Destination Guides
Marrakech: A Luxury Traveller's Guide to the Red City
Riads behind unmarked doors, gardens that changed design history and the Atlas rising beyond the palms — how to experience Marrakech at its most refined.
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Amara Okafor
Destinations Editor
Amara shapes the Journal's destination guides, mapping the neighbourhoods, seasons and rhythms that determine where a stay truly belongs. Her editorial beat spans city breaks, island escapes and everything in between.
Stories by Amara Okafor
Inspiration
The Amber Weeks: Why Autumn Is the City Break's Finest Hour
Galleries reopen, kitchens change their menus and the light turns to gold — the case for September to November as the supreme season for the European city break.
6 min read
Wellness
Steam and Stone: The Modern Hammam Comes of Age
From Marrakech's riads to the Bosphorus and the newest London spas, the hammam has moved from heritage curiosity to the most coveted ritual in luxury wellness.
6 min read
Inspiration
Keepers' Quarters: The Rise of Lighthouse and Remote-Station Stays
Decommissioned lighthouses, fjord-head hotels and high-mountain stations are becoming the connoisseur's alternative to the resort. On the strange luxury of staying where the world runs out.
6 min read
Destination Guides
The Scottish Highlands: A Grand Tour of Castles, Glens and Coast
Baronial castle hotels, single-track roads to white-sand bays and the world's most atmospheric whisky country — how to travel the Highlands in proper style.
9 min read
Destination Guides
Why Bangkok Remains One of the World's Great Hotel Cities
Service culture, riverfront legends and fearless new openings: the case for Bangkok as one of the world's truly great hotel cities, decade after decade.
7 min read
Family Travel
Taking Children on Safari: What Families Should Know Before Booking
A safari can be the most formative journey of a childhood — or an expensive misfire. The difference lies in choosing the right lodges, the right pacing and the right expectations.
8 min read
Destination Guides
A Luxury Weekend in Paris
Two nights, one arrondissement of palaces and a city that rewards unhurried planning: how to shape a flawless luxury weekend in Paris, hotel first.
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Wellness
What Asia's Great Hotel Spas Understand About Rest
From Thai massage lineages to Japanese bathing ritual, Asia's finest hotel spas draw on traditions older than the hotels themselves. Here is what sets them apart — and how to use them well.
7 min read
Inspiration
In Praise of the Shoulder Season: Europe at Its Most Generous
The weeks either side of high summer are when Europe's most celebrated destinations return to themselves — and when their grandest hotels are at their most rewarding to inhabit.
6 min read
Destination Guides
Where to Stay in the Maldives
Every Maldives resort is its own island, which makes choosing the right one the whole game. Our guide to the atolls, the styles of stay and the standout addresses.
8 min read
Family Travel
The Free-Range Island: Resorts Where Children Can Simply Roam
The rarest amenity in modern family travel is unsupervised freedom. The island resorts that offer it safely have quietly become the most valuable bookings in the sector.
6 min read
Inspiration
The Art of Arriving by Boat
No transfer on earth rivals the water approach — Venice by lagoon, Como by launch, an island dock at dusk. On the oldest and grandest way to reach a hotel.
5 min read
Wellness
The Ayurvedic Renaissance: An Ancient System Finds Its Luxury Form
India's classical medical tradition is enjoying a serious revival at the top of the wellness market. What genuine Ayurvedic retreat involves — and how to tell it from the spa-menu version.
7 min read
Travel News
Japan at Full Capacity: What Record Visitor Numbers Mean for Luxury Travel
Japan has become the most desired destination on earth, and its famous cities are feeling the weight. How the luxury traveller navigates — and escapes — the crowds.
7 min read
Destination Guides
The Dalmatian Coast: Croatia's Adriatic Shore at Its Most Refined
Walled cities, a thousand islands and a wine culture older than Rome — how to travel Croatia's Dalmatian Coast with a yacht's freedom and an editor's itinerary.
8 min read
Hotel Openings
Capella Sydney: A Sandstone Landmark Reborn Above Circular Quay
In the grand former Department of Education building, Capella's Australian debut has given Sydney the heritage luxury hotel it always deserved.
6 min read
Suite Reviews
The Water Reserves at Soneva Jani: The Maldives' Grandest Overwater Homes
Retractable roofs for stargazing, private pools the size of village squares and slides that spill straight into the lagoon — we profile the overwater residences that redefined the Maldivian villa.
7 min read
Food & Dining
Eating the Landscape: The Golden Age of the Wine-Country Hotel Table
In the world's great wine regions, hotel restaurants have become the truest expression of terroir — kitchens fed by the estate outside the window and cellars no city house can rival.
7 min read
Destination Guides
Lake Bled and Beyond: A Considered Guide to Slovenia's Alpine Jewel
The island church and clifftop castle are only the opening scene. How to experience Lake Bled — and the Julian Alps around it — with time, taste and no crowds.
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Travel News
Beyond the Bamboo Straw: Sustainability Grows Teeth in Luxury Hospitality
The era of gesture environmentalism is closing. Real standards, real audits and real architecture are redefining what a responsible luxury hotel actually is.
7 min read
Suite Reviews
The Owner's Villa at San Domenico Palace: Taormina's Pinnacle Address
In a fourteenth-century convent above the Ionian Sea, the finest accommodation pairs cloistered history with a front-row seat on Mount Etna. We profile the villa at the summit of Sicily's most famous hotel.
6 min read
Hotel Openings
One&Only Aesthesis: The Athenian Riviera Gets Its Flagship Resort
On a protected coastal estate at Glyfada, One&Only's Greek debut channels the 1960s glamour of the Athenian Riviera — and confirms the coast's return to the front rank.
6 min read
Family Travel
The Multigenerational Mediterranean Summer, Planned Properly
Three generations, one coastline, two weeks: how to design a Mediterranean summer that works for gap-year teenagers and great-grandmothers alike.
8 min read
Destination Guides
The Cotswolds, Properly Done: Villages, Walks and the Art of the English Country Escape
England's most storied stretch of countryside is easy to visit and surprisingly easy to get wrong. Here is how to plan a Cotswolds escape that trades coach stops for country lanes.
7 min read
Family Travel
Three Generations, One Castle: The Art of the Multigenerational Stay
Grand country estates have quietly become the smartest venue for family gatherings that span grandparents to toddlers. Here is why castles and highland resorts work — and how to plan one well.
7 min read
Destination Guides
Madeira: A Luxury Traveller's Guide to the Atlantic's Garden Island
Levada walks at dawn, cliff-top pools and one of Europe's great heritage hotels — how to experience Madeira at its most refined, season by season.
8 min read
Destination Guides
Tuscany at a Slower Pace: A Guide to Hill Towns, Vineyards and Where to Base Yourself
Tuscany rewards the traveller who resists the checklist. This is our guide to the region's hill towns, wine country and coast — and how to structure a week that feels unhurried.
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