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WTM London 2025’s DEAI Summit:
The smartest travel brands are investing in inclusion

Diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion: you’d think they were the four horsemen of the apocalypse, given how much...

Aerial view of Hoshinoya Taketomi Island, Okinawa, Japan

Hoshinoya Taketomi Island
Taketomi Island, Okinawa, Japan

Set on a tiny subtropical island in the Japanese archipelago prefecture of Okinawa, Hoshinoya Taketomi Island, a serene...

Batty Langley’s
London, United Kingdom

The third in Hazlitt’s Hotels bijou portfolio of London heritage townhouse hotels, the discreet East End beauty that...

Hoteliers pose on stage at The Worlds 50 Best Hotels 2025

The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025:
Winning hotels tap into culture for success

The crème de la crème of the travel and hospitality world once again gathered in London for the 2025 edition of The World’s 50 Best Hotels. Amid the champagne and black-tie glamour, this year’s winners raised a broader question about how we define 'the best'.

Birds fly over the rocky, mid-century modern walls of Mykonos Theoxenia poolside accommodation

Mykonos Theoxenia
Mykonos, Greece

While many of the island’s newer five-star contenders have gone for what we affectionately call “Cycladic clone chic”...

Sofitel Kia Ora Moorea Beach Resort
The Islands of Tahiti, French Polynesia

The term ‘paradise’ gets thrown around a lot in travel, but few destinations truly live up to one’s...

Outdoor seating with view over the landscape at Hotel Zed Tofino, Tofino, Vancouver Island, Canada

Hotel Zed Tofino
Tofino, Canada

When going off-the-beaten-path in rural Canada, nothing could be more comforting than having a warm and welcoming place...

Nayara Gardens
Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica

Between the world’s longest jungle zip-line and trips to local waterfalls, there’s an amazing amount of thrills to...

Life-sized figures of the ABBA members at ABBA The Museum in Stockholm against a deep blue backdrop.

StockholmLGBT:
Chasing ABBA

We’d argue that to truly get behind the glitter of your favourite icons and legends, you have to...

Goldmoor Inn
Galena, Illinois, USA

The schloss-rhapsody aesthetics might be laid on thick, but the sprawling 18-suite guesthouse that is the Goldmoor Inn...

External views of a cubic villa with an outdoor pool

Capella Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand

There’s something intoxicatingly poetic about the Chao Phraya River at dusk. It shimmers like a silken ribbon flung...

Bougainvilla strewn suite terrace with sun beds, chairs and plunge pool looking out over the Caldera at Andronis Boutique Hotel

Andronis Boutique Hotel
Oia, Santorini, Greece

You haven’t really seen Santorini until you’ve sipped chilled Assyrtiko in a plunge pool, suspended somewhere between volcanic...

La Becque, one of the queer artist residencies helping creatives

Queer artist residencies:
Initiatives from Italy to the UK balance retreat with resistance

In the wake of accelerating funding cuts for marginalised voices in the arts, queer artist residencies are emerging...

Exterior of the Carbon and Carbide Building in Chicago, now the Pendry Chicago with gilt gold trimmings, black frontage, art deco features and green terracotta tiles

Pendry Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA

There was something rather ‘magnificent’ (it had to be said!) about waking up in one of Chicago’s most...

View of Tokyo Tower from the Tokyo EDITION Toranomon lobby

The Tokyo EDITION Toranomon
Tokyo, Japan

If the playful, design-forward and effortlessly luxurious EDITION hotels in Japan were a family, then The Tokyo EDITION...

Views from a riverside suite terrace. Blonde wood decking and outdoor furniture with a blue pool against its edge, leading out to a still river. Sala Bang Pa-In is one of the most romantic getaways near Bangkok.

Go Thai Be Free:
Romance within reach

Many hopeless romantics – partnered, single, or happily undecided – find themselves more than content with the endless...

Relais & Châteaux Hotel Bülow Palais
Dresden, Germany

This historical hotel that’s part of the Relais & Châteaux family puts you near the centre of much...

A square blue building surrounded by forest. The downstairs has no walls and the upstairs has floor-to-ceiling windows.

Taj Exotica Resort & Spa
Havelock Island, India

‘Paradise’ is an overused word in our trade, but in this case, we don’t hesitate – paradise it...

Kalindi Juneja:
PoB Hotels CEO makes case for greater diversity and inclusion in hospitality

Few are the hospitality brands with female leaders, and fewer still are those with female leaders of non-white...

Sun loungers and umbrella by a private pool at the Ultima Corfu, overlooking the Ionian Sea

Ultima Corfu
Corfu, Greece

Corfu may not be the first place that comes to mind for ultra-luxury escapes – yet amid its...

Hôtel Dame des Arts
Paris, France

Set in the 6th arrondissement, Hôtel Dame des Arts is an unbeatable address for anyone looking to immerse...

An illustration of a bald, male traveller wired up to a wellness machine on a beach with boats sailing in the background.

The Layover:
How the Fitbit killed God

Wellness tourism is worth $850 billion worldwide. Where holidays were once about indulgence, they’re increasingly an attempt to...

Kisawa Sanctuary
Benguerra Island, Mozambique

To think that 3D-printed building elements made from sand and seawater aren’t even the most innovative thing about...

The contemporary Ultima Grand Villa Geneva private villa with pool by Ultima Collection

Ultima Collection:
A sneak peek into the ultra-exclusive Ultima Promenade Gstaad and more…

We’ve long been captivated by Ultima Collection – and having experienced it firsthand, it’s clear why their portfolio...

Bedroom interiors at Leven Manchester with monochrome artwork above bed and brown leather headboard

LEVEN Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom

Some hotels you simply check into. At LEVEN Manchester, you more or less move in – or at...

Black and white portrait of Sophie Morgan

Icons of Inclusion series:
Sophie Morgan reflects on state of travel for people with disabilities

Fresh from her first appearance as a speaker at OutThere’s Icons of Inclusion 2025 event, Sophie Morgan talks...

Origins Lodge
Alajuela, Costa Rica

We were forewarned; there was no landline phone at this hidden-away jungle escape. No connection to the main...

Two Asian men in tuxedos walk way from a white grand piano in a puff of smoke, hand in hand as wedding guests watch and cheer in a beautifully decorated room. LGBTQ+ weddings at Capella Bangkok.

LGBTQ+ weddings at Capella Bangkok:
Thai-ing the knot at the ‘world’s best hotel’

Some destinations cast a spell from the moment you arrive. Bangkok is certainly one of them – a rainbow of...

Hôtel Chalet Mounier
Les Deux Alpes, France

A family-owned affair that’s been going for five generations, Hôtel Chalet Mounier is the ‘grand dame’ of mountain...

Portrait of Lateisha Wilson, The Miami Beach EDITION

Lateisha Wilson:
Chef de Cuisine of The Miami Beach EDITION on bringing her cultural influences into the kitchen

Lateisha Wilson of The Miami EDITION was one of just five female chefs who participated in the Reykjavik...

Navarino Bay and Voidokilia Beach, a cresent of beautiful sand flanking a turquoise bay

Costa Navarino, Greece:
The Med’s most stylish, sustainable escape?

There are places in the world that we love, which make us pause, take a deep breath, and...

Tented accommodation at the foot of a rock formation at Amangiri, Lake Powell, Utah, USA

Rock and soul
Lake Powell, Utah, USA

Deep in the ruddy desert lands of Utah, among towering, 165-million-year-old rock formations, lies an extraordinary resort that...

Desert Rhino Camp
Damaraland, Namibia

Set among mesmeric desert landscapes beneath impossibly starry skies, the beautifully designed Desert Rhino Camp is both one...

Canaves Ena
Oia, Santorini, Greece

Close your eyes and think of Santorini. You’re likely picturing a scene not unlike that we admired from...

An orca in Norway during a Sarah Casewit journey

Sarah Casewit:
Travel consultancy launches new Auroras & Orcas itinerary under Alchemia Journeys umbrella

Sarah Casewit’s newly launched Alchemia Journeys, a collection of one-of-a-kind travel experiences, promises to offer travellers rare access to the world's most special corners. Its inaugural itinerary? An Auroras & Orcas trip set in the Arctic Circle.