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The Luxury Standard

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“To travel is to live.’’ Hans Christian Andersen

ALL-NEW RANGE ROVER SPORT DRIVEN TO ANOTHER LEVEL

PRIVATE LUXURY TRAVEL is dedicated to creating the perfect vacation. We provide the ultimate luxury in private.

Top hotels and resorts, restaurants, luxury home rentals, private islands, private jets or yachts, various activities and events are waiting for you. Our exquisite destinations and properties offer gorgeous locations, breathtaking ocean views, and the finest amenities that include swimming pool, spas and close proximity to golfing, shopping and world-class dining.

Whether you are looking for an unforgettable vacation, wedding destination or private oceanfront vacation estate we will help to create and fulfill your dream.Pamper yourself with customized gourmet meals and spa treatments designed to revitalize your health, beauty and well-being from the comfort of your private luxury home.We will be your private concierge during your vacations. If you are looking for premier destinations, hotels, golfing, private charter boats or jets we are here to cater to your needs.Join the Exclusive Travel Club by purchasing Rhapsody Packages - The Luxury Standard: Silver Package, Gold Package, Platinum Package and Sapphire Package (only for companies). These packages were created for VIP and corporate clients and you will enjoy a lot of benefits.

You will receive Luxury Concierge Services 24/7 and you will experience the benefits of the two cards included in the package: Leaders Club -The Leading Hotels of the World Card and PJE Card.

Cristian Octavian FrăsinPresident & CEO

The Private Luxury Group

Welcome to Exclusive Travel Club!

The Ferrari Tour of Italy by Private Luxury Travel.The Ferrari Tour of Italy by Private Luxury Travel offers a unique luxury travel experience, new and exciting journey through Italy at the wheel of the latest Ferrari. It’s the perfect partnership.With your personal Ferrari Tour Director as your guide you’ll experience a journey that has been created and designed especially for you.Breathtaking scenery, wonderful food, and people with an infectious passion for life, it’s hard to imagine a country with more to offer.Private Luxury Travel does not just rent you a Ferrari for your trip of Italy. It lets you experience Italy by Ferrari as a First Class traveller. Staying in the very finest hotels, eating at Italy’s most famous restaurants, and assisted by a staff of highly qualified professionals. This 1- to 8-day tour can be tailored to suit your every need. Discover the ancient splendour of the Peninsula’s great regions as Tuscany, Umbria, Lazio, the Northern Lakes (Maggiore, Como, Garda), and cities such as Milan, Rome, Florence, Venice and Naples, as well as the charm of its smaller, hidden gems. Places of universal renown, but also places whose secrets need to be unveiled. All this plus the thrill of driving any one of Ferrari’s latest range of magnificent cars.Each day you will find your Ferrari filled up and carefully hand-washed, ready to carry on with your

astonishing luxury tour. And if travelling with other two couples of friends, the exclusive opportunity to enjoy the full Ferrari car portfolio. Four different among the latest Ferrari models, Ferrari 458 Italia/Spider, Ferrari California, Ferrari 430 Scuderia F1, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano F1, Ferrari F430 Spider F1, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti F1, will be totally at your disposal, for your tailor made tour of Italy, with the support of an expert Private Luxury Travel Ferrari Tour Director, to let you discover the different soul of each model of the most famous luxury sports car of Italy.

THE FERRARI TOUR OF ITALY

UK: T. + 44 7580 56 46 94. E-mail: [email protected] www.privatejetseurope.com

Private Luxury Travel ConsiergeInformation & Booking:RO: T. + 40 722 10 10 90E-mail: [email protected] www.theprivateluxurytravel.com

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The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong

Discover The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong and experience the vibrant energy and breathtaking beauty of Hong Kong. From the city’s time-honored traditions and rich culture to its modern amenities and exciting attractions, this luxurious 5-star hotel provides guests with convenient access to all this unforgettable destination has to offer.

After a day spent exploring the city, our hotel guests can relax and rejuvenate at a world-class spa, indulge in traditional Chinese cuisine or take in the breathtak-ing scenery of Victoria Harbour from the privacy of their spacious guest room. For guests looking for a cosmopolitan experience, our stunning rooftop lounge provides a stylish venue for refreshing cocktails complimented by a picturesque bird’s eye view of Hong Kong.



Chef PinoLavarraTosca 2*

Your lunch is ready to be served at 1 Tosca by Chef PinoLavarra.

Mille Feuille for dessert tonight?

Hotel Caruso Ravello

Piazza San Giovanni del Toro 2, 84010 Ravello (Salerno), Amalfi Coast-Italy

Sitting above the Bay of Salerno, the Hotel Caruso exudes romance from its rooms and restored grounds. Views of the breathtaking cerulean sea are on show from the outdoor terrace, where guests can sit with a signature Bellini cocktail, or from the infinity pool, seemingly suspended between sky and sea. The terraced gardens are designed to be explored and head gardener Gaetano Amato will guide guests through the native olive, lemon and pomegranate rows, as well as the medieval walls discovered during restoration. The hotel interiors also reveal features such as an original chapel with a Baroque altar and frescoes. Across the street, a former priests’ quarter has been transformed into five private guest rooms, with views of the oldest town on the Amalfi Coast.



The Caruso Ravello Hotel

“To travel is to live.’’ Hans Christian Andersen

Includes:A. One PJE PLATINUM Card B. One Leaders Club Card UNLIMITEDC. CONCIERGE SERVICES 24/7

A. PJE Platinum card includes:

• UNLIMITED VIP packages at Henry Coanda Otopeni airport (both on arrival and departure)*• UNLIMITED VIP Van/Limousine transfers to/from the aircraft to/from the terminal

YOUR COMPLETE GUIDE TO BENEFITS, SERVICES AND REWARDS “To travel is to live.’’ Hans Christian Andersen

RHAPSODY - The luxury Standard

PLATINUM PACKAGE FPEN Visconti Salvador Dali

*VIP Package consists in authorized accompanying services to/from the VIP lounge, passing through the special gate dedicated to VIP clientsVIP Lounge is open 24h/24h.The facilities available to business travellers are:Relaxing atmosphere; Highly qualified staff; PC area; Wi-Fi; Romanian and international television channels; Phone, fax, copier; Romanian and international media; Flight status info monitors; Flight status audio announcements; Smoking area; Wide range of alcoholic drinks, hot and cold drinks, pastry, dairy, sweets and snacks. Specific facilities for people with reduced mobility;LEADERS CLUB UNLIMITED CARD

• Daily Complimentary Breakfast for Two Start each day of your stay with a complimentary breakfast for two; • Guaranteed Room Upgrade Enjoy even more luxurious accommodations with a guaranteed one-category room upgrade at the time of booking. (Suite upgrades are at the discretion of the hotel); • Earn Free Nights Enjoy one free night when you complete four stays booked through LHW within your membership year. (Members have a 12-month period to earn their free night based on join/renew date) • Free Internet Access Stay connected to work or home at no charge. (Subject to availability); • Gift Memberships for Family Now your loved ones can enjoy the special privileges of Leaders Club

ACCESS TO ONE - OF- A- KIND EXPERIENCESEnjoy access to specially-designed experiences, ranging from epicurean tours to cultural excursions.

INVITATIONS TO LEADERS CLUB EVENTS

FREE GOLF SOCIETY BENEFITS• Complimentary club rental, “replay” privileges, and driving range usage• Customized Golf Society apparel and accessories from Peter Millar• Exclusive services of Golf Society Golf Butler, for access to custom tours, tee times, • hotel stays, etc.

membership, even on their own journeys. Enjoy three complimentary one-year Leaders Club memberships to share with your family; •Access to 600+ VIP Airport Lounges A luxurious destination deserves a splendid journey. Receive a Priority PassTM for access to VIP airport lounges in more than 100 countries and 300 cities worldwide; • Special Room Rates Enjoy exclusive rates available only to Leaders Club Members. • Early Check-In, Guaranteed Late Check-Out We will do our best to help you get every minute out of your stay. • Additional Customized Benefit of the hotel’s choice;• A Unique Welcome Gift As a Member, you are greeted at Leading Hotels with a gift selected just for you. Invitations to Leaders Club Events As a Leaders Club member, you’ll be invited to exclusive LHW events in our hometown. (At a Leading Hotel);• Guaranteed Availability at select properties;• Groundlink Access Get free airport transfers to hotel only. (Available in 10 cities. Currently available for all hotel arrivals up to December 31, 2013.)

Complimentary Airport TransfersLeaders Club Unlimited Membership one-way airport transfer conditions include the following:• Valid at only the following ten cities: Barcelona, Berlin, London, Milan, Munich, New York, Paris, Rome, Vienna and Zurich• Airport transfer reservations must be made via phone 1-800-223-6800 at least 48 hours in advance• Member must have a reservation with a Leading Hotel listed within city limits of our 10 destinations• Hotel reservation must be booked via LHW• Airport pick-ups only• No additional stops• Maximum of three passengers• Airport pick-up date must be same as arrival date at hotel• Valid through December 31, 2013.

C. CONCIERGE SERVICES **

** Available by phone 24/7, your Private Luxury Travel Concierge can assist you with:• Information and reservations for airlines, hotels, car rentals, cruises, restaurant, golf, sport travel, yacht, private jet and space travel.• Worldwide travel planning for both business and pleasure;• Personal assistance with dinner reservations, ticket procurement and transportation needs. For any enquiry simply call +40 722 10 10 90 or email us at: [email protected]*** Departures/arrival must be notified with 10 hours in advance at the email: [email protected]

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THE LARGEST MEDIA COMPANY IN PRI-VATE JET AIRPORT TERMI-NALS

ADLUX is the largest global media company operating in the pri-vate aviation sector, with a media network covering Europe, Russia, The Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and rapidly expanding into Central and South America. We offer brands an unparalleled way to target the most powerful, hard to reach and sought after audience of High Net Worth Individuals and C-Suite Business Decision Makers. Our media communicates with them in the exclusive private jet airport environment, at a time without distractions from any other advertising messages. Located in over 100 Private and Business Jet Terminals, we have multiple media formats including Digital Screens, Showcase Media, and Sponsorship & Product Placement. We will be launching engaging interactive formats later this year.

For more information:Ms. Gabriela Grigorescu, Director PR & MarketingT: +40 722 10 10 90E-mail; [email protected]

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The Story Of Armand De Brignac Champagne

Armand de BrignacChampagne, is a prestige cuvée which is instantly identifiable by the distinctive pewter Ace of Spades insignias on its bottle.The brand exemplifies unmatched winemaking expertise and a true passion for the art of Champagne.A team of just eight people hand-craft each bottle of Armand de Brignac at their family house, established in 1763 in Chigny-les-Roses, France.


Private Luxury Travel ConsiergeInformation:RO: T. + 40 722 10 10 90E-mail: [email protected] www.theprivateluxurytravel.com

BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe

Barceló Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai SpaPerched high above the Mediterranean, Barcelo Asia Gardens makes the most of its blissful location and its own landscaped gardens.



VILLA D’ESTEExperience the splendor, the grandeur, the intrigue and the magic of Villa d’Este - an opulent hotel overlooking glorious Lake Como. Hailed as one of the best hotels in the world by Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and Forbes Traveler, this famous resort destination has been widely praised for its beautiful gardens, exquisite cuisine, gala celebrations, impeccable décor and extraordinary hospitality.



There’s a sense of effortless grace and elegance, but at the same time somethingmore contemporary and daring.

Giles Taylor, Director of Design

Travel In Style

Rimowa Luggage - “Handwerk meets Hightech”

Rimowa ranks among the leading manufacturers of luggage in Europe. ‘Handwerk meets Hightech’ (‘Handcraft Meets High Tech’) policy which has lead to huge successes and double figures in rates of growth altogether throughout many countries around the world. The Rimowa luggage collection with its Made in Germany label has not only won over showrooms among its partners, such as Lufthansa and Porsche, but also the Luxury Goods segments. Rimowa is currently developing the signature of a young global brand whose impressive road to success on an international level is still in the beginning stages.The direction is clear: to be the first choice worldwide among all people who place special demands on traveling. Demands on quality, function, and design of their Rimowa luggage, and more importantly, demands on an authentic vacation experience. In such a way that the new advertising slogan, “Every Case Tells a Story” proves true over and over again. And that each Rimowa is exactly what they inherited as design: to be perhaps one of the most gripping travel companions of the world.

VISION ACCOMPLISHED.The new S-Class is more than just the sum of breathtaking technical innovations. It is the embodiment of automotive excellence at Mercedes-Benz.

The new Mercedes S-Class

Falcon 2000SBringing the world closer

The Falcon 2000S is ideally suited to companies needing to move up to a wide-body, transcontinental jet for a ‘mid-size’ jet budget. The 3,350 nm 2000S gives you the spacious comfort and connectivity you need for six hour flights. And it is equipped with exclusive refinements such as the BMW DesignworksUSA styled cabin. Designed for superior performance and efficiency The Falcon 2000S leads the widebody category in four key areas: • It has the ability to land at slower, safer speeds • It can land with nearly full fuel tanks • It handles short runways at high altitudes (even in warm weather) and flies farther from those airports • It uses less fuel than many midsize jets and produces a modest carbon footprint This efficiency is due largely to the innovative design of the low-drag wing. This design includes leading-edge slats, double-slotted Fowler flaps, and high-Mach blended winglets.

Falcon 7X

Falcon 2000S



PRIVATE JETS EUROPEThe Business Aviation Company

One of football’s greatest symbols throughout its history has been the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, a place where the sport truly attains its great-est dimensionality.Enjoy the unique opportunities that Real Madrid Hospitality makes available to you, your business and your guests, such as the chance of becoming an exceptional witness to extraordinary events; moments that are rendered exclusive by a wide and renewed selection of preferential services.Real Madrid wishes to welcome you to a once in a lifetime experience.



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SPACE TRAVEL

A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE

Private Luxury Travel is an authorized agent of SXC

Private Luxury Travel has signed a contract with SXC Spaceline, becoming an official authorized agent for Romania to promote and sell flights into space organized by SXC Spaceline.

Enjoy a unique feeling that just 500 people felt before. We think that this trip will change your life in the most exclusive way you can have. Become a member in the club of astronauts.SXC takes it to the next level, going further, higher and faster. And you can experience all of this as a co-pilot, not just as a passenger. Being a serious scientific program, SXC is contributing to the development of outer space travel. It is not simply a joy ride! It is an opportunity to take part in international scientific research and have make a unique experience at the same time.Your venture into space will certainly be a life-changing experience. Only a few people where faster than you. All of them have attempted to capture their experience in words. None of them really succeeded. It is to impressive, to moving: seeing earth… from space.

VIRGIN Limited EditionOur Collection

“Limited Edition” usually implies something extraordinary and rare which offers something better, more exclusive and more desirable... well, that’s exactly what we do! Virgin Limited Edition is Sir Richard Branson’s collection of stunning retreats. We have a private island, mountain retreat, game reserve, catamaran, lodge, submarine, restaurant, and a private members club. Eclectic, yes, but all are unique and operate with the sole aim of creating amazing experiences.Virgin Limited Edition is a portfolio of unique retreats and luxury hotels including Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, Ulusaba Private Game Reserve in South Africa, Kasbah Tamadot in Morocco, The Lodge in Verbier, Switzerland, The Roof Gardens and Babylon Restaurant in London, our luxurious 100 foot catamaran Necker Belle and MahaliMzuri, our tented safari camp in Kenya. We also recommend Makepeace Island in Australia.





Monte-Carlo SBM: an exceptional resort

With the State of Monaco as its main shareholder, the Monte-Carlo SBM Resort has a staff of almost 3,000 employees and manages a unique heritage (see our ‘Identity Card’). Its activities embrace numerous fields relating to tourism, leisure and business, casino games, gastronomy, well-being, culture and sports. There are few organisations like it offering such a wide range of skills which are universally admired. A subtle combination of glamour and style, born out of a long-standing tradition and world-renowned hospitality, give visitors a sense that they are at the heart of a legend and becoming part of it.



LaCerta Winery

Having the best grapes available means less hard work in the cellar.Wines made along the 45th parallel, which positions the Dealu Mare vine estate at the same level with the Bordeaux, the Saint-Emilion as well as the Toscana vineyards, are prestigious for their rich, complex and silken taste.LaCerta wines are kept in strictly-controlled environments, as in the recently inaugurated wine vault. When time allows it, they are exclusively maturated in barriques of high quality oak essence from France, USA, Russia, Hungary and Romania.

PRIVATE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

PRIVATE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT division provides customers VIP access to private banking offered by the famous Swiss bank UBS Bank.UBS Bank is a premier global financial services firm offering wealth management, investment banking, asset management and business banking services to clients.

Swiss Private Banking - UBS is the world’s largest wealth manager

UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland.We combine our wealth management, investment banking and asset management businesses with our Swiss operations to deliver superior financial solutions and manage CHF 2.2 trillion in invested assets. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS has offices in more than 50 countries, including all major financial centers, and employs approximately 64,000 people. Under Swiss company law, UBS is organized as an Aktiengesellschaft, a corporation that has issued shares of common stock to investors. UBS AG is the parent company of the UBS Group (Group). The operational structure of the Group comprises the Corporate Center and four business divisions: Wealth Management & Swiss Bank, Wealth Management Americas, Global Asset Management and the Investment Bank.




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The Ritz London

150 Piccadilly, London W1J 9BR, EnglandThe romantic Louis XVI decor evokes an era of opulence.

When César Ritz was building his now-iconic hotel in 1906, he wrote his neighbor Lord Wimborne, asking him to sell his house to the hotel. Lord Wimborne replied, “I am thinking of enlarging my garden. How much for the Ritz?” A century later the Ritz purchased the 18th-century mansion, now known as William Kent House. Connected to the hotel on two levels, it adds three magnificent suites and five stunning dining rooms, including one overlooking The Green Park. Throughout the rest of the hotel, the Louis XVI decor evokes an era of old-world opulence. The air of luxury is reinforced by the two-to-one staff-to-guest ratio, private members club and casino, chauffeur driven Rolls- Royce service, plus fine dining in the magnificent Restaurant, one of the most sought-after dining destinations in London.



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Excellent: top marks for Lufthansa First Class

Lufthansa First Class has received the best possible rating in the renowned Skytrax ranking, which regularly evaluates the quality of airlines. Lufthansa’s five stars were awarded for the outstanding comfort and comprehensive service on board as well as for the exclusive facilities of the Lufthansa First Class Terminal at Frankfurt Airport. A great success — and an incentive to make the exclusive Lufthansa First Class passenger experience even more attractive.

The perfect way to travel

Travelling First Class means always being able to expect the exceptional. We want to do justice to this claim on every one of your flights in Lufthansa First Class - and to provide you with a harmonious travel experience at a consistently high level both on the ground and on board.Our philosophy is this: perfection right down to the smallest detail. Every element of our First Class is therefore geared towards making your journey as quick, straightforward and enjoyable as possible - from our highly efficient service procedures on the ground to providing you with a proper bed on board.


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