There will always be a luxury traveler... but by definition, if there are too many of them it starts to feel like a commodity. That automatically detracts from some of the opulence of it all.

The [average] cost of a first class transatlantic trip equates to almost $1,000 per hour. Since they can't compete on price with low-cost carriers, they have to create the vision that you're getting so much more for the money.

This fantastic new complex at the Highlands will give the region not only a grand new hotel and increased luxury lodging and real estate options, but a host of new jobs, an increase in the tax base, and a positive economic impact. We appreciate that East West Partners has a strong track record of thoughtful development and high sensitivity to preserving the natural environment.

We don't have that luxury, if you will.

If they were to build these high-rise luxury towers the local people will not be able to, I guess, afford to buy a unit.

Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries