For his new hotel in Phoenix, Sam Fox set a high bar for the guest room towels. He ordered several styles from different suppliers and had them shipped to his Arizona home. For nearly two weeks, he subjected them to a rigorous cycle of washing and drying. The softest, plushest and most absorbent towels earned a spot in the Global Ambassador’s bathrooms.
“If I have to spend another $50,000 at the end of the year to change out the towels just to keep them great, I’m okay doing that,” said Fox, a restaurateur who opened the luxury hotel in December. Read More...
You would be forgiven if you haven’t yet had the chance to unplug from 2020. Amid a devastating coronavirus pandemic, a rise in unemployment, home schooling and remote-work hours that seem to never end, who has time for (or felt comfortable with) a road trip or staycation?
Perhaps election week could finally persuade you to make time for a getaway that is truly away from everyone.
You may not be able to fly all your friends on a private jet to join you, but, even during a pandemic, you don’t need to be a Kardashian to rent your own private island. Read More...
On June 10, 1962, Akie Abe, a Japanese radio DJ, was born.
She is the widow of Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2012 until 2020. Akie might be described as a socialite.
Her father was the previous head of one of the country’s largest confectionery enterprises, Morinaga & Co., and she came from a rich family in Japan.
Akie Abe Grandparent: Who is Kazuo Matsuzaki? Kazuo was born on August 11, 1901, and died on April 14, 2000.
He was known to be the famed grandfather of Akie Abe.
In the past, Kazuo was a conceited young adult who was first regarded as being much superior to others because he was the inheritor of a hugely prosperous family business.
He is the older brother of Akuma Matsuzaki. Read More...
