jumeirah.com/kinugawa Gastronomy Kinugawa Dubai Review: Japanese-French Dining at Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab Dubai’s Japanese dining scene is established and competitive. Kinugawa Dubai enters the landscape with a different advantage — location and alignment. Situated within Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab, directly facing the Burj Al Arab, Kinugawa Dubai combines Japanese culinary precision with French refinement in a beachfront setting. It is not positioned By Natalia Nova • 4 min read
zeadubai.com Gastronomy ZEA Dubai: Rooted in the Grain of Life Dubai’s dining landscape continues to evolve, and ZEA enters DIFC as a refined Mediterranean restaurant and lounge rooted in the philosophy of gathering. Located within Emirates Financial Towers, the venue is designed to move seamlessly from elevated dining to an expressive late-night social atmosphere. Named after the ancient Greek By IP Staff • 3 min read
krasota.art Gastronomy Krasota Dubai: Art as Culinary Theatre Beauty can unite and change the world. This phrase, at the heart of Krasota’s philosophy, stays with you after the evening ends. It is not presented as a slogan, but as a statement of intent. And one dinner here invites you to consider it seriously. I’ll admit it By Clement Colladant • 4 min read
Places to stay What happened when I stopped treating Johannesburg like a layover I used to treat Johannesburg like a departure lounge. Fly in. Fly out. Maybe spend one reluctant night. Definitely don’t unpack properly. The city, for me, was always a means to an end. A stepping stone to safari, the coast, or an island somewhere that felt more obviously beautiful. By Janine Anne Avery • 4 min read
Trending stories Monaco and Monte-Carlo: What It Is, Where It Is, and Why It Matters Monaco is one of the smallest independent states in the world, yet it generates disproportionate global attention. Monte-Carlo, often mistaken for a country in its own right, is in fact a district within the Principality. Together, Monaco and Monte-Carlo represent a political entity, a financial centre, and a concentrated hospitality By Natalia Nova • 6 min read
Luxury Hotels Rixos The Palm Dubai Hotel & Suites: Where Dubai Learns to Slow Down There is a moment on Palm Jumeirah when Dubai forgets to perform.The skyline softens into a distant mirage, the air carries salt instead of ambition, and time — so often accelerated here — begins to stretch. Rixos The Palm Dubai Hotel & Suites exists precisely in this pause. Set on the By IP Staff • 5 min read
ihg.com What’s New InterContinental Dubai Marina: Where Urban Energy Meets Destination Living Dubai Marina has its own rhythm. By day, it moves with the measured confidence of a global business hub; by night, it softens into reflections of light on water, a place where the city exhales. Rising directly along this waterfront, InterContinental Dubai Marina is not designed as a pause from By IP Staff • 5 min read
What’s New Aman New York: Stillness at the Center of the Storm “There is something in the air of New York that makes sleep useless.” - Simone de Beauvoir New York has always been a city that resists pause. It runs on ambition, velocity, and the electricity of proximity. Yet high above Fifth Avenue, at the corner of 57th Street, Aman New By Natalia Nova • 4 min read
aman.com/hotels/aman-tokyo Places to stay Aman Tokyo: The Art of Stillness Above the City “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the old poets; seek what they sought.” - Matsuo Bashō Tokyo is a city that rarely lowers its voice. Even its calm is engineered - inside train timetables, in the order of queues, in the precision of a coffee poured without By Natalia Nova • 5 min read
montecarlosbm.com/fr/hotel-monaco/hotel-paris-monte-carlo Luxury Guides The Most Romantic Hotels in Monaco for Valentine’s Day Monaco has never relied on grand declarations. Romance here is quieter, more assured — shaped by sea light, historic façades, and a rhythm that feels composed rather than hurried. For Valentine’s Day, the Principality offers a rare concentration of hotels where intimacy is expressed through proportion, service, and continuity rather By iTravel Staff • 4 min read
What’s New Safari meets slow living Slow travel has become something of a 2026 travel buzzword. Gone are jam-packed itineraries, tick lists and holidays that leave you more tired than when you arrived. But how exactly do you do slow travel on safari, where days are typically well scheduled? Many safaris promise serenity but deliver something By Janine Anne Avery • 6 min read
flamingoroombytashas.com Gastronomy Flamingo Room Dubai: Lighting, African Glamour, and the Language of Festive Dining Located within Jumeirah Al Naseem, Flamingo Room Dubai operates as a dining room where atmosphere, service and menu are designed to unfold at the same pace. Since its opening, it has positioned itself not as a trend-driven restaurant, but as a place defined by consistency, visual control and a clear By iTravel Staff • 3 min read
