Where do “the elite” vacation?

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The super rich person I know mostly goes to his own vacation houses. But he also does things like an African safari, trip to Antarctica, South of France. Sometimes just goes to the Christmas markets in Germany and Austria.

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I'm not even super wealthy. I'm upper middle class. But the way they build bathrooms now in McMansions....honestly....whenever I stay at a hotel, I feel like I'm trading down.

I kind of think that if you have endless amounts of money, everything is boring. Jerry Seinfeld does a funny routine about this. About how everything is boring after you've done it.

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Anonymous wrote:Anywhere they can avoid the riff raff and find others like them. It varies based upon where the “elite” live. I know the answers for old money Richmond but I’m sure the answers are different for every city.

Where do old money Richmond vacation?

Pre-COVID days: they seem to enjoy Jade Mountain. They like flying first-class out of RIC, getting a connecting flight, then on to Europe as well. They are surprisingly more eco-conscious than others, IME, many have no interest in private jets or fractionals.

This totally depends on the people. I have some very wealthy people in my family, and you would absolutely never know it. If they vacation at all, it's to places that lots of wealthy people go to or live--like Naples, Florida. Most of the FFVs I know just have big houses in North Carolina like everybody else. So I don't know who these "old money" Richmonders are. They're generally not very showy.

I know lots of NEW money Richmonders who do those kinds of things. But that's a different breed.

Old money Richmonders do have beach houses sometimes but definitely not private jets or fractionals. That would be vulgar. Honestly the ones I knew kept returning to the same places - skiing in VT and CO, select islands in the Caribbean (Anguilla, St. Croix, St. Barts.) It would be anathema to them to go somewhere flashy or ostentatious. They are much more concerned with what is going on in Richmond. Very into the ballet and symphony, CCV, and St. Catherine’s/St. Christopher’s.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the wealthy people I know have their own homes in places like Telluride, Cabo, MV even the Eastern Shore. They prefer spending time at their own home than resorts or even high end rental homes.

Probably if they are well known, what they seek is privacy. I get that for free. Although the Royals for example grew up in palaces, I imagine they are jealous of the lives that many of us ordinary people live. Same with celebrities and the ultra rich.

Keep dreaming and telling yourself that if it makes you feel better. Lol

OK, tell me what rich people are seeking to make themselves happy?

[Anonymous]

People who want to sound Elite say they’re going to Europe when they’re really just going to one country, maybe two. They think saying Europe sounds better than saying “ I’m going to Germany for 2 weeks”

[Anonymous]

The super rich people also go to the family camp in Maine which has been in their family for 5 generations. It may or may not have electricity. No pool, everyone swims in the pond. That's where they have memories of the past and build ones of the future.

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Anonymous wrote:The super rich people also go to the family camp in Maine which has been in their family for 5 generations. It may or may not have electricity. No pool, everyone swims in the pond. That's where they have memories of the past and build ones of the future.

Yep, so they want to do the things that any of us can potentially do too - a cabin on a lake and some time together.

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Anonymous wrote:Most of the wealthy people I know have their own homes in places like Telluride, Cabo, MV even the Eastern Shore. They prefer spending time at their own home than resorts or even high end rental homes.

This

[Anonymous]

Young ultra rich travel a lot. But older very rich tend to keep feathering the nest and valuing their privacy.

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Young ultra rich travel a lot. But older very rich tend to keep feathering the nest and valuing their privacy.

That's about getting old more than being rich though.

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Anonymous wrote:Anywhere they can avoid the riff raff and find others like them. It varies based upon where the “elite” live. I know the answers for old money Richmond but I’m sure the answers are different for every city.

Where do old money Richmond vacation?

Pre-COVID days: they seem to enjoy Jade Mountain. They like flying first-class out of RIC, getting a connecting flight, then on to Europe as well. They are surprisingly more eco-conscious than others, IME, many have no interest in private jets or fractionals.

This totally depends on the people. I have some very wealthy people in my family, and you would absolutely never know it. If they vacation at all, it's to places that lots of wealthy people go to or live--like Naples, Florida. Most of the FFVs I know just have big houses in North Carolina like everybody else. So I don't know who these "old money" Richmonders are. They're generally not very showy.

I know lots of NEW money Richmonders who do those kinds of things. But that's a different breed.

Old money Richmonders do have beach houses sometimes but definitely not private jets or fractionals. That would be vulgar. Honestly the ones I knew kept returning to the same places - skiing in VT and CO, select islands in the Caribbean (Anguilla, St. Croix, St. Barts.) It would be anathema to them to go somewhere flashy or ostentatious. They are much more concerned with what is going on in Richmond. Very into the ballet and symphony, CCV, and St. Catherine’s/St. Christopher’s.

My old money Richmond family (extended) vacations in the North end of Virginia Beach (fancy!). Or their second home, also in the state of Virginia.

[Anonymous]

I certainly don't hang out in this milieu but I did rub shoulders ever so slightly with a very wealthy clique in college. One thing you do learn is that the very rich quickly know all the other very rich kids, whether from California or Park Avenue or Texas oil money, they flock to each other.

As you can infer, many of their vacations are little more than partying with each other. Spring break trip to Colorado and they take over someone's family's ski chalet and party. Same for trips to the Caribbean. Flights to London or Paris for a birthday party was normal. Big blowout birthday bashes in exotic locations was very normal. They're called jet setters for a reason. And the pattern continues as they age. They still party as affluent middle aged people, just in different ways (less drugs!).

While there are certainly favored destinations like St. Barts, it's not just the locale, but what you do at the said locale, and that involves being with other rich people in their houses or boats or exclusive islands or estates or possibly taking over a small boutique hotel that only those in the know know. They'll even go to locations some of you would never think about, like someone's enormous (huge!) ranch in the middle of Texas for a wild weekend. The ranch may be surrounded by dull tiny towns of rednecks, but the ranch house and cabins itself will be as finely kitted out as the nicest boutique hotels and personal chefs serving food comparable to Thomas Keller. The same is true for going to your Argentinian college friend's family's ranch in Patagonia, or someone's preserve in Kenya. It's a very, incredibly, groomed lifestyle.

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Anonymous wrote:Anywhere they can avoid the riff raff and find others like them. It varies based upon where the “elite” live. I know the answers for old money Richmond but I’m sure the answers are different for every city.

Where do old money Richmond vacation?

Pre-COVID days: they seem to enjoy Jade Mountain. They like flying first-class out of RIC, getting a connecting flight, then on to Europe as well. They are surprisingly more eco-conscious than others, IME, many have no interest in private jets or fractionals.

This totally depends on the people. I have some very wealthy people in my family, and you would absolutely never know it. If they vacation at all, it's to places that lots of wealthy people go to or live--like Naples, Florida. Most of the FFVs I know just have big houses in North Carolina like everybody else. So I don't know who these "old money" Richmonders are. They're generally not very showy.

I know lots of NEW money Richmonders who do those kinds of things. But that's a different breed.

Old money Richmonders do have beach houses sometimes but definitely not private jets or fractionals. That would be vulgar. Honestly the ones I knew kept returning to the same places - skiing in VT and CO, select islands in the Caribbean (Anguilla, St. Croix, St. Barts.) It would be anathema to them to go somewhere flashy or ostentatious. They are much more concerned with what is going on in Richmond. Very into the ballet and symphony, CCV, and St. Catherine’s/St. Christopher’s.

My old money Richmond family (extended) vacations in the North end of Virginia Beach (fancy!). Or their second home, also in the state of Virginia.

I'm the PP you quoted and yes I also have a friend who owns a home in the north end of Virginia Beach and another friend whose family owns at home at "the Rivah." (Rappahannock.)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anywhere they can avoid the riff raff and find others like them. It varies based upon where the “elite” live. I know the answers for old money Richmond but I’m sure the answers are different for every city.

Where do old money Richmond vacation?

Pre-COVID days: they seem to enjoy Jade Mountain. They like flying first-class out of RIC, getting a connecting flight, then on to Europe as well. They are surprisingly more eco-conscious than others, IME, many have no interest in private jets or fractionals.

This totally depends on the people. I have some very wealthy people in my family, and you would absolutely never know it. If they vacation at all, it's to places that lots of wealthy people go to or live--like Naples, Florida. Most of the FFVs I know just have big houses in North Carolina like everybody else. So I don't know who these "old money" Richmonders are. They're generally not very showy.

I know lots of NEW money Richmonders who do those kinds of things. But that's a different breed.

Old money Richmonders do have beach houses sometimes but definitely not private jets or fractionals. That would be vulgar. Honestly the ones I knew kept returning to the same places - skiing in VT and CO, select islands in the Caribbean (Anguilla, St. Croix, St. Barts.) It would be anathema to them to go somewhere flashy or ostentatious. They are much more concerned with what is going on in Richmond. Very into the ballet and symphony, CCV, and St. Catherine’s/St. Christopher’s.

Nailed it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anywhere they can avoid the riff raff and find others like them. It varies based upon where the “elite” live. I know the answers for old money Richmond but I’m sure the answers are different for every city.

Where do old money Richmond vacation?

Pre-COVID days: they seem to enjoy Jade Mountain. They like flying first-class out of RIC, getting a connecting flight, then on to Europe as well. They are surprisingly more eco-conscious than others, IME, many have no interest in private jets or fractionals.

This totally depends on the people. I have some very wealthy people in my family, and you would absolutely never know it. If they vacation at all, it's to places that lots of wealthy people go to or live--like Naples, Florida. Most of the FFVs I know just have big houses in North Carolina like everybody else. So I don't know who these "old money" Richmonders are. They're generally not very showy.

I know lots of NEW money Richmonders who do those kinds of things. But that's a different breed.

Old money Richmonders do have beach houses sometimes but definitely not private jets or fractionals. That would be vulgar. Honestly the ones I knew kept returning to the same places - skiing in VT and CO, select islands in the Caribbean (Anguilla, St. Croix, St. Barts.) It would be anathema to them to go somewhere flashy or ostentatious. They are much more concerned with what is going on in Richmond. Very into the ballet and symphony, CCV, and St. Catherine’s/St. Christopher’s.

My old money Richmond family (extended) vacations in the North end of Virginia Beach (fancy!). Or their second home, also in the state of Virginia.

Virginia Beach or OBX. Same thing. One or the other.