jet set
noun
: an international social group of wealthy individuals who frequent fashionable resorts
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But even for the companies catering to the global jet set, Asia is becoming ever more relevant—and Europe less so.
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Peter Vanham, Fortune, 5 June 2024
If a gift set is more your speed, go for the Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum jet set: this travel-size trio is smoothing, moisturizing, and smells amazing.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2023
Braniff, suddenly the airline of the youthful jet set, reported an 80 percent leap in business.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 May 2024
A far cry from the icy contemporary interiors favored by the international jet set, the home offered comfort and beauty.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
The Piaget Polo personifies the flamboyance and irreverence of the time, and is quickly adopted by the beau monde and global jet set.
—Ming Liu, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
His stretcher was loaded onto a private jet set to take him to the undisclosed medical facility.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
There are still glimmers of that jet set past; but more excitingly, there are glimpses of its future, too.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
The clifftop Prince’s Palace, covered in frescoes dating back to the Italian Renaissance, and James Bond-famous Belle Époque Casino de Monte-Carlo have created an air of mystery around Monaco, a place where the European jet set and Hollywood royalty brush elbows.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2023
Peter Vanham, Fortune, 5 June 2024
If a gift set is more your speed, go for the Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum jet set: this travel-size trio is smoothing, moisturizing, and smells amazing.
—Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2023
Braniff, suddenly the airline of the youthful jet set, reported an 80 percent leap in business.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 May 2024
A far cry from the icy contemporary interiors favored by the international jet set, the home offered comfort and beauty.
—Ian Malone, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
The Piaget Polo personifies the flamboyance and irreverence of the time, and is quickly adopted by the beau monde and global jet set.
—Ming Liu, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
His stretcher was loaded onto a private jet set to take him to the undisclosed medical facility.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2023
There are still glimmers of that jet set past; but more excitingly, there are glimpses of its future, too.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
The clifftop Prince’s Palace, covered in frescoes dating back to the Italian Renaissance, and James Bond-famous Belle Époque Casino de Monte-Carlo have created an air of mystery around Monaco, a place where the European jet set and Hollywood royalty brush elbows.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2023
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