By Shilo Urban
Ritz-Carlton will open its first-ever safari “camp” this August in Kenya’s Masai Mara, famous for its annual Great Migration of two million wildebeest and zebra. Watch the spectacle from the private deck of your tented treetop suite, then venture out for game drives and hot air balloon rides over the savannah.
Does caviar taste different at 30,000 feet? In early 2026, United Airlines will launch new luxury business class seats: ‘United Polaris Studio’ suites with privacy doors, plasma face masks, 27-inch screens, and exclusive cuisine — including Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé Champagne and Ossetra caviar.
Feast your eyes on hundreds of precious necklaces, royal tiaras, and historic jewelry, including Grace Kelly’s diamond ring, viewable today at the spellbinding Cartier exhibit at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, through November 16. Can’t score tickets? The Kensington Hotel offers an overnight package that includes two exhibition tickets, even if the show books up.
Chic is a way of life on the French Riviera, where The Spa Métropole by Guerlain debuts this month in Monaco at the renowned Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo. The minimalist-style spa offers Guerlain’s signature beauty rituals, including the Ultimate Black Orchid treatment.
Dreaming of cooler temps? Plan your next ski vacation to One&Only Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Montana, the first U.S. endeavor for the ultra-luxury resort brand. Opening this fall, the resort features 62 secluded, multi-story private homes, six restaurants and a gondola that takes guests to Madison Base ski village.
No cruise ship has ever circumnavigated Antarctica — until now. Ponant’s luxury icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot will set sail on a new landmark voyage for 2028, a two-month round-trip itinerary from Ushuaia, Argentina that covers 11,200 miles of Antarctica’s remote, ice-crusted coastline.
What’s the secret to long life? Find out by visiting one of the planet’s five “Blue Zones” where people live exceptionally long, disease-free lives. Japan’s five-star Halekulani Okinawa has announced a special “Blue Zones Retreat” that immerses guests in the local longevity culture this fall, featuring activities such as tea ceremonies, sushi-making, and ceramics classes.
