Built beginning in 1887 as Hyde Park Court, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London remains one of the city’s most recognizable and important luxury hotels. We sat down with Matthew Jackson, the Head Concierge, to hear all about his favorites for families at the hotel and within the city.

Locals always have the best recommendations, and who better to ask than the Bar Director at one of the most refined spots in town? Tastemaker Romain de Courcy, Bar Director at the Ritz Paris’ Ritz Bar, walks us through his French favorites.

The newness and constantly changing landscape of Dubai can be overwhelming. We asked Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab’s Sam Wilcox to reveal some of his favorites in the Pearl of the Gulf.

We polled the team to see where they’re headed in the new year (and what they’re scheming, even if the tickets haven’t quite been bought yet.)

Locals always have the best recommendations, and concierges always have the best connections - so we can’t think of a better resource than La Réserve Paris Assistant Chef Concierge Olivier Bordat.

We talked to Fulvio Pierangelini, the Creative Director of Food at Rocco Forte Hotels, about Sicily, and now we’re hungry.

The skyline of Hong Kong and the banks of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River were always just the beginning.

The best places to go when no one else wants to

The only thing better than one hotel is two…or three…or four.

A country-by-country guide to planning your perfect safari

We can’t stop thinking about all of the brand new hotels we visited this year.

Ready for the best trip of your life?

We sell sea shells hotels by the sea shore.

Ask a group of travel advisors the first place they want to return when European borders reopen…and you get an unsurprising battle royale: it’s Italy vs. France for this crew. Which team are you on?

Meet Christian Oth, owner and founder of Christian Oth Studio, a full service photography studio committed to telling the story of love through editorial-style photos. Though his studio is headquartered in Manhattan’s Flat Iron district, Christian (typically) spends most of his year traveling internationally to shoot weddings all over the world. Read his tips for seamless photography, whether you’re planning a destination wedding or wandering your favorite city with an iPhone.

Nostalgic for the college years when spring break meant weeklong stays at questionable resorts in Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean, The Local Foreigner team is giving our yester-year trips a luxury overhaul — wristbands and foam parties not included.

Much of the Local Foreigner team is based in the northeast, which has been enduring a particularly snowy winter - and while the fresh powder is charming at first, we are ready to escape the city in search of a destination dip. Pack your bikini and turn on your out of office - it’s time for a pool party.

Breathe in; breathe out - it’s a new year, and what better way to start 2021 than with a [mental] spa break? From sound therapy in South Africa to taking a polar plunge in Northern Iceland, The Local Foreigner team has gone the distance for wellness, and we’re sharing some of our favorite treatments the world over.

If you wanted to imbibe in 2020, there was no shortage of reasons. But ye olde couch cocktail lost its luster. In 2021, Travel Consultant Jordy Lievers-Eaton wants to be toasting friends old and new outside of the four walls of her apartment, whether that means sipping a superlative martini at the Connaught or a frosty Tusker on the Maasai Mara.

Camilla chats with her friend Dr. Peyton West, Executive Director of the Frankfurt Zoological Society, to discuss lion manes, the effects of COVID-19 in Africa, and the future of sustainable tourism.

As much as she loves interiors, TLF IC Missy Weil was less than thrilled to spend the majority of 2020 on her living room couch. She’s ready to relocate in 2021 — here are the rooms on her radar.

Brooke Berlin, owner of Karoo Consulting, Africa expert, and all-around amazing person, recently shared her 2020 Africa experiences with the Local Foreigner team. Learn how she (safely!) traveled to four African countries during a pandemic and why she thinks taking a safari might just be the best possible cure-all to pent-up travel blues.

No matter how much you love a bath, an at-home soak has nothing on the luxury of a destination dip. In 2021, TLF Partner Barkley Hickox plans to make up for lost time - visiting tubs all over the globe, both new and well-loved, washing away the memories of a tough year in anticipation of a clean start.

Stephanie Seay, a Dallas-based lifestyle blogger, gives us a warm Texas welcome to the city she calls home.

Marianne Angeli Rodriguez, an artist and gallery owner based in Covington, Louisiana, shares her favorite spots around NOLA for our Big Easy edition of Local Take.

Way Way Allen, an artist from Charleston, shares her favorite hometown spots. in our first edition of Local Take.

Yvette Thomas Henry, the General Manager of the Four Seasons Nevis, found her way to the travel industry in New York, when, as a college student, she attended a job fair at The Plaza Hotel. The rest is history for this USVI native, whose resume includes stops at Ritz Carlton, Conrad, and Waldorf Astoria in addition to a 13-year tenure with Four Seasons. Now a Regional Vice President, Yvette talks to TLF about her new role in Nevis, her Caribbean homecoming, and her perfect day in paradise.

When TLF Partner Barkley Hickox returns to Anguilla, her favorite Caribbean island, the name of the game is maximizing time spent afloat, whether that’s in the cartoonishly blue waters of Maundays Bay, or in the double-wide marble baths of Cap Juluca, which started her thing with tubs in the first place.