has produced the world’s most expensive bicycle wheels.
Lew Racing proudly trumpets their Pro VT-1 as “the strongest 880 gram wheel set in the world PERIOD.” The [...]
Most Expensive Skateboards
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When BMW introduced their Street Carver in 2001, they proved that they could make skateboards with the same precision engineering as their automobiles. The Street Carver is heavier than most skateboards with its cast-aluminum truck assemblies, wood and fiberglass deck and 110mm wheels. The most notable features of the board, though, are the pendulum arms [...]
Most Expensive Golf Cart
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Based on the military’s HMMWV, or Humvee, the Hummer brand proved popular in the States. In the heyday of Hummer fever, it not only invaded the links but also produced a pricey golf cart. That’s right; the favored gas guzzler of football players everywhere is also the world’s most expensive golf cart.
Licensed by General Motors, [...]
