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Jeff Bezos Reportedly Honeymooning at Iconic ‘White Lotus' Hotel
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos and his new wife are winding down after their $50 million wedding by honeymooning at a White Lotus landmark. Bezos, 61 and Lauren Sánchez, 55, are reportedly spending their honeymoon at the San Domenico Palace, a Four Seasons resort in Taormina, Sicily, following their controversial and star-studded three-day-long Venice wedding. The hotel was at the center of the second season of the hit HBO show The White Lotus, which satirizes the lives of the ultra-wealthy as they stay in a new luxury hotel every season. A source told the Daily Mail that the newlyweds will board Bezos' $500 million superyacht Koru and head to Taormina. Bezos allegedly grew enamored with the town last year while the couple was sailing along the Aeolian Islands. The luxury hotel has been visited by the likes of Oscar Wilde, Audrey Hepburn, Greta Garbo, and Elizabeth Taylor. It also hosted the G7 summit in 2017, hosting political leaders from around the world. Today, the hotel is best known for its role in The White Lotus in 2022. The last episode of that season garnered 4.1 million U.S. viewers, a record which was promptly smashed this year by the last episode of season 3, with 6.2 million people tuning in. The Four Seasons has appeared in all three seasons of the hit HBO series, the first season being set in its Hawai'i location and the third season in its Thailand branch. Its website also lists which of its hotels were featured in popular shows and media, including The Dark Knight and Pretty Woman. Rooms at the San Domenico Palace can cost up to $8,000 per night, a price that pales in comparison to the price tag of the couple's lavish wedding. Sánchez's ring alone is estimated to cost between $3 million to $5 million, according to People. The wedding hosted around 200 A-listers and billionaire guests, who descended onto Venice in private yachts and jets, taking over the Marco Polo airport. Some notable faces included Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the Kardashians, Oprah Winfrey, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Trump was also invited to the 'wedding of the century' but couldn't attend due to scheduling conflicts. The citizens of Venice were not too pleased that the billionaire's nuptials were taking place in their city, concerned that it would disrupt their day-to-day lives and contribute to the city's overtourism problem. Following local protests, the celebrations were ultimately moved from central Venice to the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in a former medieval shipyard called the Arsenale.
News24
5 hours ago
- News24
Travel chaos: French air traffic strike strands 300 000 passengers as summer holidays begin
French air traffic controllers staged a two-day strike affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers, with around 1 000 flights cancelled on Friday. The strike caused ripple effects across Europe with 1 500 total flight cancellations affecting 300 000 passengers, including 400+ Ryanair cancellations and disruptions. Two minority unions called the strike to protest chronic understaffing, outdated equipment, toxic management practices, and a new clock-in system. French air traffic controllers staged the second day of a two-day strike on Friday, prompting the cancellation of flights affecting hundreds of thousands of people not just to-and-from France but also overflying the country as summer holidays kick off. Paris airports were even more severely affected than on the first day of the strike on Thursday, which was called by two minority unions calling for better working conditions and staffing. The timing of the strike is particularly acute with Friday the final day of school in France before the summer holidays and many families planning an early getaway. France's DGAC aviation authority said 933 flights departing from or arriving at French airports were cancelled on Thursday, some 10 percent of the total number of flights initially scheduled. The proportion of cancellations rose to 25% at the main airports in Paris. Around 1 000 flights had been cancelled on Friday morning, after the DGAC asked companies to cancel 40% of flights to deal with the strike. The government has condemned the strike, with Prime Minister Francois Bayrou telling BFMTV that "choosing the day when everyone goes on holiday to go on strike at air traffic control is taking the French hostage." 'Unacceptable' Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot told CNews that "yesterday and today, 272 people in our country will impact the well-being of more than 500 000 people". "This is unacceptable," he said. UNSA-ICNA, the second biggest labour group in the sector, launched the action to protest against "chronic understaffing", the planned introduction of a clock-in system, outdated equipment and "toxic management practices that are incompatible with the requirements of calm and safety". It was joined by the third largest union, USAC-CGT but the main union, SNCTA, has not joined the action. The effects of the strike are not limited to France and the stoppage has triggered hundreds of cancellations of flights that fly over the country. The European Airlines for Europe (A4E) association said 1 500 flights would be cancelled on Thursday and Friday in Europe, affecting 300 000 passengers. "French air traffic control already delivers some of Europe's worst delay figures and now the actions of a minority of French air traffic control workers will needlessly disrupt the holiday plans of thousands of people in France and across Europe," said A4E chief Ourania Georgoutsakou. The association said the strikes also caused "almost 500 000 minutes" in delays in Europe on Thursday on nearly 33 000 commercial flights. 'Stuck' Ryanair, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, said it had cancelled more than 400 flights. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary urged the EU Commission to protect such overflights by law in case of strikes. He said: 'Of these 400 flight cancellations, 350 would not be cancelled if the EU protected overflights over France.' "Of these 400 flight cancellations, 350 would not be cancelled if the EU protected overflights over France," he said. At Paris airports, passengers stared at departure boards loaded with cancellations to assess their options. "I came here on holiday to celebrate my wife's 40th birthday, but now I'm stuck at Charles de Gaulle Airport," said Julien Barthelemy, a passenger travelling to Marseille from New York, late Thursday. "I'm currently on the waiting list for three flights and am waiting for a spot on the next one to become available." Lara, 30, was scheduled to take a flight from Paris to Berlin with her partner to visit friends. "The flight was scheduled for Thursday evening, but we were informed on Wednesday that it had been cancelled. We had been able to get another ticket for free, for Friday evening, but that was also cancelled," she told AFP, adding they had to buy more expensive train tickets. Around 30 flights at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam were cancelled while others were delayed on Friday due to the strikes, an airport spokesperson said in an email to AFP. "Around 30 flights have been cancelled today by airlines as a precaution," the spokesperson said. "We expect a return to regular operations this weekend as the strikes are expected to end." Airline KLM said the strikes have caused operational irregularities including delays and two flight cancellations.
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6 hours ago
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Kylie & Kendall Jenner Keep It Fun For Beach Outing In France
and Kendall Jenner are continuing their European trip, as they were recently spotted celebrating the summer with a beach outing in St. Tropez. The sisters flaunted their curves in designer bikinis while they kept it fun at the Lou Lou Beach Club. Last week, they accompanied their mom, Kris, and the Kardashian siblings — Kim and Khloe — to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding in Venice, Italy. Kylie and Kendall Jenner were recently photographed soaking up the sun during a beach outing in St. Tropez. After attending Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's Venetian wedding, the siblings continued their European vacation with friends. Backgrid recently shared photos of the reality TV stars reportedly enjoying a sunny beach day at the Lou Lou Beach Club. Kendall donned a black bikini under a mesh mini dress of the same shade with white polka dots. Kylie, on the other hand, went for an all-white look, wearing a white one-piece with a matching miniskirt. They were all smiles as their friends clicked some pictures of the pair frolicking in the water. Before this, the Kylie Cosmetics co-founder was spotted in Tuscany with her kids — daughter Stormi (7) and son Aire (3) — and some loved ones. She shared a few photos of their retreat on Instagram, with the caption reading, 'italian summer yes pleaseeee.' It is unclear whether Kendall accompanied the group for their Tuscan retreat or not. Last week, the Jenner sisters attended Bezos and Sanchez's three-day wedding ceremony with Kris, Khloe, and Kim. Several reports claimed that Kylie, Kendall, and Khloe were originally not invited to the nuptials. Seemingly, their mom requested that Sanchez also invite the trio. 'Mama Kris asked Lauren if she could bring the other three when they were in Paris for the bachelorette party,' a source told Page Six. Meanwhile, the siblings' dating lives have been a subject of interest among netizens. Kendall has reportedly been going through a breakup with Devin Booker. Kylie, on the other hand, has stopped hiding her relationship with Timothee Chalamet, recently giving him a follow on Instagram. Originally reported by Sushmita Sen on RealityTea. The post Kylie & Kendall Jenner Keep It Fun For Beach Outing In France appeared first on Mandatory.
