Destinations

Sarawak’s forts, river towns, and rainforest landscapes chart the story of its unlikely English rulers.

Legendary hotel designer Bill Bensley reflects on conservation, creativity, and a career spent reshaping luxury travel through theatrical, purpose-driven design.

In exile in the Himalayas, the Dalai Lama discusses preserved bodies, rebirth, Mao’s possible return, and whether consciousness survives death.

The Mumbai pioneer highlights a decade-long commitment to ingredient-driven innovation and personalized guest experience.

Far from Everest’s crowds, Kanchenjunga offers glaciers, high passes, and the rare luxury of true solitude beneath the world’s third-highest peak.

The hotel brings Capella’s residential-style luxury and butler-led service to Cotai.

Kolkata’s decaying monuments and still-vital streets tell a story of empire, endurance, and a city that flaunts its storied history.

On the far eastern edge of Indonesia, the Kei Islands offer turquoise seas and near-total solitude.

On Doha’s Corniche, the Museum of Islamic Art safeguards centuries of belief, beauty and knowledge inside I. M. Pei’s landmark design.

Former royal guesthouse harnesses a blend of Lao heritage and French art de vivre under new ownership.

Seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites frame the Kathmandu Valley as a living sacred landscape.

Retracing the 19th-century journeys of the French explorer whose words revealed Angkor to the world and reshaped how Southeast Asia was seen.