cinnamonhotels.com Travel Twenty Metres from Shore: Inside Ellaidhoo Maldives by Cinnamon "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." — Jacques-Yves Cousteau In the Maldives, geography determines everything. Some islands are built around architecture. Others around privacy. A smaller number are shaped by what lies beneath the surface. Ellaidhoo Maldives by Cinnamon belongs By iTravel Staff • 5 min read
dhigufaru.com Travel Dhigufaru Maldives: A Thin Line of Sand in the Baa Atoll "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The grammar of modern luxury has become additive. Every property I visit now feels louder than the one before it, every hour of the day By Natalia Nova • 7 min read
hyatt.com/alila-hotels-and-resorts Luxury Guides New Luxury Hotels in the Maldives: A Guide to Openings A survey of the properties redefining the Maldivian archipelago, from remote northern atolls to emerging private-island concepts in the south. Introduction: The Archipelago Shifts The Maldives has long operated as a kind of laboratory for high-end hospitality. A nation of roughly 1,200 islands, fewer than 200 of them inhabited, By Natalia Nova • 17 min read
Nusantara by Locavore Gastronomy Bali Restaurant Guide: A Curated Selection Across Ubud and the Bukit Peninsula An editorial selection of sixteen restaurants that define Bali’s contemporary dining landscape, grouped by location and structured by culinary direction — from rainforest fine dining in Ubud to coastal grills on the Bukit Peninsula. Bali is not a place where you rely on a single dining district. Where you choose By iTravel Staff • 9 min read
Photo: Rosi Mistou Luxury Hotels La Bastide Saint-Tropez: The Quiet Luxury of Slow Living There is a moment, just after leaving the harbour's commotion behind, when the road begins to wind through pines and oleanders, and Saint-Tropez exhales. The air changes - sharper with salt, softer with jasmine. Then, past a wrought-iron gate, the world falls silent. La Bastide de Saint-Tropez appears By iTravel Staff • 5 min read
hotelvillaarcadio.it Luxury Hotels Villa Arcadio: A Quiet Landmark Above Lake Garda “The beauty of Italy lies in its ability to make time visible.” - Cesare Pavese There are places around Lake Garda that announce themselves loudly - through marinas, promenades, and seasonal crowds. Villa Arcadio belongs to a different category. It sits above the lake, both geographically and temperamentally, removed from By iTravel Staff • 5 min read
villaresorts.com/villa-nautica Luxury Hotels Villa Nautica, Maldives: A Nautical Identity on a Familiar Shore The former Paradise Island has been reimagined as a maritime-themed resort. Three years into its second life, the property balances accessible pricing with a quietly ambitious renovation. Lankanfinolhu is not a name most travellers will know offhand. The island sits in the North Malé Atoll, roughly twenty minutes by speedboat By iTravel Staff • 6 min read
villaresorts.com/ru/villa-park Luxury Hotels Villa Park, Maldives: Scale, Jungle and Whale Sharks in the South Ari Atoll The former Sun Island, one of the largest resort islands in the Maldives, has been rebranded and gradually reshaped. What it offers now is a property where size becomes an advantage rather than a compromise. Nalaguraidhoo stretches nearly two kilometres in length and roughly five hundred metres across, making it By iTravel Staff • 6 min read
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
