Located just a 10-minute drive from Rome’s historic center, the larger of the two villas served as a centerpiece for the Gucci dynasty’s celebrations and special occasions. Surrounded by 10,000 square metres of meticulously landscaped parkland, both villas share access to a grand swimming pool.

Finished in 1951, and remodeled in the 1990’s, the main mansion is a four-story residence. Inspired by Aldo Gucci’s British wife, Olwen Price, the design showcases stately English manor elements, including bowed windows and imposing columns. The 1,200 square meter mansion features a fireside living room, dining room, study, a game room and a generously equipped kitchen on its first floor.

Ascending to the second floor, one can find the principal suite awaits its next fashionista owners with two ensuite bathrooms and two walk-in closets. There are also four additional bedrooms with ensuite baths. Crowned at the top of the villa is an epic penthouse, featuring a fireplace and even a rooftop terrace.

The second villa, dating back to the ’60s, provides a canvas for potential transformation. While it requires a touch of tender loving care, Forbes Global Properties real estate advisor Chiara Gennarelli sees its potential as a guest house, a residence for grown-up children, a home office, or even as an investment opportunity, suggesting it could be converted into medium-sized apartments for resale.

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Scheduled for the weekend of May 10-12, 2024, the three-day music festival will unfold in the breathtaking Birg and Schilthorn mountains of Switzerland, reaching an altitude of 3,000 meters.

Detour is all about finding spectacular locations for intimate parties, and this is as stunning as it gets.

Jonny Ensall, Detour Discotheque founder.

“I always liked the idea of opening Detour Discotheque on top of a mountain – it seemed like the obvious next step – so I spent a long time researching Alpine venues in a variety of countries”, Detour Discotheque founder, DJ and journalist, Jonny Ensall explained the choice of location. “In the end, I went to that area of Switzerland on a hunch and was recommended the main venue, Piz Gloria. It’s a revolving restaurant and a filming location for a Bond movie. The journey up in the cable car is so astonishing, it made sense straight away.”

The festivities commence on Friday, May 10, with a day party on the terrace at Birg station, featuring stunning views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains. The main venue, Piz Gloria, a 300 people capacity revolving mountain-top restaurant atop Schilthorn, will be the epicenter of the dance extravaganza on Saturday, May 11. The celebration continues Sunday, May 12, at a traditional Trinkhalle (drinking hall) outside Interlaken, ensuring a diverse experience for attendees.

The lineup for this high-altitude fiesta includes Manchester veteran DJ Paulette, London-based Norsicaa, the ‘disco re-edit collective’ Talking Drums and other yet-to-be-announced Swiss acts. The curated musical experience promises to keep the dance floor alive throughout the weekend.

The journey to the high-altitude venue is an experience in itself, with partygoers commuting from their accommodations in the Alpine villages of Lauterbrunnen and Mürren via four cable cars, for a scenic 32-minute journey that offers breathtaking views.

In addition to the dance festivities, attendees can explore the picturesque surroundings of Lauterbrunnen, known for their greenery, the Staubbach Falls and the car-free village charm of Mürren. Activities such as paragliding, hiking, farm visits and river rafting offer an array of options for adventure seekers, since May is not quite the ski season.

Lauterbrunnen is accessible by train or car from international airports in Bern, Zurich, Geneva and Basel. A coach service will facilitate transportation between Lauterbrunnen, Stechelberg and Interlaken, ensuring seamless access to Europe’s highest disco in Switzerland.

Weekend tickets, starting at £245 (€285), cover the £160-worth (€186) of cable car rides. Exclusive pre-sale ticket allocations for Detour Discotheque mailing list subscribers open on Tuesday, December 5, with general sales starting on Sunday, December 10.

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Under the terms of the agreement, Ecojet is set to acquire up to 70 engines from ZeroAvia, including the ZA600, tailored for 19-seat regional aircraft, and the ZA2000, designed for 80-seat regional turboprop aircraft. The deal follows ZeroAvia’s successful completion of several test flights earlier this year, using a prototype of the ZA600 engine on a Dornier 228 aircraft. The company is also actively advancing its core technologies to accommodate larger aircraft in the near future.

Ecojet’s founder, Dale Vince, sees the agreement with ZeroAvia as a milestone for the aviation industry and the environment, emphasizing the feasibility of zero-emission flights and positioning the collaboration as a demonstration of aligning a green lifestyle with net-zero targets without compromising air travel.

Based in Edinburgh, the airline aims to begin services in 2024, at the beginning powering its plane with conventional fuel, but plans to install the ZA600 engines as of 2025, followed by the ZA2000 engines in 2027.

Moving forward, ZeroAvia, MONTE and Ecojet plan to collaborate with local airports to establish the first routes for hydrogen-electric commercial flights in the UK and beyond. The trio also intends to engage with regulators and policymakers to advocate for the adoption of hydrogen as a sustainable aviation fuel.

Contributing to the aviation industry’s pursuit of net-zero carbon emissions by retrofitting existing aircraft with zero-emission technology, ZeroAvia has also recently partnered with Alaska Airlines to retrofit a Bombardier Q400 regional turboprop with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

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ECB conducted a survey both offline, with 23,377 European participants, and online, with over 365,000 Europeans expressing their views, in July and August 2023. “European culture” secured the top spot, resonating with 21% of the respondents, followed by “Rivers: the waters of life in Europe”, at 18%, and “Birds: free, resilient, inspiring” at 17%. To reflect the public’s preferences as broadly as possible, the Governing Council gave its approval to combine “Rivers: the waters of life in Europe” and “Birds: free, resilient, inspiring” into a single nature-related theme.

Both of the chosen themes share a common thread of connecting Europe and Europeans, and this is very much in keeping with our goal of making banknotes more relatable to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank President

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The Governing Council decided to establish an advisory group to propose motifs for the selected themes by the end of 2024. The other proposed themes were: “European values mirrored in nature”, “The future is yours”, “Hands: together we build Europe” and “Our Europe, ourselves”.

“Banknotes are a symbol of our European unity, now and in the future. We are committed to ensuring that everyone can choose how they pay, be it using cash or digital payments,” said ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone.

Now, a competition to design the new banknotes will be held and European citizens will again have the chance to express their preferences on the design options. The ECB is expected to decide on the final designs, and when to produce and issue the new banknotes, in 2026. Once a decision to produce new banknotes has been taken, it will still be several years before the first banknotes are issued.

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The announcement comes as part of a comprehensive anti-tobacco plan presented by Health and Prevention Minister Aurélien Rousseau, who highlighted that tobacco products contribute to a staggering 75,000 avoidable deaths annually in the country, about 200 a day.France’s public health body reported nearly 12 million daily smokers in the country last year, with 32% of individuals aged 18 to 75 admitting to smoking and 25% smoking daily. The move is a part of a broader government initiative to create a “tobacco-free generation by 2032”, with the aim of reducing the prevalence of smoking in the population.

What we want with this plan is to stop trivializing smoking. The fun, leisure aspect of smoking has to go.

Aurélien Rousseau, Health and Prevention Minister of France

Acknowledging the success of the existing 7,200 tobacco-free zones in France, such as the cigarette-free beaches in Saint-Laurent-du-Var on the Côte d’Azur, Saint-Malo, Biarritz and, the first one, Nice, in the French Riviera, established in 2012, the government aims to replicate these measures on a national scale. “Beaches, parks, around schools – lots of places had started these experiments and now, it’s true, we’re heading to a general rule to show our determination”, the Minister stated.

With concerns about the environmental impact of cigarette butt litter on beaches, the initiative also aligns with broader efforts to address environmental issues.

Rousseau outlined the scope of the ban during a press conference, revealing that fines for smoking in restricted areas could be implemented as early as next year. To further discourage smoking, legislators plan to also forbid single-use disposable e-cigarettes, with an initial vote on the draft law expected in the National Assembly next month. Additionally, there will be a gradual increase in cigarette prices, with a 20-packet that is currently €11 projected to cost €12 in 2025 and €13 by 2027.

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The study focused on two key factors associated with space travel: exposure to galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) and hindlimb unloading (HLU), a condition akin to weightlessness experienced in space. While exploring the consequences of these conditions on vital tissues crucial for erectile function, specifically targeting the distal internal pudendal artery (dIPA) and the corpus cavernosum (CC), researchers found that oxidative stress (a condition defined by an imbalance of radicals and antioxidants in the body) and endothelial dysfunction, known causative factors in erectile dysfunction, were prevalent in simulated spaceflight conditions. The impaired non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) nerve-mediated relaxation in the dIPA and CC tissues suggested a potential pathway for erectile dysfunction in astronauts during deep space exploration missions.

“Galactic cosmic radiation impaired erectile function was not terribly surprising. Prior research has demonstrated that GCR can cause damage to the endothelium and the nervous system, both critical for proper erectile function”, Professor Justin D. La Favor, co-author of the study, told Newsweek. According to the professor, there is bigger vulnerability of the protective systems in erectile tissues compared to the central cardiovascular system.

What came surprisingly to the scientists was that these effects persisted even after a long recovery period, raising concerns about the lasting impact of spaceflight conditions on astronauts’ sexual health.

La Favor highlighted the need for further research into the immediate effects of GCR exposure and potential therapeutic mitigation. “With more manned missions to space planned for the coming years, there needs to be more focus on astronauts’ sexual health when they return to Earth” especially since “current space vehicles provide negligible protection against GCR, so there are no effective ways to protect astronauts from GCR exposure on trips to deep space”, La Favor alerted.the professor explained.

The study proposed potential solutions, suggesting that immediate exposure to antioxidants and specific enzyme inhibitors could restore NANC-mediated relaxation in tissues affected by GCR.

The possibility of human sexual activity in space has intrigued scientists, especially with the prospect of space tourism on the horizon. Scientists have previously discussed how the altered blood flow in space, where blood tends to float towards the head and chest, can affect the body’s ability to maintain an erection.

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The announcement of the TUI Forest project was made during the international management conference of the TUI Group, hosted in Rhodes at the beginning of November. The project, scheduled for implementation from 2024, aims to establish a forest made of native, fire-tolerant trees, marking a stride in sustainable tourism practices, in a collaborative effort between government, private sector and environmental organizations.

The new reality of climate change is here, and we need to adjust. Sustainability transformation becomes now even more important than it was before.

George Chatzimarkos, Governor of the South Aegean region

The Governor of the South Aegean region, George Chatzimarkos, shared insights into the endeavor, highlighting the urgent need for climate adaptation. The TUI Forest initiative is part of the broader sustainability project, “Co-Lab Rhodes”, aimed at fostering environmental, social, cultural and economic sustainability. “TUI Group and TUI Care Foundation along with South Aegean, together we plant the forest of resilience and regeneration of Rhodes”, Chatzimarkos emphasized.

Integral to the Co-Lab Rhodes initiative, the TUI Forest seeks to elevate Rhodes into a model sustainable holiday destination. “Sustainability is a top priority for TUI and was therefore also an important topic at our management conference”, said Sebastian Ebel, CEO of TUI Group.

TUI Forest Rhodes is part of the international TUI Forests program. The program aims to create forests worldwide, fostering natural habitats and offering visitors the chance to reconnect with the natural environment. “Forests are investments in the future. Their full impact on biodiversity and resilience unfolds over a period of decades”, stated Thomas Ellerbeck, Chairman of the TUI Care Foundation. “Our goal is to plant at least five million trees in TUI forests around the world over the next three years. Such initiatives show that tourism is a driver of positive change – today, in the medium and in the long term.”

Furthermore, the TUI Forests Program allows customers in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands to support reforestation efforts by adopting a tree when booking travel through the respective TUI websites. Plans are underway to extend this initiative to TUI travel agencies, with other TUI markets working on their introduction

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Previously operating under the banner of AnadoluJet, the leisure brand was initially established in 2008 with the primary aim of enhancing air connectivity for Anatolia, situated along the Mediterranean coast in southwest Türkiye, also flying to European cities and Western Asia. However, as of March, the subsidiary will run independently, holding its own operating certificate, while keeping the bases at the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen and Ankara airports.

Unveiled at the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the rebranded carrier aims to provide a summer schedule featuring flights to various destinations within Türkiye, with future destinations including Cairo, Casablanca, Madrid, Muscat and Shymkent.

“After years of enjoyable travel under the AnadoluJet name, the AJet brand is not just a new name; it is also the name of a transformation that carries the promise of serving passengers with modern and accessible prices”, the rebranded ariline’s LinkedIn page reads.

“In line with our goals for the next 10 years, we are proud to have started the establishment process of our AJet. We fully believe that AJet, with its new name, will become an important part of the low-cost aviation industry on a global scale”, said Ahmet Bolat, Turkish Airlines’ Chairman.

The long-term vision for AJet is ambitious, with Turkish Airlines unveiling a 10-year business plan that outlines substantial capacity growth and the aspiration to build a fleet of around 200 narrowbody aircraft, choosing between the Airbus A320neo-family and the Boeing 737 Max by 2033. Up until the end September, Anadolujet’s fleet only counted 87 aircrafts.

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The episode unfolded during a transcontinental flight from New York to Incheon, with the woman reportedly showing signs of anxiety approximately about 10 hours after take-off. The flight crew successfully restrained the passenger and alerted airport authorities. She was arrested upon landing at Incheon International Airport.

According to Korea JoongAng Daily, the woman then tested positive for taking meth. Authorities in South Korea, where drug use is strictly prohibited for citizens no matter the national’s location, are now contemplating legal repercussions for the troubled passenger.

The woman spent the last six months in New York and had no documented history of mental illness. She now faces a 10-year prison sentence for attempting to open the emergency exit, in addition to another 10 years behind bars or a fine of 100 million won (7,060 euros) for drug use.

This incident marks the third time this year that a passenger has tried to tamper with an aircraft’s emergency exit in South Korea. In a similar event in May, a 32-year-old man successfully opened an emergency door 200 meters above ground on a flight from Jeju to Daegu. He received a five-year suspended sentence, with the court attributing the decision to a need for urgent mental treatment.

Another case in June involved a 19-year-old, also under the influence of drugs, attempting to open the door during a flight from Cebu to Incheon, resulting in a three-year prison sentence.

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The real property the Princess visited in 1997 with Al-Fayed is located in the South of France, however the Yellow Castle’s authenticity as a filming location is underscored by the fact that Diana herself frequented Puerto d’Andratx, a nearby location scouted by Netflix for this iconic setting.

Nestled on the cliffs of the isle of Mallorca, above the azure waters, and a 20 minute drive from the capital Palma, the Balearic gem, now available on Airbnb, offers a chance to step into the regal world of the late Princess, portrayed by Elizabeth Debicki in the series.

Available for a princely sum of 4500 euros per night, the Yellow Castle offers a lavish experience with seven bedrooms and an astonishing ten bathrooms. Fit for royalty, the villa boasts a private rock cave that offers spa treatments – a feature synonymous with luxury – and a pool area surround by statuary, a hot tub and ocean, as well as mountain views.

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