Lucie Amundsen, a co-owner of Wrenshall egg company Locally Laid, is sitting in the lap of luxury in New York City's Gramercy Park this weekend, courtesy of the small-business-software maker. Locally Laid, with its mascot laying hens all …

Fond memories of his family's vacation compound in North Carolina prompt a real-estate executive to build an 11,000-square-foot log cabin … In 2009, Mr. Morris—by then the head of the family's commercial-real-estate company—finished work on an 11 …

Elite Destination Homes, a luxury vacation-rental service, listed the unit for the Super Bowl on HomeAway in November and got no interest until Jan. 20, the day after the teams were settled in the conference championship games. After receiving five …

Buyers are seeking a vacation home that offers privacy and will accommodate their lifestyle long term. Not having to negotiate stairs is very important to them. KaMilo's one-story luxury resort homes offer more space and privacy than a traditional …

During his four-year tenure as superintendent of Santa Clara County schools, Weis maintained a home in Oxnard, where his wife, Patricia, reportedly stayed. In 2011 the couple also purchased a vacation home in Twain Harte, in the Gold Country, …

Say “cruise” and many people think of a relaxing, sun-drenched vacation in the Caribbean. But a cruise can also be the ideal way to visit exotic ports. Vacationers enjoy the luxury of a first-class hotel along with top-notch meals and entertainment …

And it looks like Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington are continuing their endless summer of holidays by renting a luxury Sydney beach house for the Australia Day public holiday. The loved-up couple were spotted looking relaxed on the balcony of the …

Politics is a business of back-scratching. The teller window at the political favor bank is open 24/7 for deposits and withdrawals. You raise bundles; I appoint you to an ambassadorship. You offer your private jet or vacation home; I speak at your …

Suppose you can't take a vacation away in winter, or you'd really like to just stay home and have a break. For those people, I suggest two kinds of vacations: the hiber-cation and the hide-cation. Both are about basking in the most precious luxury of …