Voyage Edge — Advertising + luxury travel

ISABELLA'S ISLAY Sponsorship & Activation Jun 14, 5:06 AM EDT

Ari Emanuel / MARI

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Emanuel's MARI acquires majority stake in Bucket Listers event firm

Ari Emanuel's live events and experiences holding company MARI has acquired a majority stake in event-focused marketing firm Bucket Listers, founded in 2018.

ReadingLive events are no longer a line item in a media buy. They are now a portfolio asset, traded like IP.

WatchMARI's next acquisition will be in destination marketing or hospitality marketing. Within six months.

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HENRI IV Yachting & Aviation Jun 14, 5:06 AM EDT

Flexjet

Forbes ↗

Flexjet acquired The Jet Business, a 2.5M-follower aircraft broker

Flexjet, Inc. acquired The Jet Business, a high-profile aircraft broker with over 2.5 million TikTok followers, expanding its market reach and capabilities.

ReadingPrivate aviation customer acquisition cost just halved for one operator. The others will feel it in booking velocity.

WatchFlexjet's pricing on sub-charter bookings will soften in Q2. Monitor membership churn at competitors.

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MACALLAN 1926 Branded Residences Jun 14, 5:06 AM EDT

Kygo / Palm Tree Residences Miami

Miami New Times ↗

Kygo's Palm Tree Residences launches sales in June; music meets real estate

Palm Tree Residences Miami, co-founded by Norwegian record producer Kygo and Myles Shear, will launch sales in June, bringing celebrity-branded residences to Miami's luxury market.

ReadingMusic-festival adjacency in real estate is now a financial metric. Operators pricing units without entertainment partnerships are leaving margin on the table.

WatchThe first price-per-square-foot comparison between Kygo residences and non-branded Miami towers. It will not be close.

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LOUIS XIII Branded Residences Jun 14, 5:06 AM EDT

LA Luxury Hotel-Branded Condos

AOL ↗

LA hotel-branded condos approach $1B in sales; mansions no longer the play

Wealthy Angelenos are trading their sprawling mansions for deluxe apartments in the sky, with some LA branded-residence developments approaching $1 billion in total sales.

ReadingMansion inventory in LA's prime zones will soften. Branded-residences pipeline in those same zones will harden.

WatchSecondary markets will copy the model. Watch Denver, Miami, Austin for similar announcements in Q3.

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PAPPY 23 Global Tourism Policy Jun 14, 5:06 AM EDT

Japan Tourism Board

Reuters ↗

Japan recorded 3.5M inbound tourists in February; record month for arrivals

Japan set a new February record with nearly 3.5 million inbound visitors, representing a 6.4% increase year-over-year, driven by Gulf travelers and long-haul luxury tourism.

ReadingHotels at the Aman and Rosewood tier in Japan are at occupancy floors, not ceilings. Capacity-constrained assets are pricing accordingly.

WatchLuxury hotel construction permits in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Hokkaido will be announced within 60 days by international operators.

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JOHNNIE BLUE Branded Residences Jun 14, 5:06 AM EDT

Branded Residences Market

Multi-Housing News ↗

Hotel-branded residences reshape luxury residential market across four regions

Hotel-branded residences have evolved beyond traditional hotel-attached models, becoming standalone luxury residential assets with hotel-caliber services, improving synergies across hospitality and residential segments.

ReadingSingle-asset residential developers will find capital harder to access. The institutional players only fund operators who speak both languages.

WatchThree major hospitality brands will announce residential portfolios they intend to IPO or securitize. Mark the calendar for investor day announcements.

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WELL POUR Experience Economy Jun 14, 5:06 AM EDT

Executive Branch Private Club

CNBC ↗

Trump Jr. launches Executive Branch private club with $500K membership fee

A new private membership club in Washington, D.C., co-founded by Donald Trump Jr., is charging a $500,000 membership fee with an existing waitlist.

ReadingMembers-only clubs in political capitals are now a capital allocation category. Monitor the other seven launches that will follow.

WatchThe first membership resignation and the PR narrative that follows. It will reveal what the $500K actually buys.

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