The night began, as many a dynamite Miami night begins, at Wynwood Kitchen and Bar [http://wynwoodkitchenandbar.com/], which, like its nearby sibling Joey’s and its adjacent Walls, is the kind of spot that puts the hot into any evening. This being but an early stop, we opted to back our booze with a swirl of chef Miguel Aguilar’s bar bites. Then it was over to the Arsht for the wham bam boom of Million Dollar Quartet. For some folks, a quick nosh and a crack re-imagining of the night four rock ‘n’ roll legends collided would be an eventful enough evening. Not us though. We’re the type to let our million dollars ride. Good thing, too, because it took us right over the causeway to The Setai, where we had a feast not even money could buy.

The trouble with supporting charities is feeling so far away from whomever or whatever it is you are helping. When it's a huge corporation, you're wondering where exactly your charitable donation is going, and when it's a small organization, your afraid the group hasn't got the clout to get the job done. Then there are the droll parties with champagne and special appearances of celebs who aren't really sure what they're doing there in the first place. These qualms refreshingly had no place last night in downtown Manhattan as The Setai Club New York & SHO Shaun Hergatt Restaurant partnered with the little juggernaut called Care Through Action.

Sure, you could pay to stay and play, but why limit yourself to just one aquatic experience?

Steve Haffner, the man behind the curtain at Kayak.com, reveals his jet-setting ways, mid-meeting bar games, and the destinations you should add to your globetrotting roster.

Jose Ignacio, sleepy Uruguay village turned under-the-radar destination, is the next sun-kissed tropical mecca. Filled with models, bankers, hot Europeans, Argentine beauties, and celebs on the run from the paparazzi, Jose Ignacio has all the trappings of the destination de jour. Despite the ban on discotheques and the strictly enforced 2 a.m. curfews, the beach town buzzes with relaxed socialites sunning late in the afternoons and dancing in Chivas Regal be-tented beachfront soirees. Guests liken Jose to the Hamptons in the 1960s: small, exclusive, and away from the large crowds in nearby Punta del Este. Go now, because when the new Setai resort opens in 2010, the secret will be out, the mobs will surge in, and you'll get no coolness points for visiting before the rush.

The Wealth Bulletin compiled a top ten list for the priciest suites in the world, Luxist chimed in, and here are the final tallies:

Mr and Mrs Smith, the boutique hotel connoisseurs, are launching their latest luxe review in time for the holiday gifting season. Bound in gloss and oozing sex appeal, this coffee-table-cum-designer-hotel-porn is the perfect stocking stuffer for the traveler in your life. The 360-page tome covers 30 destination hotels detailed in the Smith style, wherein a couple is sent anonymously to a Smith-approved hotel to write a cheeky he-said-she-said review of the joint. The Global Shortlist is the sixth book in the series, joining Smith 52: The Game Plan, European Cities, European Coast and Country, and UK/Ireland Volumes I and II.

Economy shmoshonomy. People like to travel, and they like to do it in style. A bit of luxury in the face of the marginalized American dollar is still essential, as far as we can surmise from the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. These savvy consumers voted on 11 categories, including best hotel, airline, and city to visit. They also revealed the top 100 best of everything, according to the Gridskipper. The highest hotel honors went to Six Senses Hideaway in Samui, Thailand, and The Chedi in Muscat, Oman. New Zealand, the Maldives, and India were chosen as the best destinations=. If your budget keeps you stateside, New York City gets a shout-out as a favored destination at number 16, as does the The Bellagio in Las Vegas, New York’s Carlyle, and The Setai in Miami.

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