Hedge fund managers fancy Italian getaways

Monday, October 8th, 2007

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 [...]

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Ultra-wealthy want experiences above all

Monday, October 8th, 2007

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 [...]

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