In August I was invited to a banquet at Luttrelstown Castle, the pristine Castleknock stately home, venue for the nuptials of Posh and The Penalty King. On this occasion we were celebrating a reunion of the Greifelt family, hosted by Bob, CEO of NASDAQ, the principal New York stock exchange, and his wife Julia. Actually, [...]
Full ArticleGregory Patrick is the founder and CEO of Dreammaker International which plans experiences—not just a trip.
A client’s pre-set notions about destination mean nothing to Patrick. He wants to know who you are. What are your passions? What do you want to accomplish? What do you want to happen to your body? What do you want [...]
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
BOSTON (Reuters) - The Italian countryside is the vacation destination of choice for high-flying hedge fund managers who are willing to pay $2,000 to $4,000 per person a day to just chill out, said a travel adviser for the wealthy.
Although managers of hedge funds, the private investment pools for the wealthy, are known [...]
By Dan Wilchins
(Story contains descriptions that some readers may find objectionable.)
BOSTON (Reuters) - When you have huge sums of money to spend, merely staying at a Ritz-Carlton is far from enough.
Top hedge fund managers and chief executives instead prefer to hire someone like Gregory Patrick to create a holiday experience at a private villa that [...]
The Sunday Independent (Ireland)
Bob Greifeld still has a blazer that he bought for $ 95 in 1974. He was wearing it on Thursday night, at dinner in Luttrellstown Castle.
We had just finished the starter, a truffle cappuccino, when Bob decided to share the story of his blazer with 27 members of the Greifeld family. And [...]
The Houston Chronicle - Monday 3 STAR EDITION
SHELBY HODGE
How’s this for Super Bowl superiority? A $ 548,000 gridiron package that loads more experiences into seven days and seven nights than even Scheherazade could have imagined.
Houston-based Tours of Enchantment holds the key to the package that debuts on e-Bay early this week. The 12-person suite on [...]
The Houston Chronicle - Monday 2 STAR EDITION
SHELBY HODGE
It was not your mother’s charity gala. But no one really expected Saturday night’s Deacons of Deadwood Harley Make-a-Wish Ball to be too typical.
Sure, there were the traditional silent auction, live auction and goodie bag components. But there was also an abundance of cleavage, tattoos (both permanent [...]
Pick 1 of 5 these adventures, then see what your choice says about you.
By Carin Gorrell
“Sounds like you need a vacation,” Microsoft mogul Bill Gates says as he hands you a signed blank check. “It’s on me. The sky’s the limit.”
Dream on, you say? Why not? Gregory Patrick, founder of Tours of Enchantment, a luxury [...]
Insurance Conference Planner September/October 2001
Sail the Christina O
It is arguably the world’s most opulent yacht, and now it’s available for corporate groups. When Aristotle Onassis purchased the former Christina in 1954, he turned itinto a floating palace that hosted some of the world’s most famous politicians and movie stars. Recently revamped for more than $50 [...]
People
Most people buy homes where they need to. Celebrities buy where they want to–and they frequently buy more than one. Then, rather than leave their extra dwelling empty most of the year, some stars rent them out to ordinary folk. Ordinary folk, that is, who can afford them. For the jaded traveler who wants to [...]