There’s certainly no shortage of luxury accommodations on the island of St. Barth. Palatial villas are plentiful, and five-star hotels are considered the standard—which makes it difficult for any one property to truly stand out. But that’s never been a problem for Eden Rock St. Barths. Situated ... More

There are few places that understand luxury quite like the United Arab Emirates, and Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi is no exception. The over-the-top elegance starts from the moment guests step foot through the hotel’s sliding glass doors. Inside, hanging from the ceiling, are 12 massive ... More

Santa Fe seems to exist, at least in the warmer months, in a perpetual Magic Hour, that time of day when everything appears softer and redder. Calmer, maybe a little hopeful. Anywhere else and you get this twice a day, if you’re lucky. But here, it’s always on, as if ... More

1. Sleep in an Igloo Nearly six thousand feet up Engelberg’s Mt. Titlis stands Iglu-Dorf, a snow hotel erected every winter that sleeps 38 guests and boasts a top-shelf bar and outdoor Jacuzzi. We recommend the “Romantic Plus” suite, which includes a private toilet, fondue dinner and guided snowshoe hike. Worried ... More

Let me begin by saying that my idea of a good time does not usually involve barreling through magnificent vistas on a tour bus, battling stomach-churning waves in the middle of the ocean, or braving the masses at midnight buffets. I much prefer doing things my own way, on my ... More

Crested Butte, Colorado, is often called the last great Rocky Mountain ski town: It's got an Old West charm that Vail, which sprung up out of nothing half a century ago, never had. Best of all, tour-and-lodge company Eleven Experience is making it very, very easy to enjoy this ... More

Every month, another magazine arrives in the mail, and a new set of “It” destinations are anointed: Myanmar is the new Thailand! The Silk Road is the new Grand Tour! Just keeping the global nomad’s map straight can be exhausting. And while getting there before Beyoncé can be exhilarating to some, others ... More

One hour and 20 minutes north of Tel Aviv, in the ancient Mediterranean port town of Acre, chef Uri Jeremias leads me into the tiny kitchen tucked in the back of the Ottoman-era stone building that has housed his restaurant, Uri Buri, since 1989. Business, and life, here has not ... More

Maybe you’ve already got plans; maybe you’re still undecided. Whichever's the case, if you’re anything like us, you don’t want to be captive in one place during your holiday travels. So we found eight cities where the festivities kick into high gear around December, along with nearby destinations worthy of ... More

A polar breeze nips at my nose and Arctic Ocean spray pelts my boots as I stand in the open mudroom of a luxury icebreaker. Deckhands help me and Lulu, my 9-year-old daughter, into a yellow rubber kayak. As they pass me into the rear of the kayak, they hang a ... More