The Phoenicia
Valletta, Malta
The grand dame Valletta hotel, the Phoenicia, has led the Maltese capital’s luxury hospitality game since 1947. Its...
Uwern Jong
The Sublime South Australia Issue
We get OutThere down under in sublime South Australia, to experience the state’s diverse and inclusive offerings, spellbinding...
PROUD Experiences x OutThere:
Belong everywhere
We are thrilled to be a media partner of PROUD Experiences, the travel networking event where experience makers,...
RAKxa
Bangkok, Thailand
RAKxa, the world’s first fully-integrated luxury medical, aesthetic and holistic wellness retreat, is by very definition a sanctuary....
The Relais Henley
Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
For a slice of British eccentricity with an international flavour (think Hooray Henry with a dash of Feng...
Women in travel:
Raising the roof
Following International Women's Day 2023, we shine a light on the women who are revolutionising luxury travel – with an emphasis on BIPOC female leaders.
Editor’s viewpoint:
Travelling safely
It’s been almost two years since Sarah Everard’s murder at the hands of policeman Wayne Couzens. It angers...
Escape to wellness island
Bangkok, Thailand
Not everyone travelling to Bangkok does so in the single-minded pursuit of pleasure. In a bend in the...
Thirtyseven Gozo
Gozo, Malta
A world away from bustling Valletta is the laid-back island of Gozo, an escape for Maltese city-folk (and...
SLS Cancun
Cancun, Mexico
Bringing a touch of playful, contemporary, Miami-style lavishness to Mexico’s Quintana Roo, the SLS Cancun represents a new expression...
Sydney Worldpride:
Rainbow city
The Experientialist® reports from the opening of Sydney WorldPride, the first time the celebration has taken place in the southern hemisphere.
Crown Towers Sydney
Sydney, Australia
It’s a tall order to have set out to build Sydney’s first six-star hotel and redefine luxury hospitality...
Editor’s viewpoint:
Why Pride is important
As Sydney prepares to celebrate WorldPride, I’m reminded of why the queer community and its allies must continue...
InterContinental Malta St. Julian’s, Malta
To experience a duality of hedonism and heritage while visiting storied Malta, check into the InterContinental Malta, which...
Natural selection
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
For sightings of some of the most unusual wildlife on earth, a cruise around the Galápagos is a...
OutThere travel this year:
A look at what’s to come
OutThere looks at some of the year's emerging luxury travel trends, from cultural to communal immersion.
Rosselli AX Privilege
Valletta, Malta
The Rosselli AX Privilege is a luxury boutique property with jet-set appeal. The Palazzo hotel’s very contemporary and...
Iniala Harbour House
Valletta, Malta
It’s hard not to be impressed by the love for luxury hospitality and the attention to detail that...
Indulgence Divine Vittoriosa/Birgu, Malta
Malta is not short of premium hotel accommodation, but intent on doing something altogether different and ‘live like...
Distilling diversity
Bardstown, Kentucky, USA
Uwern Jong imbibes the welcoming spirit of Bardstown, Kentucky’s – the infamous Bourbon Capital of the World® –...
Bourbon, unfiltered…
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
The entry-point for most international travellers to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, the city of Louisville has some fabulous...
The Grady
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Offering a contemporary dose of Southern Charm, The Grady is an upscale, urban retreat that has made a...
The Homestead at Dant Crossing
Bardstown, Kentucky, USA
Why return or commute to and from Kentucky’s big cities after a day of Bourbon trailing when you...
21C Museum Hotel
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
There is no doubt that the quirky, unique, contemporary art hotel that is the 21C Museum Hotel Lexington...
Bottling lighting
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Uwern Jong’s journey along Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail leads him to Lexington, where he uncovers some homegrown success stories...
Kentucky Bourbon Trail:
Distilled stories
Keen to experience and dig deeper into the rich and diverse stories of the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in...
The Oberoi Marrakech
Marrakech, Morocco
Marrakech is a historic and immersive destination that allows those who visit the power of ‘time-travel’ to a...
The Beekman, a Thompson Hotel
NYC, USA
Downtown NYC is back in vogue. The area is teeming with history but equally with a new energy...
ME Milan Il Duca
Milan, Italy
Milan is one of our favourite world cities; it delicately blends its past with the future, as well...
Pendry Manhattan West
NYC, USA
Testament to New York City’s distinct ability to evolve and reinvent itself over time, Manhattan West, the city’s...
Hotel Colón Gran Meliá
Seville, Spain
Situated in the hustle and bustle of the city’s shopping district, the handsome place to stay that is...
Soneva Kiri
Koh Kood, Thailand
Making our fantasy island dreams come true is the not-so-best-kept secret that is Soneva Kiri, on stunning and...
The Gleneagles Hotel
Auchterarder, Scotland, United Kingdom
The reputation of the Gleneagles Hotel – the self-billed ‘Glorious Playground’ – precedes itself as the Scottish bastion...
Kentucky:
Bourbon culture
It’s no great secret that we at OutThere are habitual coastal American visitors. Its seaside oases and other...
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
In the high-stakes city of Las Vegas, the super-glossy resort that is the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas stands...
Shangri-La Hotel at the Shard
London, United Kingdom
We usually advise visitors to London to head for a suitably high vantage point to get their bearings....
The Langham x OutThere:
Unapologetically Pink at NYC Pride
OutThere and The Langham NYC celebrate Pride in style – with a rooftop party inviting all our friends.
TROVA GO:
Safe and sound
As we return to travelling the world with a vengeance, it is without a doubt that we’re doing...
Hotel Martinez
Cannes, France
On Cannes’ most exclusive beachfront strip, La Croisette, the luxury hotel game is high (and competition is rife)....
Chateau Denmark
London, United Kingdom
There’s a luxury London hotel, hell-bent on hedonism… tucked away and almost hidden in plain sight in Soho,...
Rockliffe Hall
Darlington, United Kingdom
Tucked away in the idyllic countryside of North East England is a piece of Victorian architectural magic. Christened...
The Thailand Rediscovered Issue
With their landmark ‘Go Thai. Be Free.’ diversity programme, the Tourism Authority of Thailand shared our values of...
Xara Palace Relais & Chateaux
Mdina, Malta
This bastion of Maltese luxury – which is no accidental choice of words, as the hotel does actually...
Lindeth Fell Country House
Windermere, United Kingdom
From the outside, Lindeth Fell Country House may look like a quintessential English Lakeland country bed and breakfast,...
Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort:
Castries, St. Lucia
When looking for an authentic, Caribbean island getaway, laid-back St. Lucia wins for many reasons. And on this...
Cap Ferrat:
Of Maugham and men
Here’s one for LGBTQIA+ History Month… W. Somerset Maugham – one of the 20th century’s most lauded authors,...
Cugo Gran Macina Grand Harbour
Senglea, Malta
If the old fortress walls of the rapidly up-and-coming Senglea neighbourhood of Malta could talk, they’d call out...
One&Only Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Town is not short of luxurious places to stay, from sophisticated heritage hotels to new-world, chic boutiques....
Visit Malta:
Malta’s fabulous secrets
Deep in the 17th-century kitchen of the atmospheric Inquisitor’s Palace in old Vittoriosa, Malta (or Birgu, to those...
In search of Mr Wright
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
On a visit to the ‘Beverly Hills of Arizona’, Uwern Jong becomes bewitched by the man who created...
