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Simplicity It's the hot buzzword in marketing (see our new sister magazine, Real Simple). The best way to streamline your life, of course, is to have others do the work for you.
(FORTUNE Magazine) – ROTOR READY The swank resorts of the British Virgin Islands don't leave guests wanting for much, except perhaps a golf course: There is none on the islands. Pilot Brad Hanger to the rescue! Ask your resort to call his company (Fly BVI), and his six-passenger helicopter will pick you up there for the 20-minute hop to courses in the U.S. Virgin Islands. There are quick airport stops for customs, but you won't have to budge from your seat. (Fly BVI, 800-435-9284; $1,000 to St. Thomas; $1,250 to St. Croix.) BYE-BYE BAGGAGE If you're like most executives, it's occurred to you at least once that you're far too important to carry your own luggage. TravelLite Enterprises has a Virtual Bellhop service that arranges for bags--perhaps this aluminum Rimowa suitcase from New York's Flight 001 ($690; 212-691-1001)--to be shipped separately by cargo plane. Prices start at $100 and depend on weight, speed, and distance. 877-235-5467; virtualbellhop.com IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL London stationers Smythson of Bond Street will print cards with any message you like, in your handwriting. It looks as if you've jotted a note when you haven't at all. Because who has time? Minimum order is 100 cards, $265 (with envelopes); 011-44-207-629-8558. GOTHAM'S FINEST (SHOPPER) For $125 an hour, Marina Crispo--"personal consultant" at the Four Seasons Hotel New York--will offer whatever assistance you may need. Most guests ask for help with shopping, since Crispo brings to the job insider knowledge and contacts from stints at Gucci, Hermes, and Barneys New York. She also brings patience and enthusiasm galore. "There is nothing more satisfactory," she says in her spicy Italian accent, "than a demanding person saying what a good time they have with you. I promise you, with me there is no boring moment!" 212-758-5700 |
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