santani.com/santaniwellness-kandy Hotels Santani, Kandy: Where Wellness Is Built Into the Environment "The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." — Voltaire There is a particular kind of fatigue that no amount of sleep addresses. It accumulates not in the body but somewhere behind it, in the machinery that governs the body: the nervous system, By iTravel Staff • 7 min read
brownshotels.com/ayugiriwellness Luxury Hotels Ayugiri, Sigiriya: An Ayurveda Retreat in Sri Lanka Near Sigiriya in Kimbissa, Ayugiri brings together Ayurvedic care, considered food and a landscape where quiet is part of the treatment. “Health is the greatest gain, contentment the greatest wealth.” — The Dhammapada In Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle, the land carries several histories at once. Reservoirs built by ancient kingdoms By iTravel Staff • 10 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- 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 the shoreline’ 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 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 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
mediterraneosorrento.com Luxury Guides SORRENTO: THE AMALFI COAST’S PRIVATE ANCHOR Where the land of Sirens and the City of Lemons becomes the base for Capri, Positano, and old-world coastal elegance. “Sorrento is the anchor for those who visit on the Amalfi Coast, where the Tyrrhenian Sea meets old-world coastal elegance.” Perched on the Sorrentine Peninsula, Sorrento overlooks the By Alyssa Pinsker • 5 min read
People The Face of the New Generation of Opera: Alisa Medvedeva In today’s opera world — where competition is relentless and stages stretch across continents — it takes more than a beautiful voice to stand out. It takes discipline, intelligence, emotional depth and, above all, individuality. Alisa Medvedeva represents a new generation of talented women redefining what it means to build an By Natalia Nova • 3 min read
