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Top 10 lists, insider guides, head-to-head verdicts and the openings worth waiting for — built on first-hand stays and preferred-partner access.
The recovery, wellness and digital-detox edit for 2026 — Clinique La Prairie, Lanserhof Sylt, Chenot Palace Weggis, SHA, RAKxa, Sensei Lanai, Ananda, Kamalaya, Santani, COMO Shambhala Estate, JOALI BEING, Soneva Fushi, Forestis and Amangiri.
The most anticipated ultra-luxury hotel openings of 2026 to 2028 — Orient Express Venice, Waldorf Astoria London and Tokyo, Rosewood Milan and Rome, Baccarat Dubai, Aman Miami Beach and Singapore — with honest, as-reported opening windows.
Bora Bora or the Maldives for a honeymoon? Flight times, opposite seasons, privacy and the overwater villa itself, compared by an advisor who books both.
The luxury hotel barge operators worth knowing in 2026 — Les Bateaux Belmond, European Waterways, Elegant Waterways and the best owner-run boats — plus an honest word on where the category ends.
The quiet-luxury beachfront edit for 2026 — Dorado Beach and Nekajui Ritz-Carlton Reserves, St. Regis Punta Mita, and the great beach Ritz-Carltons of Turks & Caicos, Grand Cayman and St. Thomas.
The properties that will define luxury hospitality in 2026.
The two finest hotels in the Alps sit minutes apart in Courchevel 1850. We compare Cheval Blanc and Les Airelles — design, dining, and who each is really for.
A ranked guide to Europe's luxury sleepers and day trains in 2026 — the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Britannic Explorer, Royal Scotsman, La Dolce Vita, Golden Eagle and Spain's two Renfe trains.
From imperial villas to floating Noh stages, from Aman’s onsen suites to Niseko’s forest pods. The definitive guide to Japan’s ultra-luxury ryokans.
Montenegro's definitive luxury hotels for 2026 — the reopened Aman Sveti Stefan, Europe's first One&Only, a Banyan Tree fortress island, and the marina five-stars of Porto Montenegro and Luštica Bay.
Explora, Tierra, and Awasi: the lodges that defined South American luxury. A 21-day circuit from Atacama to Easter Island.
The ten best luxury hotels in New York for 2026 — Aman, the reborn Waldorf Astoria, Four Seasons, The Carlyle, The Peninsula, The Fifth Avenue Hotel, Faena and more — with preferred-partner benefits at the same rate as booking direct.
Private jets, ice-class ships, and luxury camps at the bottom of the world. The definitive guide to Antarctica’s most exclusive expeditions.
The ten best luxury hotels in China for 2026 — The PuXuan, Peninsula Beijing, Beijing Yihe Hotel, Waldorf Astoria Shanghai, Amanfayun, Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain and more. Five reviewed first-hand.
Four Seasons, Aman, and Ritz-Carlton are redefining what it means to travel by sea. These are the vessels worth knowing.
The ten best luxury hotels in London for 2026 — Claridge's, The Connaught, The Peninsula, Raffles at The OWO, The Emory, the new Chancery Rosewood and Six Senses London — with preferred-partner benefits.
A compressed grand tour for the time-poor. Two days of depth over breadth.
The ten best luxury hotels in Italy for 2026 — Passalacqua, Villa d'Este, the reimagined Splendido, Le Sirenuse, Aman Venice and more — with what sells out first and preferred-partner benefits.
The essential Bangkok experience, from the 150-year-old grande dame to the design-forward newcomer.
The ten best luxury hotels in Dubai for 2026 — Atlantis The Royal, Bulgari, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, One&Only and more — with Michelin stars, private-pool suites, and what to book while Burj Al Arab is closed for restoration.
The ten best honeymoon hotels and resorts in the world for 2026 — the Maldives, Bali, Sicily, the Riviera, Kyoto and beyond — with advice on pairing them into a twin-centre honeymoon.
The ten best luxury hotels in Spain for 2026 — Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid, Rosewood Villa Magna, Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, Brach Madrid, Villa Soro and more — several reviewed first-hand.
The ten best luxury hotels in Paris for 2026 — Cheval Blanc, Le Bristol, George V, the Ritz, Crillon and more — with palace distinctions, Michelin stars, and our own first-hand reviews.
The ten best Maldives resorts for 2026 — Cheval Blanc Randheli, Soneva, One&Only Reethi Rah, Four Seasons, the Ritz-Carlton and more — with the atolls, villa styles and how to choose between them.
The ten best luxury hotels in Thailand for 2026 — from Capella and Four Seasons on the Chao Phraya to Amanpuri in Phuket — several reviewed first-hand, all bookable with preferred-partner benefits.
The ten finest Four Seasons hotels and resorts in the world for 2026 — Paris to Bali, Taormina to the Serengeti — chosen for the properties where the service and the setting are equally unforgettable.
A complete guide to Singita's lodges across South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe — the safari brand where luxury exists in service of conservation.
The most luxurious cruises in the world, curated for the traveller who loves Aman, Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton on land — hotel-brand yachts, all-inclusive icons, and polar expedition.
Ten Aman properties across Asia — not ranked, simply selected — where the brand's philosophy reaches its purest expression.
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