Forbes magazine (www.Forbes.com) published info about hotels and resorts owned by billionaires. Web sites make fun viewing:
Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones bought 350,000 acres in Tanzania.His Singita Grumeti Reserves feature air-conditioned tents and other amenities to provide a luxury experience.
http://www.singita.com
William Cook restored French Lick Hotel & Casino in Indiana. It includes golf, 12 eating venues and the casino.
www.FrenchLick.com
Kuwait’s richest man, Nassar Al-Kharafi owns Port Ghalib Resort, close to Egypt’s pyramids. Three resorts in one. Great beach and scuba diving.
http://portghalib.orientory.com
Donald Trump’s Trump International overlooks Central Park.
http://www.trumpintl.com
New York’s Plaza Hotel is owned by Israeli titan Yitzhak Tshuva. It’s Central Park and Fifth Avenue location is premier.
http://www.fairmont.com/thePlaza
Topping the list of billionaire owned hotels is Steve Wynn’s Wynn Las Vegas. While staying there you can check out the cars at the Ferrari-Maseratie dealership, or the multi-million dollar art collection.
www.wynnlasvegas.com
Sheldon Adelson took his concept of the Venetian in Las Vegas to unparalleled heights with the Venetian Macau. It is the equivalent of 56 football fields and includes a 14,000 seat stadium.
http://www.venetianmacao.com/en/
Hasso Plattner, Germany’s richest man owns Fancourt Hotel and Country in South Africa. It offers 3 rated golf courses, 6 gourmet restaurants, and lush tropical wilderness garden.
http://www.fancourt.co.za/
Las Ventanas in Mexico is owned by Beanie Baby creator Ty Warner. It features 71 suites overlooking the Sea of Cortez.
http://www.lasventanas.com/en/
Ritz Carlton Chicago is owned by Chicago billionaire Neil Bluhm.
http://www.fourseasons.com/chicagorc/
The Carlton Hotel in St Moritz is owned by Swiss retail mogul Carl-Heinz Kipp. It is certainly one of the most prestigious ski resorts.
http://www.carlton-stmoritz.ch/de/17/carlton_hotel.aspx
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