By Shilo Urban
American Airlines just introduced chic Flagship Suite seats with privacy doors, cool-touch pillows, and Joanna Vargas skincare kits. The seats are available on the airline’s newest Boeing 787-9 aircraft. Passengers can also upgrade their seats to the Flagship Suite — think of it as Business Class Plus — with silky pajamas by Nest Bedding and an ultra-plush throw blanket. Test out the quality for yourself and book a flight, now flying to London from Chicago and Philadelphia, and launching from DFW in October to Brisbane, Australia.
Around the world in… 60 days? Butterfield & Robinson’s new 60-day tour flings you across four continents to Mexico, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Morocco, Turkey and France. Go hot air ballooning in Cappadocia, bike alongside the Aegean coast and visit boutique winemakers in Burgundy.
Belize is becoming an eco-luxury travel hotspot with heavy investments in private aviation infrastructure and high-end lodging. Boutique island resort Prana Maya just opened, offering lavish oceanfront villas, and Four Seasons Caye Chapel and Six Senses Ambergris Caye will arrive early next year. Best of all, this English-speaking country is just a three-hour flight from DFW.
Beat the heat at Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, where August temperatures top out in the 60s, and cold plunges await you at BASIN Glacial Water, the new five-star spa at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. Enjoy ancient thermotherapy rituals and unobstructed views of the majestic mountain wilderness.
How big was your first home? Probably a bit smaller than the Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ new 9,000-square-foot Skyview Regent Suite — a two-level behemoth on the freshly launched Seven Seas Prestige. With a floating stone staircase, private gym and ensuite elevator, it’s the largest cruise suite ever built. Rates start at $25,000 per night for travellers who need a little extra elbow room.
Savor the art of slow travel. The iconic Orient Express sleeper train has been reborn as La Dolce Vita Orient Express with routes in Italy, from Rome to Portofino and Venice to Matera. Oozing midcentury glamour, the train’s one- and two-night itineraries feature five-course lunches and suites with full-size beds.
Got Cabo? Hyatt’s crème-de-la-crème brand is opening a sleek new oceanfront resort this month on Mexico’s beautiful Baja Peninsula: Park Hyatt Los Cabos at Cabo del Sol. Order a carajillo cocktail from your poolside cabana (complete with ceiling fan and TV) and watch humpback whales from your balcony during migration season, December through April.