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Cannes 2013: Leonardo DiCaprio space flight goes for $1.5 million
A guest at a charity auction at Cannes has paid 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) for a trip into space with Leonardo DiCaprio. AmFAR, a nonprofit devoted to AIDS research, held the auction Thursday night at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc as part of its...Tags: Entertainment, Virgin Group, Ltd., Cannes Film Festival, Travel, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013)
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Air and Aviation Sports, Europe Sailing, Clubs and Associations, Chris Young (baseball, outfielder), Travel Deals
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Many fliers willing to pony up for better seats, poll finds
Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. But on trips more than three hours long, we are ready to crack open our wallets and pay for a window or aisle seat. That is one of the findings of a recent Harris Interactive poll of...Tags: Entertainment, Virgin Group, Ltd., Harris Interactive Incorporated, Transportation Security Administration, New Products
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Virgin America lets you buy other passengers drinks, make pals
Virgin America is making it easier to befriend other passengers at 35,000 feet. The Burlingame, Calif.-based airline’s touch-screen entertainment units on every seat now have a feature that lets passengers buy drinks, meals and snacks for fellow...
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Virgin Atlantic posts record full-year loss
ReutersLONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - British airline Virgin Atlantic said tough economic conditions over the last year dragged it to a record annual loss. The airline, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, on Thursday reported a loss of 93 million pounds...Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., Olympic Games
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Break from U.S. carriers lifts passenger spirits
Flying foreign airlines can be so much more pleasant than our domestic options. On a recent KLM flight to Amsterdam, the Dutch airline behaved as if it was in the customer-service industry, not merely transporting a bunch of people from one point to...
Tags: France, Virgin Group, Ltd., Air Transportation Industry, Air France-KLM
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Overbrook, Virgin Produced Sign Deal That Could Lead to 'After Earth' Sequel
ReutersMay 10 (TheWrap.com) - Overbrook Entertainment and Virgin Produced have signed a non-exclusive pact that will allow the two entertainment companies to team up on promotional campaigns, film and television projects and even a possible sequel to Will Smith'...Tags: Entertainment, Virgin Group, Ltd., Will Smith, After Earth (movie)
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SpaceX signs lease agreement at spaceport to test reusable rocket
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.SpaceX, the Hawthorne rocket maker, has found a new home for flight testing on its reusable rocket. The company has signed a three-year agreement to lease land and facilities at Spaceport America, the state-owned commercial launch site located 55...Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., SpaceX, Satellite Technology, Science and Technology, Technology
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A balanced guide to success
The financial crisis fueled anger with the world's "takers" — those people who "like to get more than they give," in author Adam Grant's pithy definition. Everyone is searching for a sustainable formula for recovery that not only curbs damaging...
Tags: Jon Huntsman, Jr., Book, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychologists, University of Pennsylvania
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Under Armour founder Kevin Plank sees himself as the underdog
Kevin Plank may have sold the first Under Armour shirts from the back of his car, but as his reach has grown, so too have his wheels: These days, he jets around the world, recently to five Asian cities in six days, but managed to get back home to...
Tags: Annapolis, Pimlico, Michael Phelps, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baltimore Ravens
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Piers Morgan developing drama about Fleet Street tabloids for Starz
Art is imitating life again. CNN personality and former tabloid editor Piers Morgan is going to try his hand at producing a drama about the British tabloid business in the 1970s. Morgan has signed on as an executive producer of "Fleet Street," a drama...Tags: AMC (tv network), Virgin Group, Ltd., Satellite and Cable Service, News of the World, Piers Morgan
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Piers Morgan Producing 'Fleet Street' Tabloid Series for Starz
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - Piers Morgan is returning to his roots -- the sleazy, cutthroat world of British tabloid journalism. The current CNN host, who worked as an editor at The Sun, News of the World and Daily Mirror before finding TV fame on "Britain'...Tags: Justin Berfield, United Kingdom, Virgin Group, Ltd., News of the World, Piers Morgan
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