The Best Shoulder-Season Escapes to Book for a Last-Minute Getaway

From Cretan beaches to Cape Town’s whales, these are the destinations worth booking now, while the weather holds and the crowds finally thin. By Offshore Editors Shoulder season is the traveller’s quiet advantage: warm enough to enjoy, calm enough to breathe, and forgiving enough that a last-minute booking still has options. As the northern summer […]
7 of the World’s Most Remote Restaurants Worth the Journey

From an underwater dining room in Norway to a rock in the Indian Ocean, these are the hard-to-reach tables that reward the travellers who make the effort. The best meals rarely come easy. A growing class of restaurants has staked its reputation on being genuinely difficult to reach – down a staircase into the sea, […]
JW Marriott Just Opened Its First Safari Camp in Kenya

The brand’s debut tented camp drops 19 suites into Solio, one of the last great strongholds for black and white rhino. The JW Marriott Mount Kenya Rhino Reserve Safari Camp has opened inside the Solio Game Reserve in Laikipia, a private 45,000-acre conservancy pinned between the snows of Mount Kenya and the jagged peaks of […]
Beat the Crowds: 8 European Escapes to Book for Summer 2026

Here are eight second cities, quieter islands, and clever swaps for your summer getaway.
Travel Guide: Top Spots in Singapore

Gardens, culture and great food await at every turn on this island nation.
Enchanting Ecuador

The mainland steals the spotlight on a journey through the Amazon rainforest and Andean volcanoes. -By Ann Ruppenstein Soaring through the sky staring at the imposing snow-capped Tungurahua volcano while swinging from the edge of a cliff perched 2,660 metres above sea level, I’m having trouble finding the courage to raise my arms up in […]
Grands on Tour: A Family Travel Tradition

On Collette’s Reflections of Italy tour, a grandmother-and-granddaughter adventure unfolds — one scoop of gelato at a time. By Wendy McClung Recently, I embarked on my second solo journey with one of my grandchildren – an experience rooted not in spontaneity, but in a cherished family tradition. A tradition started by my mother, each grandchild, […]
Fasano Drops Anchor in Sardinia

This summer the Brazilian hospitality icon opens a beach club on the coveted Tavolara coast and launches a fleet of fully crewed yachts. Fasano is officially making its Mediterranean debut. The Brazilian hospitality house — the people behind São Paulo’s grande-dame dining rooms and the Thierry Despont-designed Fasano Fifth Avenue across from Central Park — […]
Mandarin Oriental Just Opened Its First Hotel in the Balearic Islands

The brand’s first property in the Balearic Islands brings cliffside gardens, private coves and six restaurants to the Mediterranean. Just in time for summer, Mandarin Oriental has unveiled a new resort on Mallorca, and it happens to be the group’s sole hotel debut of 2026. Mandarin Oriental Punta Negra is the brand’s first property in […]
A NASA Astronaut Will Guide This Eclipse Voyage Through Greenland’s Fjords

EYOS Expeditions will sail up to 22 guests into Scoresby Sund for August’s eclipse, guided by trailblazing astronaut Dr. Kathy Sullivan. There is no shortage of ways to experience the upcoming total solar eclipse, but few rival watching it from a luxury expedition ship in the remote waters of the Arctic. EYOS Expeditions is offering […]