World’s greenest airlines unveiled

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents World’s greenest airlines unveiled.

 
The world’s greenest airlines have been named at the ITB Berlin travel show, with European carrier Monarch topping the list.

The study of airline efficiency was conducted by Atmosfair, a carbon offsetting company, and looked into factors such as how efficient an airline’s fleet was and how full its planes normally fly.

Monarch, a charter and scheduled airline operating predominantly from the UK, was judged the world’s most efficient airline, with Atmosfair praising its efficient aircraft and high seating density.

German carrier Condor, owned by holiday giant Thomas Cook, won second place thanks to its high occupancy and Canadian Air Transat was ranked third, making it the most efficient long-haul carrier.

Some of the world’s better-known airlines fared less well, with Emirates in 30th place, Delta in 33rd, Air France in 37th, Lufthansa 52nd, British Airways in 61st, American Airlines in 63rd and Virgin Atlantic in 99th place.

Although the airline index covered 92 percent of global air traffic, it deliberately excluded budget carriers because of problems with comparing them on an equal footing, most obviously because low-cost carriers often receive subsidies and fly to airports further away from cities, causing additional emissions.

Atmosfair Airline Index 2011

1 Monarch Airlines
2 Condor Flugdienst
3 Air Transat A.T.Inc.
4 Air New Zealand Link
5 Kingfisher Airlines
6 EVA Airways
7 Air Europa
8 Srilankan Airlines
9 TAM Regional
10 Edelweiss Air

Source: AFPrelaxnews – See the full list at www.atmosfair.de 

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New Airbus cabin targets Asian corporate jet market

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents New Airbus cabin targets Asian corporate jet market.

 

A new cabin concept called Phoenix, featuring a colour-scheme and layout designed to appeal to Asian tastes, is being offered to Airbus Corporate Jet customers.

The main cabin features seating for six people around a large circular-table – the focus of family life in many Asian cultures – which facilitates work-related discussions and dining.

Airbus Corporate Jets are able to offer this feature because they have the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet, existing or planned.

Playing games of skill and chance is also a passion in many Asian cultures – witness the popularity of Mah Jong in China – so Airbus has designed the circular table to fold into a rectangular shape when needed, which better suited to this activity.

The Phoenix cabin concept can also offer an area for Karaoke, another activity typical of business entertainment and relaxation in much of Asia.

As with all of its corporate jets, Airbus offers its customers a choice of colours and fabrics and, for the Chinese market, it is proposing a decor featuring burgundy red.

These elements, together with other aspects of detailed design, give the Phoenix cabin concept an ambiance that is already attracting interest in the Asian private jet market, which is one of the fastest-growing in the world today.

Airbus has a strong and growing presence in the Asia-Pacific corporate jet market, where it has won more than 25 sales to date, most of them in China.

Most corporate jet customers prefer to remain undisclosed, but those which can be named include Deer Jet of Beijing, BAA Jet Management of Hong Kong, China Sonangol, the Royal Thai Airforce, Skytraders of Australia and the UB Group of India.

Airbus encourages its customers to outfit their aircraft at one of eight specialist cabin-outfitters around the world, each of which has been audited for its capabilities. This network has recently been expanded to include TAECO of Xiamen.

Airbus has the largest corporate jet family in the world, with aircraft offering more space, comfort and freedom of movement than traditional business jets.

Its family comprises the A318 Elite, Airbus ACJ, A320 Prestige and, for customers that want even more comfort, capacity and capability in range, VIP widebodies such as the A330 and A340 Prestige, A350 Prestige and A380 Prestige.

Source: AFPrelaxnews
 

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Spain’s hotels are Europe’s most popular

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Spain is still Europe’s most popular place to stay, according to figures released February 28 by the European Union.

In total, 268 million nights were spent in Spain’s hotels by travelers last year, a rise of 6.4 percent on 2009′s figures.

The second most popular place to lay your head was Italy with 245 million nights spent in 2010, although this was a slight fall on 2009′s figures.

Germany took third place, with 229 million nights, France fourth with 196 million and the United Kingdom fifth with 166 million.

These five countries combined accounted for a whopping 70 percent of the total hotel nights spent in the European Union’s 27 member nations last year (a total of 1.6 billion), although some countries showed considerable surges in popularity.

Estonia, for instance, saw a 16.9 percent rise in stays, Denmark was up 14.9 percent and the Netherlands rose 13.4 percent.

Eurostat’s figures include both domestic and foreign travelers on both leisure and business — strip out domestic travelers to give a true value of international interest and the most popular nations become Spain, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and fifth place for Austria.

Europe’s hotel hotspots
countries ranked by total number of nights spent

1. Spain
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. France
5. United Kingdom
6. Austria
7. Greece
8. Portugal
9. Switzerland
10. The Netherlands

Sources: AFPrelaxnews – Eurostat

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Hotel Indigo coming to Phuket, Thailand, in 2014

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Hotel Indigo coming to Phuket, Thailand, in 2014.

 
International hotel chain InterContinental has chosen Phuket, Thailand to launch as the first resort destination for its Hotel Indigo chain.

Hotel Indigo, a ’boutique’ style brand which aims for individuality with its properties, operates 38 hotels around the world, with the majority in big cities.

The February 24 announcement of its entry into Phuket, one of Thailand’s most popular destinations for foreign tourists, is a clear sign that it believes it can appeal to all vacationers, not just those on a city break.

The Hotel Indigo Phuket Naithon Beach Resort is slated to open in 2014, offering 120 rooms and 15 villas and classic resort facilities such as an all-day restaurant and bar and swimming pool.

Naithon beach, situated in the eastern shore of Phuket, is known among backpackers as one of the quietest and most unspoiled beaches on the island and an excellent area for diving.

It has already caught the attention of hotel developers, with Accor planning a 2011 opening for the 260-room Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach, which will offer multiple restaurants and bars as well as a spa and two pools.

Luxury hotel chain Banyan Tree announced earlier this month that it would also be opening a new Phuket property later this year, under its sister brand Angsana.

The Angsana Laguna Phuket will be created from the current Sheraton Grande, which is set to close in June, with the help of a $30 million refurbishment to transform it into a stylish resort aimed at young, affluent travelers.

When complete, it will offer 384 rooms, a spa, a retail gallery and new features such as a treehouse-inspired kids club and a new rice bar.

Guests will be able to book rooms from July 1, with the property expected to reopen December 1.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

 

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Morgans Hotel Group Unveil the Mondrian SoHo

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Morgans Hotel Group Unveil the Mondrian SoHo.

Mondrian SoHo, Morgans Hotel Group’s third Mondrian and debut hotel property in downtown Manhattan, officially opened this week.

Morgans selected Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz, the visionary behind the re-imagined Mondrian Los Angeles, to create Mondrian SoHo in collaboration with the company’s renowned in-house design team.

Noriega-Ortiz’s design for the hotel draws inspiration from Jean Coucteau’s 1946 romantic French fantasy film “La Belle et la Bête.”

A powdery French blue color palette unifies the hotel interior and a custom carpet adorned with a rose vine design provide entryway to the jewel-box guest rooms, whose interiors features large mirrors, 10-foot ceilings and floor-to ceiling windows.

No decorative art is hung in the rooms as the views are intended to be adornment enough and set the tone and scene for the guest.

Noriega-Ortiz’s dream-like theme continues into the design of Chef Sam Talbot’s highly anticipated sustainable seafood restaurant, Imperial No. Nine.

Accents to the restaurant’s garden-inspired space include a dramatic glass ceiling, crystal chandelier collection, potted plants, natural ficus trees, and over-sized hand-blown glass sculpture centerpiece by acclaimed artist Beth Lipman.

The hotel has 270-rooms, including four suites (each featuring a terrace) and a grand Penthouse on the 25th Floor with dramatic views of lower Manhattan.

Special packages are available and rates start at $309 per night for a Superior room, and are based on availability.

For reservations or more information, visit www.mondriansoho.com.

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High-end hotelier Autograph lands in Europe

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Marriott‘s new Autograph brand is to appear in Europe for the first time within months, the firm said March 7.

Autograph, an upscale brand which brings together independent hotels and resorts under the Marriott name, will appear first in Spain, where the company plans to add four properties currently owned by AC Hotels into the exclusive group.

The hotels include the historic AC Santo Mauro and AC Palacio del Retiro buildings in Madrid, which have been converted from houses into five-star properties.

The 75-room AC Palacio de Santa Paula, a former convent in Granada, will also join the collection, as well as the AC Baqueira Hotel & Spa, a ski resort in the Pyrenees.

The debut of Marriott’s new brand in Spain opens a new front against the country’s homegrown hotel chains NH Hoteles and the Paradores group, a state-run enterprise which operates similar luxury properties in converted historic buildings — Marriott is already rebranding AC properties to become ‘AC by Marriott’.

The Autograph chain was created last year with a selection of seven properties and now consists of 14 properties, all in the US, although it expects to operate 40 by the end of this year, operating the same booking and hotel points system as other Marriott brands such as JW Marriott, Renaissance and Courtyard.

It is Marriott’s answer to Starwood‘s Luxury Collection, a string of top-end properties in 30 countries, originally founded in 1906 in Europe.

In January Starwood announced that the 300-room Liberty Hotel in Boston, a US National Historic Landmark built in 1851, as the 100th property under its Luxury Collection and St Regis premium brands.

Source: AFPrelaxnews

 
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The world’s best-dressed cabin crew

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents The world’s best-dressed cabin crew.

 
Qatar Airways has topped a list of “best-dressed” airlines conducted by airfare comparison site Skyscanner.

The airline’s “retro-look” uniforms won the votes of 33 percent of respondents to Skyscanner poll, which was timed to coincide with London Fashion Week last week.

Air France‘s uniforms, designed by Christian Lacroix, came second place with 17 percent, while British Airways came in third with 15 percent.

Other entries in the top ten included Spanish carrier Iberia and Italian carrier Alitalia, along with Delta in the US and India’s Jet Airways.

Although cabin crew style doesn’t play the role in flying that it did 30 years ago, some airlines still invest big bucks in dressing their customer-facing staff.

Whether crew are dressed to reflect local style such as Singapore Airlines’ iconic “Singapore Girls” or kitted out by top-end designers such Christian Dior and Nina Ricci, who have both designed for Air France, the outfits play an important role in public perceptions of a carrier.

Airlines in Japan even sew computer chips and serial numbers into their uniforms to try to stop them being sold onto local fetish shops, where the outfits can sell for thousands of euros.

The sartorial choices of the world’s airlines have even spawned a fan site from Netherlands-based flight attendant Cliff Muskiet — “Uniform Freak” displays 947 different stewardess uniforms from 386 airlines, complete with archives from previous uniforms.
Source: AFPrelaxnews

Top ten most stylish airlines ranked in order of most stylish

1. Qatar Airways
2. Air France
3. British Airways
4. Iberia
5. Alitalia
6. SAS
7. Delta
8. Aeroflot
9. Jet Airways
10. Lufthansa

 

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Delta tops the world’s most admired airlines

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Delta tops the world’s most admired airlines.

Delta Air Lines has been voted the world’s most admired airline by Fortune magazine, managing to push Singapore Airlines into second place.

The award means that Delta came out top in a string of assessments including social responsibility and quality of product, as well as business-related criteria such as quality of management and global competitiveness.

Delta has moved steadily up the ranks over the past four years to reach top spot, which was awarded to Singapore Airlines last year — the airline’s boss Richard Anderson described the award as a “remarkable achievement” in a note to staff.

Other airlines in the top ten included major international carriers such as Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, Cathay Pacific Airways, Qantas, British Airways and ANA.

Despite the award, a quick look at the figures show some improvements to be made for Delta.

Although the company topped its peers for social responsibility, quality of management and global competitiveness, it was lower placed in other areas, most notably quality of products/services where it scored a relatively low ranking in 7th.

That criteria was led by (you guessed it) Singapore Airlines, with Air France/KLM in second place, Cathay Pacific in third and Lufthansa fourth.

The world’s most admired airlines:

1     Delta Air Lines
2     Singapore Airlines
3     Southwest Airlines
4     Lufthansa Group
5     Air France-KLM Group
6     Cathay Pacific Airways

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Condé Nast's Travel Awards

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Condé Nast's Travel Awards.

Condé Nast Johansens Luxury Travel Guide has recently announced the recipients of the 2011 Awards for Excellence in the Americas, Atlantic, Caribbean and Pacific Islands. From 270 hotels and resorts, they have selectively chosen 29 to receive this prestigious award. These properties were chosen based on their dedication to being supreme in service and providing high quality to all of their customers. With this user friendly guide in their hands, travelers can learn about these various hotels and resorts and make an informed decision. Each guide contains photographs, hotel specifics, rates, and most importantly contact information for the hotel of their choice. An award from Condé Nast is highly impressive to both the travelers and the other hotels who aspire to one day be the recipient of such a coveted award.

And the winners are:

ATLANTIC, CARIBBEAN & PACIFIC

Most Excellent Resort:
Hotel Guanahani & Spa, Saint-Barthélemy

Most Excellent Small Resort:
Horned Dorset Primavera, Puerto Rico

Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Jade Mountain at Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia (pictured)

Most Excellent Spa Resort:
Parrot Cay & COMO Shambhala Retreat, Turks & Caicos

Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Curtain Bluff, Antigua

SOUTH AMERICA

Most Excellent Beach Hotel:
Vila Naiá – Paralelo 17o, Brazil

Most Excellent Hotel:
Royal Palm Hotel, Galápagos, Ecuador

Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Ponta dos Ganchos, Brazil

Most Excellent Spa Hotel:
Kurotel Medical Longevity Center and Spa, Brazil

Most Excellent Lodge:
Las Balsas Gourmet Hotel & Spa, Argentina

Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Indigo Patagonia Hotel & Spa, Chile

MÉXICO & CENTRAL AMERICA

Most Excellent Resort:
Garza Blanca Preserve Resort & Spa, México

Most Excellent Spa Hotel:
Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, Costa Rica

Most Excellent Hotel:
Las Mañanitas Hotel, Garden Restaurant & Spa, México

Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Las Alamandas Resort, México

Most Excellent Beach Hotel:
Imanta Resorts Punta Mita, México

Most Excellent Lodge:
Chan Chich Lodge, Belize

Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Hotel Punta Islita, Costa Rica

U.S.A. & CANADA

Most Excellent Hotel:
The Setai, FL

Most Excellent Ranch:
Hidden Meadow Ranch, AZ

Most Excellent Inn:
The Goodstone Inn & Estate, VA

Most Excellent Small Hotel:
Hôtel Quintessence, QC

Most Excellent Country House Hotel
Blantyre, MA

Most Excellent Romantic Hideaway:
Post Ranch Inn, CA

Most Excellent Lodge:
Bernardus Lodge, CA

Most Excellent Spa Hotel:
Wedgewood Hotel & Spa, BC

Most Excellent Golf Resort:
Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, SC

Most Excellent Eco Resort:
Wickaninnish Inn, BC

THE AMERICAS, CARIBBEAN, ATLANTIC & PACIFIC

Most Excellent Service:
Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada

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Supper Clubs a Comeback at Ritz Carlton, Palm Beach

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Supper Clubs a Comeback at Ritz Carlton, Palm Beach.

The Ritz Carlton, Palm Beach is harking back to this age of refinery and elegance by bringing back the concept of Supper Clubs. They will be reinstating this concept at their re-opened restaurant, Angle. It used to be an American supper-club featuring classic appetizers, cocktail shaker libations, drought beers and award winning wine wall.

This place also uses locally grown ingredients and seasonal South Florida specialities. The list of delicacies is mouth watering and includes dishes such as Florida Stone Crabs, Taylor Bay Scallops with Corn Puree and Pomegranate, Celeriac Soup with Raisins and Peanut Marshmallow, and Five Color Hydroponic Baby Beets with Endive, Baby Fennel and Clementines.

From the entree you can pick out Gulf Coast Red Snapper with Heart of Palm and Vanilla Vinaigrette, Braised Short Ribs and Prime Natural New York 28 Day, Dry Aged Steak, and Nature Farm Veal Chop with a Natural Veal Reduction among others. The interiors have been made to resemble the Supper Clubs of yesteryears. Guests can also sit at the Chef’s favorite Onyx Tasting table, an underlit onyx and amber table featuring the Far Niente Experience with wines and chef’s plates coming in for the guests to savour.

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The Lap of Luxury: The Arch London

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents The Lap of Luxury: The Arch London.

London, a posh city bustling with luxury shopping, a slew of hip pubs and nightclubs, divine tea and scones, and more than enough historic sights to explore, is sure to constantly impress time after time.

A new luxury find, settled just a stone’s throw away from Hyde Park and amidst the luxury accommodations and shopping district of Oxford and Bond Street, is The Arch London. A newly built boutique hotel, which opened earlier this year, The Arch London merged seven Georgian townhouses and two mews houses to create a luxury hotel along the elegant Great Cumberland Place. Juxtaposing contemporary style with a classic English setting, the hotel offers its guests a quaint and lavish stay with splendid accommodations and service.



The hotel has 82 guestrooms and lavish suites decorated with modern British artwork throughout. With a creative eye for detail from the charming wallpaper to the luxurious bedding and fine furnishings, the hotel is truly a new gem to be explored. The style mimics that of the local neighborhood, custom designed to evoke novelty and charm. The refreshing mixture of bright colors, patterns, and textures combined with the refined elegance of the hotel structure itself provides a great contemporary aura without feeling stuffy or out of place. The modern amenities – from the state-of-the-art flat screen television in the granite bath to the entertainment features – offer a relaxing holiday perfect for a business trip or savvy city getaway.

The Arch London also offers a great trendsetting bar and restaurant. HUNter 486 named for the 1950’s district dialing code for Marylebone, combines the retro with contemporary style evoking a hip atmosphere, perfect for a dinner or champagne tasting in the Le Salon de Champagne. Classic English dishes with a twist are cooked in the open kitchen with an authentic, wood-fired oven and presented in a luxe dining area filled with plush leather seats and chic décor. For a quick bite try the cream of artichoke and truffle soup with the caramelized and the goat’s cheese and onion tart with pickled walnut salad. The dishes are savory and will satisfy any food craving.

Stroll through Hyde Park in the morning, after a delicious breakfast, admiring the beautiful landscapes or head to the fashionable Marylebone and stylish Bond Street for a day of shopping and lavish dining. With a perfect locale and quiet location close to all the main attractions of the great city of London, The Arch London sets the bar high for boutique luxury hotels and offers an unwinding and posh holiday in a hip new setting.

The Arch London: 50 Great Cumberland Place, Marble Arch London
http://www.thearchlondon.com.

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Chic Stays: Boutique Hotels

The luxury Lifestyle blog (the home of luxury Lifestyle) presents Chic Stays: Boutique Hotels.

 
Whether you’re making your way to the beaches of Miami, or impersonating the life of a celebrity in Beverly Hills, why not make the most of your stay by seeking comfort in the most chic of places? After all, where you stay for your trip can make or break a getaway.

Which brings us to the world of boutique hotels, the intimate and luxurious approach to travel. Differentiating from large hotel chains, boutique hotels are known for their personalized services and accommodations, each hotel usually ranging from 3 to 100 guest rooms.  Often furnished in a specific theme, boutique hotels can lend more attention to design since the experience is most definitely focused on quality. Since they are smaller establishments, they sometimes employ big names in design to do the decor dirty work. While maintaining a fashionable and hip aesthetic, they also offer lively atmospheres, whether it be in the form of delicious restaurants, trendy bars and lounges. No matter what, these perks will make your stay anything but boring!

With this in mind, we bring you our top 5 picks in boutique hotels, all found in great cities that will surely make your stay something worth remembering.

The Keating, San Diego, CA
With a cutting-edge style and a happening atmosphere, The Keating, located in the heart of San Diego, CA, houses 35 rooms and offers a scenic view of the beachy city. Set apart by its jaw-dropping interior, avant-garde furniture, and glass-walled bathrooms, the hotel takes you by surprise. Its high-design aesthetic is a stark contrast to the building’s aged appearance. Placed at the edge of the Gaslamp District, it not only has access to the city’s cultural arts, but it also allows for boutique shopping trips and adventurous eats—both of which are sure to keep you entertained during your trip. The best part? Everything you need is within walking distance, so the issue of transportation is nonexistent!

Maison 140, Los Angeles, CA
Characterized by its French and Mandarin-inspired décor, Maison 140 is a charmingly intimate 43-room boutique located in the coveted city of Beverly Hills.  However, despite its lux location, the hotel is anything but pretentious. With colorful, antique-inspired hotel rooms, and wallpaper reminiscent of the past, its striking appearance simultaneously maintains an inviting and warm ambiance—an aesthetic perfect for any traveler. Fully equipped with high speed internet and Italian linens, Maison 140’s environment becomes a refuge. Each guest room experiences a life of its own. With close vicinity to Rodeo Drive, this is definitely the place to be during a visit to Los Angeles.

The Crosby Street Hotel
 , Manhattan, NY
At first glance, The Crosby Street Hotel screams sophistication—the high ceilings, full-length windows, and 11 floors of contemporary design show off the hotel’s hip décor.  Located at the cobblestoned heart of SoHo, one of New York City’s trendiest neighborhoods, the 86-room hotel presents tons of pizazz. And while the rooms are aesthetically pleasing, each beautifully furnished with playful patterns and bright furniture, they are also spacious and provide stunning views of the city…views that are sure to hypnotize you into that New York state of mind.

Sagamore, The Art Hotel
 , Miami, FL
Situated within Miami’s Art Deco Historic District, the sleek Sagamore is right by the ocean’s edge. The South Beach atmosphere is a free perk that comes with the location. From the city’s Art Deco Walk to museums galore, Sagamore is perfect for the artistically adept, the hotel’s extensive collection of contemporary art a mere tease from what is to be expected outside of the boutique hotel’s high-end walls. With 93 suites and two-story bungalows, it’s a luxurious find, dripping with grown-up gadgetry and stylish furniture. Overall, Sagamore invites creativity—from fashion events to photo shoots—rewarding its visitors with a scene that’s so hip, your stay will be anything but bland.

The James, Chicago, Chicago, IL
Offering a more stylish design for the trendy traveler, The James in Chicago is much more lavish than your average boutique.  Yes, the style is minimal, simple, and modern with pops of color.  However, the presentation exudes class, and the sleek and clean lines of the white furniture gives it an edge of lavishness. With swanky décor (vast TV screens, hip entertainment centers, and modern spa-style bathrooms), in combination with a hip and happening atmosphere, the hotel is placed smack dab in the heart of downtown Chicago—meaning endless shopping, delicious dining and carefree mingling all trip long!

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