Most Expensive Stuff: Travel

China’s Most Expensive Rail Line
Considering the controversy over high speed rail in the US, it is significant that China’s most expensive rail line has just become operational. The line crosses 234 miles from Yichang City, Hubei, to Chongqing’s Wanzhou district. It took 50,000 workers to drill the 159 tunnels and build the 253 bridges necessary for the line to [...]
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America’s Most Expensive Ferry Boat
The MV Chetzemoka, the new boat for the Port Townsend-Keystone run in Washington, will not only be the state’s first new ferry boat in a decade, but will also be the most expensive ferry built in the US. With its 64 car capacity, this boat will replace the Steel Electric ferries used on the run [...]
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World’s Most Expensive Hotel Suites
The most important element of a vacation, aside from the destination, is the hotel where you spend your downtime. If you’re going to take a true luxury vacation, of course, it won’t do to have anything less than one of the most expensive hotel suites in the world. Grand Resort Lagonissi in Athens, Greece – [...]
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World’s Most Expensive Cab Fare
If you’re traveling overseas, whether for business or pleasure, you’re probably going to end up taking a cab at some point. Fortunately, you can plan accordingly by checking out the list of the most expensive cab rides in the world. The fares below reflect a metered, 3 kilometer (just under 2 miles) ride, not including [...]
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World’s Most Expensive Business Jets
The Gulfstream G650 is currently the most expensive business jet in the world but, if Canadian aviation company Bombardier has its way, that jet will soon hold only third place. Gulfstream G650 – $58.5 million The G650 carries a crew of four and up to eight passengers up to 7,000 nautical miles at a long-range [...]
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World’s Most Expensive Beef Noodle Soup
Beef noodle soup is a Chinese dish consisting of beef, beef broth, vegetables and noodles. While it’s generally served as a side dish in the West, it can constitute a whole meal in its country of origin. The most expensive beef noodle soup in the world is available from a restaurant called Beef’s Father Noodle [...]
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World’s Most Expensive Gardens
You might think gardens would escape the gold and diamond trend endemic to “most expensive” objects. You’d be wrong. While supremely expensive and completely organic gardens do exist, so too do gardens bejeweled for millions of dollars (or, in this case, euros). Leonardslee Garden – $7.62 million Leonardslee Garden in West Sussex is a lush, [...]
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World’s Most Expensive Suitcase
When you’re traveling, only one thing can say as much or more about you and your lifestyle than the clothes on your back, and that’s the luggage you carry. Luckily for the elite jet set, they have the option of showing off their status with the most expensive suitcase in the world. The Henk Travelfriend [...]
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Luxury Hotel’s ATM Dispenses Solid Gold
Here in the US, the guy on TV wants to get as much of your gold as possible. In the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, though, the patrons are the ones who get the gold—thanks to a very special gold ATM. The Gold To Go ATM, created by German entrepreneur Thomas Giessler, is updated every [...]
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World’s Top Three Most Expensive Marinas
Looking for an expensive place to moor your super yacht? Well, look no further than the Italian Peninsula, home of the most expensive marinas in the world. Three Italian marinas—Capri, Porto Cervo and Portofino—topped Wealth Bulletin’s list of the world’s most expensive marinas. While the prices tend to fluctuate, especially during these times of economic [...]
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World’s Most Expensive Real Estate
Luxury gadgets, clothing and food are all well and good, but let’s face it—history is written by the land barons. Real estate put the feud in feudalism, made legends of early explorers and put Donald Trump on primetime television. So where is the most valuable land in the world? The world’s most expensive real estate [...]
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Most Expensive Balloon Ride
Krug, a French winemaker known for their oaky champagne and sister company to Louis Vuitton, began offering the world’s most expensive balloon ride in 2007 when they unveiled Krug Is in the Air, a “bespoke experience.” The balloon, designed by Camerons of Bristol, has room for up to eight guests, a flight commander and a [...]
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Most Expensive Train Ride
The Trans-Siberian Railway, stretching across Russia from Moscow to Vladivostok, was originally approved by Czar Alexander II in the late 19th Century. Nowadays, it’s used for 30% of all Russian exports and a trip across the country can be made in as little as seven days. It’s also the route for the most expensive train [...]
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Most Expensive Hotel in Europe
Russian billionaire Telman Ismailov opened a hotel this month that is being widely proclaimed as the most expensive hotel in Europe. As it’s situated along the Mediterranean Sea in transcontinental state of Turkey, there seems to be some confusion surrounding the hotel’s continental status. That didn’t stop a gaggle of A-list celebrities—including Sharon Stone, Mariah [...]
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Most Expensive Objects Ever Built
Twenty-one million dollars for a piece of art or $2.72 million for a camel may seem like a lot of money, but the wealth of individuals pales in comparison to that commanded by nations. When nations decide to build, the cost can become astronomical. What follows are the most expensive objects ever built. The Channel [...]
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Most Expensive Party
Luxury resort Atlantis, The Palm was the first resort to open on one of Dubai’s infamous artificial islands, The Palm Jumeirah. Of course, no grand opening would be complete without a party and, since it’s in Dubai, it just had to be the most expensive party in the world. The luxurious beach party was set [...]
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Most Expensive Hotel to Build
The Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi may or may not be a profitable enterprise, but it’s certainly an impressive one. Costing over three billion dollars to build, the Emirates Palace is the most expensive hotel ever built. The hotel is, reportedly, intended to raise Abu Dhabi’s profile among international travelers. And what a profile [...]
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Most Expensive Public Transit in the US
How much does public transit in your town cost? According to a recent survey by Citizens Taking Action, a transit watchdog group, most Americans pay a basic fare around $1.53. According to the group, Chicago’s public transportation system is the most expensive in the US at $1.50 for bus fare and $2 to ride the [...]
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World’s Most Expensive Vacations
Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi The competition is fierce as two giants in the hotel industry vie for the right to call their package the most expensive vacation in the world. The two competitors, Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi and The Leading Hotels of the World, both offer $1 million vacation packages. Lead Hotels’ package, [...]
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Most Expensive Diamond Necklaces
An expensive diamond necklace is more than a simple accessory. It’s a statement of opulence that will set members of your family apart for generations. Check out some of the world’s most expensive diamond necklaces. H. Stern’s Venus Necklace – $3.17 million This 110-carat diamond necklace features a number of cushion, square and pear-cut diamonds [...]
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Most Expensive Cruise Ship
In 2006, Royal Caribbean International embarked on an ambitious project called Project Genesis. Their mission was to build the world’s largest cruise ship. Scheduled to sail in fall of 2009, Project Genesis isn’t just the largest ship. It’s also the most expensive cruise ship in the world. (via True Cruise) Project Genesis isn’t Royal Caribbean [...]
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Most Expensive Swimming Pool
Looking at the above image, you might think that this is another one of Dubai’s expensive projects. That couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s the world’s most expensive swimming pool and it’s located at the San Alfonso Del Mar resort in Chile. The twenty acre pool is as long as three football fields and [...]
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Most Expensive Fishing Lure
If you’re like me, you’ve often wondered how to catch the world’s greediest fish. Okay, so I’ve never actually wondered that. Even so, MacDaddy’s—a company claiming to “put the bling on your string”—has answered that question by creating the world’s most expensive fishing lure. The imaginatively named Million-Dollar Lure has been capturing the hearts and [...]
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Most Expensive Airports Ever Built
Calling them airports is an understatement. With over fifteen miles of aviation-related commercial properties surrounding some of the largest airfields, these massive urban sprawls are more properly known as aerotropolises. For simplicity’s sake, though, we’ll just call them the world’s most expensive airports. Currently, the most expensive airport is Hong Kong International Airport, located on [...]
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Most Expensive Cruise Destination

Freezing wind, icebergs, penguins and a dearth of hotel rooms—these are the things you’ll find in the most expensive cruise destination in the world. Antarctica may not be the most hospitable region in the world, but it’s popular enough to guarantee that cruises destined for the southernmost continent will have passengers aplenty. The tourist season [...]

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