Travel Essence
Editor's Pick
Thonga Beach Lodge on Mabibi Bay in iSimangaliso Wetland Park pairs reef snorkelling, dune forest suites and community partnership. Five reasons to go.
Pulse in the City
A family staycation at Bloom Arjaan by Rotana, Saadiyat Island's new hotel apartments near Louvre Abu Dhabi: two-bedroom suites, dining and planning tips.
Leisure and Lifestyle
Preferred Hotels & Resorts adds 11 African properties, including ENVI Paje in Zanzibar and Last Word Makanyane in Madikwe. What is new and why it matters.
Pulse in the City
Miombo Mountain Lodge & Spa, 25 minutes from Harare, has 10 woodland rooms, valley-view dining and open-air ice baths and hot tubs. Five reasons to book.
Sustainable Travel
In a world where even holidays have become packed with itineraries, early morning transfers and back-to-back activities, a new kind of luxury traveller is emerging - one who simply wants to do less, feel more, and return home truly restored.
Sustainable Travel
For those of us lucky enough to have been to a safari lodge, there is a moment on the drive there when you notice a shift in the landscape. The acacia thins, the red-oat grass takes over, and the road passes through land that is neither park nor private concession.
Pulse in the City
Explora Journeys reimagines luxury travel with a hotel that moves with you—discover why the future of five-star travel is fluid, borderless and free.
Tastemakers
Meet Françoise Malby-Anthony, the Parisienne who became guardian of Thula Thula, South Africa's iconic elephant sanctuary, after loss and adversity.
Editor's Pick
Escape Dubai's fast pace for the profound stillness of Zambia's bush at Ila Safari Lodge—a sensory recalibration deep in the African wilderness.
Adventures in Wild Africa
Journey through Zambia's Kafue National Park on a 12-day expedition blending untamed wilderness, curated luxury camps and the vibrant pulse of Livingstone.