Sentences with phrase «than a luxury with»

As the years have gone by, traveling has become more of an ordeal than a luxury with the added security and airlines charging an arm and leg for carry - on or checked bags.

Not exact matches

-- Scott and Missy Tannen, founders of Boll & Branch, a New York - based company with a line of accessibly priced luxury bed linens that launched in January 2014 with first - year revenue topping $ 2 million and more than a $ 10 million run rate in its second year in business.

And as is so often the case with luxury goods, the business around it is far less savoury than the product.

Food with labels like organic and natural has simply become another luxury good in which people are coughing up more than a product's true value, Friedberg says.

It's a growing market, with more than 300 million consumers making purchases online with an appetite for luxury goods.

Buying a luxury car is more than just purchasing mobility and by the very nature of the cars we create, there is a natural fit with the growing business of experiences.

«Instead of trying to discount down a luxury vehicle, we start with a vehicle that really has a good price point but is more expensive than other vehicles in the segment.

-- Ted Teng, president and CEO of The Leading Hotels of the World, a luxury hotel collection with more than 375 hotels in over 75 countries.

Amazon with its low - margin retail business, in his view, doesn't have that luxury, a characterization that AWS, which sold more than $ 2 billion in cloud services for its most recently reported quarter, would probably dismiss.

According to the article, the fund will target companies — in areas such as luxury goods and food and beverage — where association with Branson will «give the company the potential to grow faster than it would do with anyone else.»

While that seems like a small percentage, it's still one in 11 households, which means a millionaire could be tucked away in your neighborhood rather than leading an extravagant life peppered with luxuries and indulgences.

But it is Wintour's role in promoting fashion and luxury goods manufacturing as an important US export business, coupled with her growing political fundraising acumen (according to the Obama campaign, she is a «top bundler», raising more than $ 500,000 for the Obama Victory Fund) that led to speculation she is eyeing a political position.

Creates a leading global luxury and upper - upscale vacation ownership operator with access to world - class loyalty programs and an expanded portfolio of highly demanded vacation destinations: Combining MVW and ILG will create a leading global vacation ownership and exchange company comprising approximately 650,000 owners, seven upper - upscale and luxury brands, over 100 vacation properties and more than 20,000 vacation ownership units around the world.

This is much better, in terms of value, than you would earn with the Starwood Preferred Guest ® American Express Luxury Card on those same purchases.

With the Starwood Preferred Guest ® American Express Luxury Card, you have to spend a little bit more than a $ 1 per mile.

Snell Real Estate in Los Cabos, which has more than 50 multilingual realtors and support staff, says the alliance with the luxury real estate auction firm, which specialises in multimillion - dollar property sales, will help boost marketing and sales option to its clients.

With the luxury residential market booming, expensive rentals have recently been in higher demand than ever — getting snapped up faster than usual and, in...

It was a fairly rocky day for the luxury clothing manufacturer, with preopening prices in the region of 1520 and a dip to less than 1490 during mid-morning trading.

Sad: New York's landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel is scheduled to close in spring 2017 so owner Anbang Insurance Group Co. can begin converting most of the more than 1,400 rooms to luxury condominiums, said a person with knowledge of the plans.

While there may be some overlapping with other e-commerce platforms, luxury retailers can carefully select their stock to put up for sale online, rather than just listing everything.

We could do more than we now do with hothouse production, but the point remains that the luxuries to which we have become accustomed would be reduced.

Here we see unknown writers in the hills of ancient Judah, seated in simple homes that from the point of view of our present - day luxury might be regarded as little better than hovels, surrounded with furnishings more bare and austere than those of a medieval monastery, equipped with simple reed pens and rolls of papyrus, or perhaps with broken sherds of old pots, as they slowly indite in awkward, ancient Hebrew characters, words that have run like fire and are potent at this distant day.

Add to that a neglected list of household chores, about a million errands to run, and a host of current relationships to maintain, and spending time with new people — especially people who are different than me — seems like a luxury that only the Shane Claibornes of this world can afford.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

This craving for rich - tasting confections ties in with the purchasing of luxury items, the sales of which, says Cornell University economist Robert H. Frank in an article for Newsweek, are growing four times faster than the rate of overall spending.

About Sofitel Sofitel is the only French luxury hotel brand with a presence on five continents with 120 addresses, in almost 40 countries (more than 30,000 rooms).

With investments in more than 200 companies across 15 countries, Tavistock Group's investment portfolio includes: life sciences, sports teams and sporting events, manufacturing and distribution, oil, gas and energy, financial services, restaurants, commercial properties, private luxury residential properties, resort properties and master - planned real estate developments.

Treasury's Asian business in the first half of 2015 - 16 more than doubled its profits to $ 46.5 million, with the flagship Penfolds Grange at the luxury end of the market giving the firm extra cache with Asian buyers.

She's an «expedition ship» which means it's small (129 passengers), education - oriented, and with fewer amenities than a massive luxury liner but more than you might imagine.

Don't even attempt this stew from Rose's Luxury with less - than - stellar stuff.

The newly opened Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach announces the appointment of native South Floridian Jorge Ramos as executive chef with more than 14 years of luxury hospitality experience, Ramos brings his passion for cooking to guests, offering authentic cuisine infused with global flavors at the resorts» dining outlets, in - suite dining, and banquets.

Now with more than 20 years of experience, Chef Giuliano has perfected his skills in some of New York's most prestigious restaurants including Charlie Palmer's Aureole under mentor and chef, Dante Boccuzzi, and has held esteemed positions in luxury resorts and «Michelin Star» restaurants such as Convivio.

Wahba, who has lived and worked in the Bay Area since 1996, joins Hakkasan with more than 25 years of experience in the fine dining and luxury hospitality industries.

With suites ranging from a standard 650 - square - foot Luxury Suite to the luxurious 10,000 - square - foot Chairman Suite, the all - suite resort boasts more than 4,000 of Las Vegas» most lavish suite accommodations.

With the likes of Coquelin, Xhaka, Elneny and hopefully Cazorla competing for those midfield spots you could say that the always attack minded Welshman is a bit of a luxury player whose impact off the bench could be more than from the start, don't you think?

Now, we're in an offseason where a potential superstar like Shohei Ohtani is only getting the league minimum after signing with the Angels for a capped international bonus figure; where one of the very best hitters in the game, J.D. Martinez, still can't find a reasonable offer with less than two weeks to go before spring training; where Yu Darvish can't sign with either of the teams he would like to (the richest out there, the Yankees and Dodgers), despite their having a need for a starter of his caliber, because they «need» to clear salary in order to avoid paying the luxury tax.

If the luxury tax level stays the same, that leaves the Bulls with less than $ 13 million to fill out at least nine other roster spots.

Arsenal has nothing other teams do not have, if you cant provide players with the luxury of being a serious club who competes for trophys than you need persue them to stay bec of the money, and Wenger again is doing his poker games

Add to this that Ozil is also joint top of the EPL assist chart with David Silva after bagging another couple as we beat Watford, and you can see that rather than being a luxury player, the Germany international is now a vital and influential member of the team.

Zero doubt that Ozil underperforms and is a luxury play better suited for a team full of WC players like the German national team than for a team like Arsenal with maybe 2 WC players.

Less secure managers than Wenger do not have some of the luxuries he can indulge himself with.

He just happens to be able to do more than that, not to say Hayes couldn't but Hayes had the luxury of playing with the likes of Vasquez all four years as well as Milbourne, and other players like Gist and Strawberry and others before that.

Big Sam and his style of football management is just about as different from Arsene Wenger as you can get and so the type of players that fit in well with the Arsenal style might well be seen as too lightweight by the new England boss or as luxury players rather than regulars.

There is more than just a small minority of Arsenal fans who think that the Germany international Mesut Ozil is nothing more than a luxury that the Gunners can not really afford to have, apart from when he blows away the doubters with a match winning performance like we saw against Tottenham last weekend.

Under Jol, Fulham had too many «luxury» players such as Taarabt and Berbatov, who on their day were brilliant but more often than not disappointed the Fulham faithful, with work - rate severely lacking — something Meulensteen has also looked to change.

While Spain has the luxury of an influx of young talent at its disposal, Italy — partly due to injuries, too — arrives in France with an uninspiring roster than

On paper, Bilic has the luxury of three fit strikers to choose from but with a fragile and sluggish central midfield and defence it is difficult to see how more than one can be accommodated at any one time, without the risk of further exposure.

If you are looking to travel in style, what better way than with luxury luggage?

As technology enhances our lives more than ever before, luxury designers have been getting to grips with it to help those with a little spare cash find more ways to relax.

In an era when safety concerns are paramount and many households are eschewing the use of a land line, equipping even young children with mobile devices can feel more like a necessity than a luxury — but this new way of life has come with steep costs.