More than 1.5 billion international tourists travelled abroad in 2025, setting the stage for a record-breaking 2026. According to the latest World Tourism Barometer published by UN Tourism, international arrivals grew 4% globally, beginning to match the pre-pandemic growth average of around 5% per year between 2009 and 2019. While Europe remained the world’s most visited region with nearly […]
2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for luxury hospitality, with powerhouse brands like Aman, Orient Express, Waldorf Astoria, and Rosewood opening new doors across the globe. From reimagined palazzi in Venice to wild island retreats in the Maldives, here are the most anticipated openings that luxury travelers need on their radar. Amanvari, […]
Hospitality industry analysts are sounding a fresh alarm over the legal risks hotels are taking on as they deploy AI-powered guest service chatbots, warning that properties could be held liable when these systems give guests inaccurate or harmful information. The warning lands at a moment when hotel groups are racing to embed AI across nearly […]
When Water and History Share the Same Country Brazil doesn’t ask you to choose. On one afternoon, you’re standing at the edge of a cliff watching 275 separate curtains of water crash into a gorge wide enough to swallow a small city. On another, you’re picking your way up cobblestone streets in a mountain town […]
The Kaghan Valley is opening again. The question is who you trust to take you there. Every summer, Naran re-emerges from beneath its snowpack and a familiar stampede begins. Families load minivans in Lahore. Couples book jeep rides from Islamabad. Adventure seekers clutch trekking poles and Google maps with optimism that the terrain will not […]
Astrocartography travel is reshaping how discerning travellers choose destinations in 2026—from healing retreats in the Greek Islands to Jupiter lines in Japan. Here’s what the data and the cosmos say. (156 chars) There is a particular quality of light on Santorini at dusk that does something irrational to a person’s sense of self. I have […]
Our Global Editors’ Favorite Places to Stay Standing on the terrace of a centuries-old palazzo as golden light bathes the Tuscan hills, or watching northern lights dance above a remote Highland lodge, these are the moments that define extraordinary travel. After months of site visits, exhaustive research, and countless conversations with hospitality leaders across four […]
