Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty The gulf between millionaires and billionaires is vast. It is akin to the difference between booking some lovely five-star accommodations and buying the entire island the hotel is on, renaming it after yourself, and inviting a few heads of state to grill and chill. Millionaires check their bank accounts; billionaires check their rocket launch schedules. While billionaires might live in a fantasy world fit for a Bond villain, they need vacations just like the rest of us, though their holidays often look more like hostile takeovers of relaxation. Ostentatious displays made their spectacular public comeback in 2025 with the Dionysian frenzy of the $50 million nuptials of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez , when guests flew in on 90 private jets and later gallivanted on a $500 million superyacht. Faster than you can say “ foam party ‚” a doomscrolling world took a break from worrying about rising petrol costs and natural disasters to remind itself that society’s ultra-rich let loose differently. All over the globe, the elite meet at these rich-kid playgrounds, renting every villa at five-star resorts as casually as you or I would snag a table at Starbucks. And while you probably can’t buy up an entire coastal town for your next birthday, you can probably spend a weekend at these spots—or at least wave to them on your way to the Airbnb. Read more at The Daily Beast.