Word: plush
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Although ecotourism is increasing in popularity, recording heady growth worldwide in the past decade, it still defies easy definition. For some travelers, ecotourism means eavesdropping on nature from the comfort of a plush bed with a magnificent view. For others, it's about eschewing hot showers and trekking the tundra. Most industry watchers say the category's basic tenet is minimal environmental impact combined with some contribution to education and conservation...
...Hariri plunked down half a million dollars two years ago to join Distinctive Retreats, one of a growing number of destination clubs that offer members plush vacation homes for up to 60 days a year in exotic locations around the world. But his thrill quickly turned to chill. Hariri, 46, who heads a biotechnology firm based in northern New Jersey, ran into problems booking the properties he wanted and says he was disappointed with the quality of the homes. "I felt I was being overpromised and undersold," says Hariri, who quit the club just months later...
...provide everything they advertise, says James Chung, president of Reach Advisors, a Belmont, Mass., research firm. "The homes didn't have enough pots to cook with," says Elizabeth Schlier, 37, a former member of Private Retreats, also owned by Tanner & Haley. "The towels and other linens were not as plush, and there weren't always enough toys for my children." Says McGrath: "When we were renting properties on a short-term basis to meet increased consumer demand, we would have inconsistent quality. But now we have satisfied client demand and offer consistency...
...Sydney utilizes a boudoir aesthetic to sell its sexy jeans and flirty dresses, as does Coco Ribbon in London, which stocks armoires, chaises longues and flamboyant mirrors alongside satin slippers and silk lingerie. For her stores in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles, designer Tory Burch added mirrored walls, plush sofas and bright colors that recall her own cozy apartment. Meanwhile, Anthropologie's new home collection Chateau offers such whimsical items as floral-print lounge chairs, shell-encrusted chandeliers and beaded velvet curtains...
Compared to the open atrium and plush conference rooms of, say, the Barker Center (where some NELC professors have attic offices), NELC’s space appears shabby and decrepit. And like its physical surroundings, the department itself could use an upgrade...