TRAVEL CHANNEL LAUNCHES JET SET NEW SHOW DEBUTS ON SUNDAY, MAY 13th
New York, NY (May 7, 2007) � Wild nightlife�beautiful people...incredible mansions�amazing restaurants�five star hotels...luxury yachts�welcome to the life of a Jet Setter! Travel Channel�s new show Jet Set, premiering Sunday, May 13 at 10pm ET/PT, takes viewers along for the ride into a world of unlimited power, money, fame � and extreme adventure. The hour-long show, created by host and avid travel enthusiast Philip Levine, centers around unforgettable insights from the smartest, richest and most famous movers and shakers today. Levine teamed with Reveille (�The Office,� �Ugly Betty,� �The Biggest Loser�) and Dalaklis McKeown Entertainment (DME) to produce Jet Set, where celebrities and entrepreneurs share the secrets of their success and give Levine an inside look at how they live, work, play and dream BIG!
Levine himself is a self-made success story. An innovator who founded one of the world�s largest cruise ship retail and media concerns, Levine has become a force within the travel and leisure industry. His entrepreneurial spirit and passion for travel led Levine to create Jet Set in the hopes of motivating viewers to live their own dreams by working hard and staying focused.
�Philip Levine is a dynamic entrepreneur who knows how to live,� said Ben Silverman, Executive Producer of Jet Set and Reveille�s founder and CEO. �Exploring the jet set lifestyle with a member of the club is entertaining television!�
After a stay at the Palacio Duhau, a Park Hyatt property found through luxury travel company Virtuoso, Levine boards the SeaDream I, a lavish yacht operated by award-winning SeaDream Yacht Club, to explore some of the world�s most exotic locations along the coast of South America, from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Punta del Este, Uruguay to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Jet Set will introduce viewers to many of the world�s most inspiring success stories, including Nando Parrado, who was almost buried alive when his plane crashed in the Andes and now runs an entertainment empire; Romero Britto, a once struggling artist now world renowned; and Hans Stern, patriarch and founder of the celebrated jewelry company, H. Stern. Each of these highly motivated and accomplished individuals expresses the jet set core value: Do what you love. Believe in yourself. Stay humble. And help others.
Jet Set is executive produced by Philip Levine, Reveille�s Ben Silverman and Chuck Dalaklis and Theresa McKeown, founders of Dalaklis McKeown Entertainment (DME).
About Reveille
Reveille is a leading independent production and distribution company focused on exploiting worldwide intellectual property rights through scripted and alternative television formats. Launched in 2002 by Ben Silverman, the company produces innovative entertainment programming across all television genres such as the Emmy Award-winning �The Office� (NBC), which has also received two Television Critics Association Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Peabody Award; �Ugly Betty� (ABC), winner of two Golden Globe Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as a Peabody Award, an NAACP Image Award and a GLAAD Media Award; �The Biggest Loser� (NBC); �Identity� (NBC); �House of Boateng� (Sundance Channel); �30 Days� (FX); �Blow Out� (Bravo); �Bound For Glory� (ESPN); �Nashville Star� (USA); �Date My Mom� (MTV); and �The Restaurant� (NBC). Reveille is also the world leader in creating integrated marketing opportunities for leading advertisers while developing alternative financing paradigms. In addition, Reveille�s growing library of programming is distributed to more than 150 countries worldwide through Reveille International. The company also creates, acquires and develops a broad slate of diverse films through its feature film division, Reveille Motion Pictures. Reveille maintains offices in Los Angeles and New York.
About Dalaklis McKeown Entertainment (DME)
Dalaklis McKeown Entertainment (DME) based in Santa Monica, CA, is a production company that specializes in creating, developing, and producing programming for both cable and network broadcasters. Their client list includes CBS, USA network, VH1, Lifetime Television, Fine Living, Travel Channel, Soapnet and others. Founded in 2000 by Chuck Dalaklis and Theresa McKeown, DME has produced over hundreds of broadcast, cable and syndicated television shows. DME brought to life the wedding of reality superstars Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich in the two hour CBS primetime special; Rob and Amber get Married. DME continues to produce a myriad of programming for the Travel Channel. DME also redefined the home makeover genre with Lifetime�s series; Merge Hosted by Lisa Rinna.
About SeaDream Yacht Club
SeaDream Yacht Club is the yachting venture by Norwegian entrepreneur Atle Brynestad, who founded Seabourn Cruise Line, and Larry Pimentel who was President of Seabourn under Brynestad and later President and CEO of the merged Cunard and Seabourn. Pimentel is President and CEO of the Miami, Florida-headquartered SeaDream Yacht Club and a co-owner. Brynestad is Chairman. The company, founded in the fall of 2001, operates SeaDream I and SeaDream II, twin, ultra-luxury mega yacht cruisers that operate on mostly seven-day sailings in the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, the Greek Islands, the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia and into the Black Sea.
The yachts are not only ideal for discerning travelers seeking an unstructured experience but also for small meetings and incentive groups or individual private family gatherings. They are available for full charter.
Recent honors, awards and accolades include:
SeaDream I and II shared the top Five Star Club award in the authoritative Berlitz Ocean Cruising and Cruise Ships 2007 guidebook. Berlitz guide author Douglas Ward created a special category �Utterly Exclusive� for only three vessels he said were above luxury. Of the three, two were SeaDream I and II. Conde Nast Traveler Magazine named SeaDream Yacht Club the �World�s Best Small Passenger Shipping Line� for 2006. Additionally, SeaDream scored higher than any other cruise line---large or small---in this Readers� Poll--- and was the only cruise line rated in the top 100 �World�s Best Travel Experiences.� Early in 2007 SeaDream was named one of the Worlds� Best Values in Travel by authoritative Travel & Leisure Magazine. Further, Cruise Magazine, leading UK travel publication, named SeaDream I �World�s Best Small Cruise Vessel for 2006.