the jet set
noun
somewhat old-fashioned
: wealthy people who often travel to different parts of the world
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The area was founded by Prince Karim Aga Khan IV in the 1960s and now attracts the jet set.
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Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Opened in 1954 by Madrid-born playboy Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe, the seafront resort put Spain’s Costa del Sol on the jet set’s party circuit, drawing the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Sean Connery, and the Duke of Windsor (to name a few).
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 31 July 2024
The billionaires, along with other members of the jet set, were at a party thrown by Major Food Group on Saturday, a day before the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami.
—Felipe Marques, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The technically advanced 707 created an entirely new clique named in its honor: the jet set.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
The Concorde was grounded for good in 2003, but the jet set wasn’t: The proliferation of private aviation has picked up the slack.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Now, two members of Congress have a plan to make that effect much more expensive for the jet set.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2024
For now, that’s keeping the loudest element of the jet set at bay.
—Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
Courtesy of Izza One of those structures is the former home of famed interior designer Bill Willis, an American expat and designer credited with some of the jet set’s more fabulous interiors.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
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Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Opened in 1954 by Madrid-born playboy Prince Alfonso von Hohenlohe, the seafront resort put Spain’s Costa del Sol on the jet set’s party circuit, drawing the likes of Audrey Hepburn, Sean Connery, and the Duke of Windsor (to name a few).
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 31 July 2024
The billionaires, along with other members of the jet set, were at a party thrown by Major Food Group on Saturday, a day before the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami.
—Felipe Marques, Fortune, 7 May 2024
The technically advanced 707 created an entirely new clique named in its honor: the jet set.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
The Concorde was grounded for good in 2003, but the jet set wasn’t: The proliferation of private aviation has picked up the slack.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
Now, two members of Congress have a plan to make that effect much more expensive for the jet set.
—Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2024
For now, that’s keeping the loudest element of the jet set at bay.
—Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
Courtesy of Izza One of those structures is the former home of famed interior designer Bill Willis, an American expat and designer credited with some of the jet set’s more fabulous interiors.
—Todd Plummer, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2023
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