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Destination clubs, in which you plunk down a sizable deposit and pay an annual fee for access to luxury resort homes around the world, aren't the bargains they once were. Many are raising fees and dues, and some are shedding properties and initiating stricter reservation systems. And in the...
There are some 20 destination clubs, with a total of 4,000 members--a number that is expected to grow tenfold in the next few years. Membership fees commonly run $150,000 to $500,000, with annual dues of $10,000 to $30,000 for 30 to 40 nights per...
Exclusive Resorts, by far the biggest club with 300 homes in 35 destinations, raised prices 10% this summer. A mid-level membership is now $325,000, with annual dues of $19,500. Ultimate Resort and Quintess have also hiked prices. Crescendo is not only raising prices but also cutting the...
Jump to Hollywood's blaxploitation era in the 1960s, when blacks suddenly were allowed to make movies told from our point of view. Melvin Van Peebles' 1971 Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song--an ode to a wronged black man on the run from the cops--introduced the lead character as...
Shanghai is lauded as China's most sophisticated destination. Beijing is painted with a less glamorous brush. One is a booming metropolis where fashionistas sip mint juleps while overlooking the Bund.[an error occurred while processing this directive] The other is a gritty city where malcontent punks swig beer in...