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Today's Travel News
Friday, May 9, 2008
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The Go-To Man for this year’s Cannes
There’s a particular kind of travel most of us will never get to experience. It’s the truly luxurious mode enjoyed by the very wealthy - individuals, corporate honchos, royalty and the glitterati of the entertainment firmament.
For example, suppose you’re somebody exceptionally special (of course you are, but are you rolling in dough to the point that you don’t really know how much you actually have?) and you want to drop in on the Cannes Film Festival and mix with more of your sort.
As you already know, the 61st Cannes Film Festival takes place May 14-25 this year, transforming this French Riviera seaside town into a wildly glamorous entertainment industry epicenter once again, as nearly 200,000 film professionals, international paparazzi and cinema-crazed fans gather to experience the legendary Festival de Cannes. So you know that finding a suitable place to say is a daunting near-impossibility. Accommodations in Cannes during the Festival represents the single-most difficult challenge facing the wannabe attendee. But we’ve recently learned about a secret “go-to” guy who just might have a suitable suite waiting for you. He’s Gary Mansour – aka “The Cannes-Do Man.” As founder of Mansour Travel Company and luxury travel guru whose company caters to entertainment and business honchos the world over, Mansour has, over the past two decades, earned a loyal following of tony clientele who pay a $15,000 - $50,000 retainer for his unique expertise and rely on him to plan every detail of their travel. His services are always in demand – regardless of economic swings - and none more so than when it comes to Cannes. As one of the top room bookers of Cannes hotels, Mansour’s company controls and books upwards of 100 rooms out of the roughly 1,600 available in the top six hotels. It’s claimed that the savviest A-listers, including film stars, directors and producers, know to hire Mansour and his team to get the best deals. In this case, a status-suitable room (or suite). ...More
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