Two years ago at Miami’s Art Basel, a painting by Chicago-based artist Hebru Brantley caught the attention of Jay Z; the rapper ended up purchasing the piece for $20,000. Since then, Brantley has been widely regarded as a rising star of the art world, but given his impressive roster of ... More

Vegas might not be the first place that comes to mind during your pursuit of the perfect summer travel destination, but there are quite a few reasons to head to Sin City during the warm summer months. Here, we make the case for planning your trip this season.   1. THEATER Book of ... More

There’s something profoundly intimate about Le Quartier Français, a quaint Relais & Châteaux property in South Africa’s Cape Winelands region. Perhaps that’s because the 21-room retreat—with an on-property art gallery, screening room and sculpture garden—feels more like a private estate than a hotel. Le Quartier Français strikes the perfect balance ... More

With well-appointed villas and a mega yacht-filled marina, you’d never guess that Scrub Island—located in the northeast corner of the British Virgin Islands—was a piece of land first discovered by Christopher Columbus in the 1500s. Now, 500 years later, the 230-acre oasis is home to Scrub Island Resort ... More

After an extensive $140 million renovation overseen by architectural design firm HOK, the New York Palace hotel has unveiled 909 revamped rooms and now offers stiff competition in the Madison Avenue accommodations race. We're most excited about the rooms inside The Towers. At the hotel within a hotel, personalized ... More

This month, travel and wildlife filmmakers Jungles in Paris capture a rarely disturbed stretch of rural China's Li River. Guilin, with its meandering Li River and mist-wreathed limestone hills, is probably the most celebrated landscape in China. Poets and scroll painters have ... More

Bitten by the global travel bug, more and more people are booking round-the-world tours and sparing no cost to do it. Custom-built private jets? Nothing less. Luxury accommodations and the world's finest meals? Comes with the territory. Such a voyage requires a hefty time commitment, too, so companies from hotels ... More

Situated in downtown Yountville behind Thomas Keller's Bouchon restaurant, the modern 62-room Bardessono hotel offers a unique option in the heart of Wine Country. Using wood from salvaged trees, stone blocks from an old wine cellar, geothermal heating and solar panels, the award-winning resort is an LEED Platinum certified property that strives to ... More

“It’s like walking onto a film set,” marvels one googly-eyed diner at Berners Tavern, the insanely photogenic restaurant located just off the lobby of the new London Edition hotel and manned by “King of Soho” Michelin-starred ... More

I’ve had two real vacations in my adult life. The first was my honeymoon, when people didn’t want to bother me. The second was a trip to the wilds of Chile, when I didn’t let them. It wasn’t just a lack of connectivity that afforded me the space. After all, if ... More