Taj Rishikesh Resort & Spa, Uttarakhand
Rishikesh, India

The foothills of the Indian Himalayas in the country’s north is an ethereal place to visit, a popular...

Windjammer Landing underwater breathwork:
Sub-aqua mindfulness

This time last year, we showcased how breathwork can play an important part in bringing a state of...

LUX* Grand Baie:
Redefining Mauritius

Mauritius and escapist, barefoot luxury have long gone hand in hand. Not short of grandiose resort properties fronting...

Pelorus astronaut orientation:
Space odyssey

Space, the final frontier. Or at least a new – and rather topical – one, when it comes...

Chablé Hotels:
Happy days

With many travellers’ post-pandemic bucket lists bursting at the seams, the idea of putting the simple joys of...

AIRE Ancient Baths London:
Golden grotto

If there’s one thing we know about the British capital, it’s that there’s no lack of luxurious spas....

Theory by Ecoventura
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

When sailing the magical Galápagos on an expedition of a lifetime, the Relais & Châteaux fleet of luxury...

The Aerial BVI:
Off to new shores

Few are the destinations that understand the art of starting anew and building back better. But the British...

The art of cocktails:
Summer mix

Summer’s here! To celebrate – in partnership with Scott Dunn and Visit Malta – we’re thrilled to bring...

Scandic Grand Central Helsinki:
On the Finnish line

The recently opened Scandic Grand Central Helsinki already has two accomplishments under its belt: firstly, it’s an inspired...

The Mandrake artist cabanas:
Cave painting

As one of London’s most eclectic hotels, The Mandrake has turned heads left, right and centre since opening...

The art of afternoon tea:
Cultural infusion

A while back, the Experientialist showcased a number of rather innovative and eyecatching London high-teas designed to woo...

Bill Bensley paintings:
Art with heart

Finding himself grounded at weekends during the pandemic when he’d usually be travelling, Bill Bensley – master architect...

The Apurva Kempinski Bali
Bali, Indonesia

Bali has a long reputation for beachside luxury, but the opulent temple to escapism that is Apurva Kempinski...

The Apurva Kempinski Bali x Cyril Kongo:
Spray-happy

With its just opened ‘L’Atelier’, The Apurva Kempinski Bali invites graffiti artist and fashion favourite Cyril Kongo to...

Soneva:
Extraordinary indulgence

With its postcard perfect beaches, clear seas and bright blue, cloudless skies, the Maldives is a escapist utopia...

PROUD Experiences x OutThere:
Belong together

Each year before the pandemic hit, we were regular attendees of PROUD Experiences, the international travel trade show...

PROUD Experiences x OutThere:
Celebrating difference

In our first post of this series of stories in partnership with PROUD Experiences (the global event where...

Editor’s viewpoint:
Why Pride is important

As Hungary introduces Russian-style, anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation to ban the dissemination of content that celebrates homosexuality, transgender and gender-identity...

Jumby Bay Island, Antigua:
Refreshers week

There are relaxing retreats and then there is the first-ever wellness week on offer at Jumby Bay Island,...

The Mitre Hotel
London, United Kingdom

With a privileged position in one of London’s greenest and most historic neighbourhoods, The Mitre Hotel by Hampton...

Scott Dunn LGBTQ+ holidays:
Come out to travel

To celebrate Pride Month, the leader in luxury, ‘exceptional travel’ Scott Dunn has developed its tailor-made travel service,...

Spa design:
Senses of place

The biggest buzzword in all aspects of travel this year (especially when it comes to wellness and wellbeing...

Alpine wellness:
Sleep on it

Losing sleep over the pandemic? Don’t: two luxury properties on different sides of the Alps – Gstaad’s peaceful...

Ntsako Travel Africa:
Cape queer

Established as recently as 2018, LGBTQ-focussed Ntsako Travel Africa is the brainchild of Lipian B Mtandabari, who’s set...

Avanti West Coast:
Pride and Progress

As the OutThere team heads up from London to Glasgow, Scotland aboard the super-speedy Avanti West Coast train...

WorldPride 2021 Copenhagen:
Pride in a pandemic

For the last five years, the city of Copenhagen, Denmark has been preparing for the international celebration of...

Hotels celebrating Pride Month:
Stay proud

While OutThere is all about championing LGBTQIA+ friendly and welcoming luxury properties and hospitality brands throughout the year,...

Pride month:
Beyond the rainbow

Pride Month is upon us and with it, a plethora of rainbow-coloured stories from numerous brands voicing their...

ILGA-Europe:
The alternative ‘green list’

As we obsess and debate over the UK’s traffic-light travel system, another red, amber and green map has...

Bookshop.org
Pride in print

There’s a lot to say about the importance of pride (and ‘Pride’), but there’s twice as much to...

IGLTA:
Let’s get wed

Pride Month 2021 is officially upon us. To celebrate, the friendly folks over at IGLTA – that’s the...

Tourism Authority of Thailand:
May the best drag queen win

Come through, Queens: the Tourism Authority of Thailand is set to bestow bottomless royal fun onto the LGBTQ+...

Scent and wellness:
Legends of the FJÄLL

The science of scent is making a comeback. Aromatherapy – of all the holistic-health verticals – had up until...

Amar Suchde x AMS Aesthetics:
Face value

As the UK reawakens from pandemic slumber, we’re all faced with heading out again to social events, work,...

The Peninsula Hong Kong x VOYA:
Kelp is on the way

The Peninsula Hong Kong spa, among the metropolis’ top addresses for all things wellness, is collaborating with Irish...

Sholto Smith:
The London rebound

As London reawakens, we catch up with Sholto Smith, General Manager of the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, part...

Goddard Littlefair:
British by design

What is British design? Particularly when it comes to hotels, you often hear terms like “Scandi-chic”, or “Asian...

The Machrie, Scotland:
Road to Islay

They say the journey is the destination, and in the case of a road trip through the Scottish...

Afternoon tea:
Brewing innovation

As luxury hotels in the UK gear up to reopen – and the future of international inbound travel...

Ballygally Castle Hotel:
Walk that walk

With Northern Island’s most scenic walking routes and a cluster of quirky attractions on the hotel’s doorstep, Ballygally...

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
London, United Kingdom

Like a phoenix rising from the flames (Londoners will know that we mean this quite literally, as the...

Cumbria’s Living Heritage:
House and garden

If there’s one thing we’re guilty of in our usual quests to head out into the world and...

The Experientialist Awards 20/21:
The winners

A lot has happened for OutThere and luxury travel in the year the Earth stood still. As many...

The Experientialist Issue

In this special issue, we tell the extraordinary stories of the winners and finalists of our Experientialist Awards,...

Norway designer cabins:
Nest rest

Tucked away among the treetops of pine forests or cantilevered above craggy slopes with uninterrupted views of icy...

Dardanella:
Maritime me-time

When people think about escapism, many picture themselves barefoot on a beach, or at a spa, doing not...

Elopement weddings:
Run away with me

Destination weddings – often romanticised as ‘elopement weddings’ – have long been an OutThere trend. With many countries across...

Soneva escapism:
We are family

After a whole year in a pandemic, it is without a doubt that we are all ready to...

Kisawa Sanctuary, Mozambique:
Barefoot on Benguerra

Too readily these days is the barefoot luxury label slapped onto properties looking to make an extra dime...