We hope you enjoy “The Experientialist®” – our compendium of curated, uplifting travel treats and delights – a digital 'good-news paper' designed to stimulate your senses and bring the wonderful world of experiential travel to you. It is, after all, our senses that fill us with wanderlust. Our hope is that through this, we can all add greater enjoyment to our everyday lives by feeding them.
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This year, the 'Glorious Playground' that is Gleneagles celebrates its centenary, commemorating its extraordinary journey from its founding in 1924 to becoming Scotland's (and most certainly one of the UK's) most talked-about luxury destinations.
Borana Lodge in Kenya is pioneering a new, integrated model of responsible tourism that both mitigates impacts and powers uplifting local social programmes.
'Raw-dogging', the practice of avoiding entertainment on long-haul flights, has become a major trend in 2024 – and, as Zack Cahill observes, it might not be such a bad idea.
Kentucky’s celebrated Bourbon Trail just got queerer, as eight iconic destinations partner to launch Bourbon & Belonging, to celebrate LGBTQ+ diversity.
Inviting its guests to learn from and be inspired by inspirational speaker and 'Manifestation Queen' Roxie Nafousi, The Lakes by Yoo is changing what a Cotswolds getaway can look like.
At OutThere's inaugural Icons of Inclusion event, Richard Thompson explained that the travel industry doesn't nearly do enough to include disabled travellers. In an exclusive Q&A, he shares his thoughts in more depth.
A pioneer in vegetarian dining in the Maldives, Atmosphere Kanifushi is set to host the Just Veg festival, a celebration of plant-forward cuisine, this October.
The Experientialist® returns to Manchester once again to experience its vibrant weekend of queer joy and what LEVEN Manchester has in store for Pride weekend.
The Shinta Mani Foundation is further upping its efforts in protecting the endangered wildlife of Cambodia's Cardamom Forest – with more rangers and an exclusive furniture line.
Queer athletes have made contributions to society far beyond their achievements in sports. OutThere revisits some of history's most important LGBTQ+ Olympians.
OutThere meets Nicholas Oakwell, founder of the award-winning uniform design brand NO Uniform, to discuss his illustrious career and shift into hospitality uniform design.
OutThere attends the launch of the latest Ferretti Custom Line-made super-yacht to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the ocean's most luxurious ships are made bespoke to their owners' individual tastes.
At the PROUD Experiences 2024, many tourism brands came out in support of LGBTQIA+ travel, but for us, it was the outspokenly proud destinations that stood out the most.
The Shoreditch of Switzerland’s most traditional city, Zurich West is a former industrial hub that’s become a diverse,...
Can Zurich, the financial powerhouse of Switzerland, deliver an action-packed, immersive Pride experience? We visit the Swiss city to find out.
From Thailand to Greece, four countries have already legalised same-sex marriage in 2024. Here is our guide on where to elope this year.
Coming February, cruise brand AE Expeditions will offer LGBTQ+ individuals the unique opportunity to go on a nine-day...
Content with being discontent, Zack Cahill outlines some of the many things he doesn't enjoy about luxury hotels in the latest edition of The Layover – from iPad-controlled rooms to 'deconstructed' teas.
With LGBTQIA+ Pride being more important than ever, the Experientialist will join the revelry of Pride in London 2024. Here's how we'll be spending Pride week this year.
Just in time for Pride month, Camden People's Theatre debuts GRILLS, a play telling the story of the Camden Lesbian Centre and Black Lesbian Group.
Following their insightful talk at Icons of Inclusion, trans/non-binary writer Marley Conte opens up about how they'd like to see luxury travel become more inclusive.
VIVAMAYR promises a full-body reset relying on Modern Mayr Medicine from its base in the Austrian Alps. OutThere checks in to follow in the footsteps of supermodels and at least one Rolling Stone.
Seabourn makes Australia's indigenous Wunambal Gaambera people the godparents of its latest luxury cruise ship, Seabourn Pursuit, with an upcoming christening in the Kimberley region.
92-year-old Friedrich Klapdor has been doing annual fasts for four-and-a-half decades at Germany's original, luxury fasting clinic – and the restraint has paid off.
From ayahuasca to bufo and psilocybin, Behold Retreats offers psychedelic retreats for travellers looking to go beyond the usual.
The Merasa Wellness Festival is set to return to Bali's famed Desa Potato Head this June – and one performer is set to wow the crowd.
Though we love nothing more than jetting off to a far-flung destination in search of an exquisite adventure, books have a unique capacity in transporting us to places over the rainbow and beyond.
Tahiti Tourisme reinforces its commitment to welcoming LGBTQ+ travellers through its new 'The Treasured Test' campaign
For the latest instalment of The Layover, Zack Cahill contemplates Netflix’s Irish Wish (and the Lohanaissance), while being...
Launched in Tangier in 2020, Inclusive Morocco was created by Bilal El Hammoumy and Rania Chentouf. The former...
With 'Las Poderosas', The Explorations Company sets out to support the women of Peru – one of the brand's many charitable initiatives.
OutThere hosted the first-ever Icons of Inclusion event, spotlighting the challenges faced by members of often overlooked communities in luxury travel – while pointing towards steps the industry needs to take.
Carlinhos Brown is one of South America’s most innovative and influential musicians, a fact that just recently earned...
The Women Artists of Venice (WAV) is a scheme by Save Venice, which seeks to restore the works – and prestige – of the city's historical, female makers.
What does the culmination of 60 years of experience in creating luxury travel itineraries look like? We embark on the first of this year's Abercrombie & Kent Private Jet Journeys to find out.
If every you've considered trying to befriend one of the world's last remaining uncontacted peoples, you might want to think twice.
In luxury travel, there's a type of accommodation to suit every taste – and yet, it's fair so say that no place feels like home. Hence, these three homes turned hotels come with a special allure.
Between Rocco Forte Hotels' upcoming 'modern-day Grand Tour' to a journey from Paris to Portofino on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, train travel is taking Europe by (slow) storm in 2024.
Belmond ushers in a new era of inclusive glamour on the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. The Experientialist® joins the fun.
The time has come to reveal the winners for this edition of our Experientialist® Awards… our not-for-profit, philanthropic...
From the lakes of Austria to the forests of Sri Lanka and the warm waters of the Maldives, these are 2024's most exciting new resorts.
The Experientialist® has been researching the places to go in the world that spark joy. It comes as no surprise that they're all ones that celebrate diversity.
Ever wondered what brings out your inner anxious flyer? So has Zack Cahill, who returns to The Layover,...
As it is a whole new year for travel, it's only natural for us Experientialist®s to ponder and plan where the next 12 months will take us
Gay parents Charlie Condou and Cameron Laux take their kids on a family holiday to legendary Las Vegas. What does Sin City have in store for them?
Three of the most exciting upcoming urban hotels around the globe have been spearheaded by world-famous architects and creatives. We take a closer look at what's to come.
The highly anticipated Angama Amboseli has officially opened in Kenya's stunning Kimana Sanctuary, the home of 'super tusker' elephants.
We're proud to announce the finalists of this year's Experientialist® Awards, our not-for-profit, philanthropy-driven luxury travel awards programme.
Discussing what it was like growing up gay in 1980s Switzerland, Davide Paladino also shares why he's keen on 'giving back', and where the industry should be headed.
The Experientialist® travels stateside on JetBlue Mint, experiencing their premium cabin’s new suites and star-studded service for the first time
