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.

Boarding PassJordy Lievers-EatonJanuary 1, 2025Africa, North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, OceaniaComment

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.

Boarding PassJordy Lievers-EatonSeptember 5, 2024Caribbean, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, North America, Central AmericaComment

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.

Boarding PassJordy Lievers-EatonJuly 18, 2024Central AmericaComment

Off Season

The best places to go when no one else wants to

Industry InsiderAlex CreangeDecember 22, 2023Caribbean, Europe, North America, Central AmericaComment

Fly & Flop

The 10 best resorts to do absolutely nothing

Boarding PassAlex CreangeJuly 7, 2023Caribbean, Europe, Oceania, North America, Central AmericaComment

Do Not Disturb

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

Industry InsiderAlex CreangeSeptember 15, 2021Europe, North America, Central AmericaComment

A Different Kind of Travel

Here’s how we hit the road in 2021

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!

Boarding PassAlex CreangeJuly 7, 2021North America, Central AmericaComment

Life's a Beach

We sell sea shells hotels by the sea shore.

Industry InsiderAlex CreangeJuly 7, 2021Caribbean, Europe, South America, Africa, North America, Central America, Asia, OceaniaComment

Where to Next: Craving Culture

You don’t have to travel far to experience these enclaves of culture.

Boarding PassAlex CreangeMarch 19, 2021North America, Central America, South AmericaComment

Where to Next: Spa Sojourn

Is there anyone who would say no to a spa weekend right now?

Boarding PassAlex CreangeMarch 4, 2021North America, Central AmericaComment

Where to Next: Adventure Awaits

Trips so epic you’ll forget you’ve been waiting a whole year to take them.

Boarding PassAlex CreangeFebruary 26, 2021North America, Central AmericaComment

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.

Industry InsiderAlex CreangeFebruary 25, 2021Caribbean, North America, Central AmericaComment

Where to Next: Beach Bound

The antidote to your current shoveling woes.

Boarding PassAlex CreangeFebruary 18, 2021Caribbean, North America, Central AmericaComment

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.

Boarding PassAlex CreangeFebruary 8, 2021Caribbean, North America, Central AmericaComment

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.

Industry InsiderJordy Lievers-EatonDecember 22, 2020Europe, Asia, North America, Central America Comment