The 2025 New Openings We're Most Excited About
There are freshly pressed hotel sheets, and then there are hotel sheets that have never been slept in - that sense of newness is what's on offer at the forty-three properties we're most excited to see debut in 2025.
Last-Minute Holiday Ideas
Whether you're reaching for a getaway for this December, or you're a fastidious planner who's already thinking about 2025's bucket-list festive trip, we're here.
Postcard from Mexico City
Mexico City feels impossible to know, until your first plate of al pastor -- pork fat and pineapple juice dripping down your wrists -- distills an entire place into a single bite.
Do Not Disturb
We can’t stop thinking about all of the brand new hotels we visited this year.
The Importance of a Happy Closet
Maggie Ryan shares how she made the switch from luxury stylist to travel advisor in her debut blog column, The Importance of a Happy Closet
Bring the Kids
Bring on the airport tantrums and the teenage eyerolls…it’s time for a family vacation!
Where to Next: Craving Culture
You don’t have to travel far to experience these enclaves of culture.
Where to Next: Adventure Awaits
Trips so epic you’ll forget you’ve been waiting a whole year to take them.
Hive Mind: Spring Break
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.
Where to Next: Group Getaways
We’ve all missed traveling with family and friends. Whether your crew is looking for a low-key Caribbean escape or an all-out adventure in Alaska, these are the group getaways we’re eyeing for 2021.
On the Rocks: Tipples to Toast in 2021
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.