Conde Nast Traveler

Condé Nast Traveler magazine is filled with the travel secrets of celebrated writers and sophisticated travelers. Each monthly issue features breathtaking destinations, including the finest art, architecture, fashion, culture, cuisine, lodgings, and shopping. With Condé Nast Traveler as your guide, you'll discover the best islands, cities, spas, castles, and cruises.

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OPEN ARMS • In Marrakech, new hoteliers and entrepreneurs can’t wait to welcome travelers back

INSPIRED BY LA SAMANNA • Fifty years after La Samanna first planted umbrellas around its iconic pool, the Belmond property’s secluded glamour and panoramic views of Baie Longue beach continue to draw guests. (Andy Warhol, Robert De Niro, and Cindy Crawford have all strolled the 55 acres of frangipani-scented gardens.) Its eight pool villas just got a glow-up courtesy of Rottet Studio: cool, muted earth tones, patterns that evoke St. Martin’s tropical foliage, and vibrant new paintings by the island’s own Sir Roland Richardson. Mark the hotel’s golden anniversary with accoutrements in the same style.

BUILDING CHANGE • On a pristine stretch of Mexico’s southwestern coast, a new development is grounded in community and creativity

SOUL REVIVAL • The entrepreneur and activist DJ Johnson shares where he finds inspiration—and catches a tune—in his hometown

SAIGON SURPRISE • A playful pocket of local food and culture is emerging in Vietnam’s capital

KEEP MOVING • The hottest amenity in hotels these days? Anything to keep you fit

THE LIFE AQUATIC • Louis Vuitton used Italy’s Lake Maggiore as the inspiration—and stage—for its latest cruise collection

Shifting Tides • Ponant’s new Seto Inland Sea journey brings travelers to a version of Japan that had previously been nearly impossible to access

Trace Elements • In Lisbon and southern Portugal, Sarah Khan seeks out a palimpsest of the region’s rich Islamic history

Blue Mountain Revival • After weathering years of relentless fires and biblical floods, the rugged region outside of Sydney has been reborn, with a booming food scene and new ways to access nature

the gold list • Our 30th annual Gold List of the world’s greatest hotels and cruises captures nearly a year’s worth of work. This collection represents hundreds of hours of researching, scouting, and impassioned debating by our team of editors in seven cities across the globe. But more than that, it reflects our ongoing love affair with the places where we stay, which often become our gateways to entire destinations. Read on to inspire your next trip.

Escaping to an Oasis Outside Dubai

THREE-DAY STAYS

COPACABANA PALACE, A BELMOND HOTEL

Landing in Paradise

CAPITAL GAINS

FOUR SEASONS HOTEL AT THE SURF CLUB

ROSEWOOD HONG KONG

Round Hill Hotel and Villas

Hotel The Mitsui

Diving Into Nature on the Delfin II

Getting Into Character at Josun Palace

ISLAND IDYLLS

SILVERSEA SILVER ENDEAVOUR

Living Like a Legend at Chateau Marmont

beyond bounds • After falling for Alaska in the summertime, David Amsden returns to ski its soft-powder snow, explore melting ice shelves, and learn what the locals have always known—that the 49th state is truly amazing in winter

MORE THAN MYTH • For millennia, Athens has hovered at the crossroads of past and present. Now, after a series of crises, the ancient metropolis is ascendant once again—and its history is helping shape its future

THE MIRACLE OF THE MARQUESAS • In this remote French Polynesian archipelago, the volcanic peaks are jagged and foreboding, the surf pounds ferociously, and the trade winds never stop howling—all qualities that, for Peter Heller, make it...