We're heading into the final month of summer here and you know what that means--celebs will be descending en masse in St. Tropez on the French Riviera for their annual pilgrimage of partying, yachting, topless sunbathing, and more partying.

But it looks like Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue cover girl, Bar Refaeli is getting a head start. The beauty was seen partying it up with Brazilian polo player and entrepreneur Ricardo Mansur, leading us to believe that her on-off boyfriend, Leonardo DiCaprio, is once again "off." This Ricardo dude might also have it out for Leo as he reportedly once dated Leo's ex, Gisele Bundchen, as well. ]]> juliana 2009-07-27T09:27:49-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/14/03528/7097

Tel Aviv is Israel's largest city and the center of the country's secular life. The residents recline on glistening beaches. They dance in bustling clubs. They shop in skyscraper malls. And every morning they sit on Freeway 2 and share one of the Middle East's worst commutes with two million of their closest friends.

In between all that, they still found time to give unto the world Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model Bar Refaeli. Let us pause and give thanks.]]> Omri 2009-02-20T12:26:58-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/14/1027/71407

In keeping with the visitors bureau’s switch from the suggestive “What Happens Here, Stays Here,” to the soothingly soporific “Take a Break” as its marketing slogan, the first thing Bar Refaeli did when she arrived in Vegas aboard Southwest’s SI One at was hit the sheets. Alone, no less.]]> Erika Pope 2009-02-16T15:36:39-05:00 36.0968060 -115.17671 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/12/94734/3375

After seeing a hundred-foot-long Bar Refaeli on a Southwest plane yesterday, we began to question why more planes don't have really, really, ridiculously good-looking people on them. Sure, the commenters at Blog Southwest may not all agree with us that a swimsuit-issue snap is appropriate, but these frequent travelers look good in everything -- or almost nothing.

So meet the fleet of Jaunted Air -- the best-looking planes in the business. We've got three lovely ladies and three dashing men, who we hope will be as happy to see them in the air as we are.

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· Bar Refaeli Touches Down In Bikini'd Southwest Plane [Jaunted]
· Airport Photo Shoot: A Celebrity Pack in the Wild [Jaunted]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]]]> egw 2009-02-12T10:30:00-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/11/164658/914

With so much travel news raining down on us, we don't always have time to give every story its own forecast. Here's more of the day's news, in brief.

· Deltalina Launches Sky Magazine: Delta Airlines will be getting a new magazine, Sky, which is "on newstands, onboard and online" April 1. There's a launch party on Feb. 24th and Deltalina beckons you to attend. If you dare. [Delta Invite]

· Southwest Blog Readers Upset Over "SI One": While Bar looks hot on the side of the Southwest SI One plane some commenters are arguing that a lady in a bikini is not very family-friendly. Also, we're sure Kyla Ebberts would like to weigh in on this. [Southwest Blog]

· Andiamos! Lufthansa Italia Now In Flight: Flights from Milan to Barcelona and Paris have begun on Lufthansa. Brussels, Budapest, Bucharest, Madrid, London Heathrow and Lisbon will all be added by the end of March. [Travel Weekly]

· A Love Song for Sully: A singer-songwriter aboard Flight 1549 has penned a song for Capt. Sully and the crew called, "Send Another Prayer." Emma Sophina is now hoping to get a record deal out of her ordeal. [Rolling Stone] ]]> juliana 2009-02-11T17:01:03-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/11/14123/7711

"So this is a magazine," supermodel Bar Refaeli said, holding this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue which features her on the cover. All subscribers automatically receive SI's most popular issue, but they don't get to ride with Refaeli on SI One, a Southwest Airlines 737-300 wrapped with a shot of the Israeli model in a white bikini.

SI One touched down at New York's LaGuardia Airport, and we were probably the only ones just as excited about seeing the plane as seeing its cover girl. (The photographer next to us didn't know the Southwest markings and was continually disappointed as one after another plane passed without stopping.)

Giddily skipping about on Christian Louboutin heels, Refaeli said landing the cover was a complete shock to her -- she didn't find out until this week, when her agency coerced her to arrive in the city a few days early. The first person she called to tell? Mom. (Sorry, Leo!) This is her third appearance in the Swimsuit Issue, but she says she never contemplated being on a plane -- still, unlike most of us, the way-larger-than-life portrait didn't freak her out.

Like a pro, Refaeli gamely posed with Port Authority cops (one of whom was clutching his own camera) and the Southwest flight crew, albeit not in one of the signature bikinis she sports in SI. (Instead, she donned a Balenciaga jacket and James Perse tee. Bar and her bevy of beauties will be partying in New York tonight before boarding SI One to Las Vegas tomorrow for the Swimsuit Issue launch at the nightclub LAX.

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· Swimsuit Issue 2009 Locations Revealed [Jaunted]
· Following The SI Swimsuit Issue Ladies [Jaunted]
· SI Swimsuit Issue Holding Bash at LAX Inside Luxor [HC]
· Celeb Travel coverage [Jaunted]]]> egw 2009-02-11T14:20:16-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/10/15137/4892

While we did our bestest to determine where some of the sexy snaps for Sports Illustrated's "Swimsuit Issue 2009" were taken before the issue actually came out, the men's mag managed to surprise us a quite a bit with their locations.

Cover girl Bar Refaeli was snapped on the Canouan Island in the Grenadines--a ho-hum choice since the Caribbean is a Swimsuit Issue go-to location. But other models were wriggling around in skimpy suits in Riviera Maya, Spain's Canary Islands, Cappadocia (Turkey) and Naples. Tennis stars like Tatiana Golovin were indeed snapped in the Dominican Republic but race car driver Danica Patrick and the NBA Dancers (random?) were photographed in New York at a studio.

In case you want more of where the Swimsuit Issue was shot, check out the website's dedicated page to the location photos. The page even lists the accommodations used by the crew and models in each location, complete with room rates and reservations numbers. Sorry, the SI Models don't come with the room.

Up next for the Swimsuit Issue? The gals will be boarding a dedicated Southwest plane from Laguardia to Las Vegas on Wednesday night for a party at the Luxor. The plane will even feature "Swimsuit Issue imagery" on the sides of the plane. But will it have in-flight WiFi?

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· Swimsuit Issue 2009 [Official Site]
· Sports Illustrated Swimsuit party to be held at LAX Nightclub inside the Luxor Hotel and Casino" [We Do It All Vegas]
· SI Swimsuit Issue Holding Bash at LAX Inside Luxor [HotelChatter]]]> juliana 2009-02-10T15:10:43-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/