On the Rocks: Sundowners in Elastic Time
On arrival into tiny Chiredzi Buffalo Range, in rural Zimbabwe, we learned to be attuned to the color of the earth. The Malilangwe Reserve, home to Singita Pamushana lodge, has three distinct soil types, which means that over the course of a game drive…
Demystifying Private Jets
You asked, we answered: everything you ever wanted to know about chartering a private jet.
Table for Dru: Napa Valley
Napa may be known for its wine, but the food scene is what calls Local Foreigner IC Lauren Dru back year after year. In Table for Dru: Napa, Lauren pulls up a chair at three of the region’s best restaurants.
Live Like a Local Foreigner: Long-term Escapes and Private Homes
Now is the time to trade the city for the country, the east for the west, Central Park for the great outdoors - think of it as the chance to take a grown-up semester abroad. We make travel better, but we also know there's no place like home.
Festive Fire & Ice: Holiday Hotels with Flexible Cancellation Policies
We get it - 2020 has given us all trust issues. So we’ve rounded up our favorite warm and cold weather properties that understand it’s tough to commit right now and have adjusted their cancellation policies for the holidays, because we all deserve something to look forward to.
Meet Lauren Dru
Lauren Dru joined the travel industry during the height of a pandemic. Local Foreigner gave her the tools to be successful in any climate.
A [Hotel] Room of One's Own: Ketchup, Confidence, and the Case for Solo Travel
TLF’s Content Manager Alex Creange explains how ketchup — a condiment she hates — is also one of the most important symbols of her travel career.
Where to Next: Take a Snow Day
Depending on who you ask, skiing is either an accessible diversion, an annual highlight, or a flat-out obsession. TLF Travel Consultant Jordy Lievers-Eaton has rounded up the best destinations to get your snow fix, whether you’re a powderhound or the local mountain’s après-ident.
Travel in the Time of COVID-19
We may have lost the breakfast buffet, but what have we gained from post-pandemic protocol? Five Local Foreigner clients share their thoughts on what it’s like to travel right now.
Industry Interview: Yvette Thomas-Henry
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.
Barkley's Baths: Belmond Cap Juluca
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.