Uwern Jong

Ultima Collection Courchevel and Gstaad:
Ultra-private pistes

Two Ultima Collection properties, the ones in Courchevel, France and Gstaad, Switzerland, offer ultra-private (and ultra-luxury) winter-sport experiences...

Future perfect
Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Bequia has been a favourite for years among cognoscenti of the Caribbean and it’s easy to see why...

Luxury hospitality:
A space odyssey

2020 has changed travel in more ways than most of us would have imagined. Here, we discuss luxury...

Bill Bensley
Bangkok, Thailand

What planet is Bill Bensley on? Most definitely this one and he’s passionate about saving it, especially since...

The great escape
Rishikesh, India

Rejecting the hype and commercialism of 21st-century living, Uwern Jong gets away from it all in Rishikesh and...

The Bensley Collection Shinta Mani Angkor
Siem Reap, Cambodia

Shinta Mani Angkor first opened its doors in June 2003 and was the first to introduce a Hospitality...

El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel
Santa Barbara, USA

Belmond is synonymous with taking something from the history of hospitality and injecting luxurious, modern vigour into it...

Palacio Nazarenas, A Belmond Hotel
Cusco, Peru

Set in an old convent and palace, the Belmond Palacio Nazarenas, A Belmond Hotel, blends ancient and new...

Have spirit will travel:
New Year cocktails

As 2020 draws to a close, we say, “so long, farewell, Aufwiedersehen, goodbye!” With New Year celebrations likely...

Hotel Rival
Stockholm, Sweden

We knew that we were in a city obsessed with ABBA when we looked up from our bed...

The Peninsula New York
NYC, USA

Now, we’re big Peninsula fans. Actually, there aren’t many left in the world that we’ve yet to stay...

Winter in Thailand:
Beach season

Thailand opens its borders to digital nomads looking to take a three month or more sojourn to the...

Sugar Beach:
Work from paradise

The magnificent Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort, St. Lucia in the Caribbean now offers a ‘work from hotel’...

Beau-Rivage:
The gift of time

Time is something that we’ve all had our fair share of juggling this year, but at the Beau-Rivage...

Fairmont Sustainable Christmas cookbook:
Conscious Christmas cooking

With sustainable travel re-emerging as a focus for OutThere travellers as we edge our way out of pandemic-times,...

The Coral Room:
A sparkling Christmas

In a recent jaunt to The Bloomsbury Hotel’s outdoor social space, Dalloway Terrace, we were reminded of the...

Hästens Restore:
Sleep happy

Hästens, the Swedish expert in high-end, handcrafted beds (creating the perfect night’s sleep since 1852) announces its first-ever...

Christmas in Dresden:
Festive sounds

There are many destinations where Christmas brings unique, cultural wonder – biscuit-tin, snow-topped roofs, skate-able frozen lakes, quaint...

Beyond Paddington
Arequipa & Cusco, Peru

Brits have a love affair with deepest, darkest Peru thanks to an adventurous fictional bear that planted the...

Costa Rica

USA

Vietnam

Alex Patelis
Athens, Greece

The OutThere, Chief Economic Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister, Alex Patelis invites digital workers to move to...

Feadship super-yacht:
Escape to the future

World-leading Dutch superyacht and pleasurecraft builders, Feadship unveils its designs for its latest build, Escape. It offers next-level...

The Seated Queen:
Five-step facial

We have to say that The Seated Queen caught our attention just with its name, but we find...

Six Senses:
Mood food

There’s no doubt that what we eat has a profound effect on our wellness. Six Senses, the global...

Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve:
Seasonal self-discovery

Here’s some good news – there’s a gorgeous new hotel opening in Japan. When it throws its doors...

Behold Retreats:
Wellness for a new age

Guided by a heady mix of ancient wisdom and modern science (just how we like it), Behold Retreats...

Maartje Hensen
Once upon a journey

We spend some time with Maartje Hensen, one half of travelling influencer duo, Once upon a journey. Maartje...

Beyond Green:
Worldwide wellness

We often talk about wellness in the micro-sense, about how we can affect our personal wellbeing, particularly at...

Belmond Festive Invitations:
Hands-on heart

We spent an afternoon making a Christmas wreath with luxury hotel brand Belmond and florist to British royalty,...

Legends Club:
Driving home for Christmas

American writer Heywood Hale Broun, once said that golf is a game for perfectionists. But even if you’re...

NYC & Co:
Cultural vortex

We’re having withdrawal symptoms for NYC and it’s not difficult to explain why. We miss the vibrance, the...

Hoshinoya
Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan

High-spec, but low-key, the escapist resort for those in the know – Hoshinoya Taketomi – allows for the...

Spirited away
Taketomi, Japan

Uwern Jong escapes to the fairytale island of Taketomi in Okinawa, Japan and understands why it is that...

The Peninsula Hotels:
Scents and sensibility

Knowing that our sense of smell is linked to our memories and the ability to alter the way...

Bayerischer Hof x Axel Vervoordt:
Mindful minimalism

Belgian designer to the stars Axel Vervoordt’s own brand of minimalism and curio-curation invokes a sense of serenity,...

The Ritz-Carlton
Budapest, Hungary

We always feel like we’re coming home when we check into a Ritz-Carlton. And this one, The Ritz-Carlton...

Worldwide Roar x Andalucia:
As nature intended

The new 2021 Worldwide Roar (formerly known as the Warwick Rowers) calendar launches – its 12th edition –...

Villa Royale
Palm Springs, California, USA

We are often accused of harping on about hotels that have a sense of place. And it’s hard...

The Chesterfield Mayfair x Royal Philharmonic Orchestra:
Supper with strings

The Chesterfield Mayfair and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra collaborate on a beautiful supperclub event, to launch a series of...

The Chesterfield Mayfair
London, United Kingdom

The old-worldly, high-society club-like Chesterfield Mayfair hotel by Red Carnation Hotels is a time-travelling tardis, occupying three historical...

Mandarin Oriental, New York
NYC, USA

Perched high above Columbus Circle on the upper floors (we like to think upper-echelons too) of the Time-Warner...

The Biltmore Mayfair
London, United Kingdom

London’s Grosvenor Square, once a high-brow, American enclave, returns into British hands with the US embassy’s move. Fronting...

COMO Hotels:
Rub one out

Massage therapy has long been integral to the COMO experience and their sublime Shambhala spas worldwide. At times...

57 Nord:
Hame from hame

The extraordinary, remote hideaway that is 57 Nord, is a one-of-a-kind, escapist dream deep in the Scottish Highlands....

Accor Hotel Office:
Work is suite

Thanks to Accor ‘Hotel Office’, ‘working from home’ is given an upgrade. We’re seriously considering setting up shop...

The Langham, London
London, United Kingdom

The Langham London is a landmark of Central London sophistication, set in a resplendent, old heritage building just...

Torfhús Retreat
Selfoss, Iceland

Entering the long house reception area of Torfhús Retreat, we were greeted by Viking paraphernalia from Norse effigies...

Marriott x Quintessentially:
One for the road

Marriott International luxury brands put Quintessentially in the driving seat, with the launch of their new roadtrips. Getting...