Destinations

America's cultural capital — Broadway, world-class dining, Wall Street, Central Park.

City of Light — peerless museums, fine dining, fashion, romance, history.

Iconic car-free Swiss village under the Matterhorn — winter skiing, summer hiking, year-round glacier ski.

Cliffside pastel villages above turquoise Tyrrhenian — Positano, Ravello, Amalfi.

Iconic caldera island — whitewashed Oia, sunset terraces, blue domes, volcanic beaches.

World's largest metropolitan area — Michelin capital, ultra-modern + ancient, technology, anime, retail.

Atoll nation of overwater villas and pristine reefs — luxury island resorts.

Stunning coastal city beneath Table Mountain — wine country, beaches, history, Cape of Good Hope.

City of canals — Doge's Palace, San Marco, Murano glass, gondolas, Lido beaches.

Quintessential Italian-lake glamour — Bellagio, Varenna, Villa del Balbianello, mountains rising from glass-blue water.

Five rainbow-colored cliff villages above the Ligurian Sea — pesto, focaccia, vertical hiking trails.

Cliffside Sicilian gem above the Ionian Sea — Greek theater, Mt. Etna at sunrise, granita, fresh swordfish.

Monasteries perched on prehistoric stone pinnacles above the Thessalian plain — UNESCO sacred geology.

Swiss adventure capital between two lakes — Jungfraujoch 'Top of Europe', paragliding, Lauterbrunnen waterfalls, Wengen.

Glamorous Engadine resort — birthplace of alpine winter tourism, frozen-lake polo, world-class skiing.

Jamaica's south coast — fishing-village authenticity, no chain resorts, Pelican Bar (a bar on stilts in the middle of the sea). The local-luxe corner for slow-travel romantics.

'Briland' — three miles long, the world-famous pink-sand beach, golf-cart-only locals scene. The aspirational small-island Bahamas pick — Coral Sands, Pink Sands, The Dunmore. Reached via ELH airport + 10-min ferry.

Eleuthera's main settlement — pastel colonial houses, French Leave Beach, Pineapple Fields. The genuinely off-the-beaten-path Bahamas pick (no pink sand crowds). Reached via GHB airport.

Bahamas' largest, least-developed island. World-record bonefishing flats, the Andros Barrier Reef (third largest in the world), blue holes for diving. Kamalame Cay private-island lodge. The off-grid Bahamas.

Sand-street car-free island in the Yum Balam reserve. Pink lakes (Punta Mosquito), bioluminescent sea (May-Oct), no ATMs, no banks. Tulum-vibe but more remote — the 'next Tulum' bohemian-luxe.

1,000-acre private island, accessible only by boat. COMO Parrot Cay (the only resort) — Bruce Willis, Donna Karan, Keith Richards homeowners. Apex of secluded luxury in the Caribbean.

Sandy Lane, The Lone Star, The Cliff (the iconic clifftop restaurant). The luxury anchor of Barbados — calm Caribbean waters, celebrity-villa zone, the Mick Jagger / Simon Cowell beach.

The Pitons (UNESCO twin peaks), Sulphur Springs drive-in volcano, Marigot Bay (the jewel of the Caribbean per James Michener). The honeymoon-and-volcanic-drama Caribbean.

Between the Pitons. Jade Mountain, Sugar Beach, Anse Chastanet, Ladera. The classic St. Lucia honeymoon postcard — open-walled suites with Piton views.

French Caribbean's billionaire playground. 14 distinct beaches, no high-rises, Eden Rock and Le Carl Gustaf as anchor properties. Reached only via SBH (a 3,000-ft cliff-top airstrip) or boat.

St. Barts' Swedish-colonial harbor capital. Le Carl Gustaf overlooks the harbor; mega-yacht season Dec-Mar. Walkable shopping, Le Sereno's beach, Shell Beach. The harbor-luxe pick.

Eden Rock-St Barths anchors Saint-Jean Beach (the surfing-airport-runway beach). Hotel Le Toiny on the wilder windward coast. The beach-villa luxe pick.

Sister island to St. Martin, 5 minutes by ferry. 33 white-sand beaches, no chain resorts, Cap Juluca/Belmond and Aurora the anchors. The beach-quality champion of the Caribbean.

Anguilla's #1 beach. Malliouhana, Four Seasons Anguilla, Frangipani Beach Resort. Sunset-pointing crescent; Blanchards and Straw Hat among the best beach restaurants in the Caribbean.

South-coast 1.5-mile crescent of empty white sand. Cap Juluca-Belmond's Moroccan-architectural anchor. Calmer water than Meads Bay; the romance pick.

Privately-owned 1,400-acre island in the Grenadines. 100 villas (Mick Jagger's, Tommy Hilfiger's, the British royal family's). The Cotton House Hotel + Firefly. Apex of British-celebrity discretion.

Walled medieval city above the Adriatic — Game of Thrones backdrop, sailing, oysters.

Imperial capital for a thousand years — temples, tea ceremonies, geisha districts, kaiseki cuisine.

Spiritual + wellness center of Bali — rice terraces, jungle yoga retreats, traditional crafts.

Iconic East African savanna — Great Migration, Big Five, balloon safaris, luxury tented camps.

Adventure capital on Lake Wakatipu — bungee birthplace, southern-hemisphere skiing, Lord of the Rings landscapes.

Iconic harbor city — Opera House, Bondi Beach, surf culture, world-class dining.

Renaissance birthplace — the Duomo, the Uffizi, Michelangelo's David, leather markets, Tuscan tables.

Cypress-lined hills of Chianti, Montalcino, Montepulciano — wine estates, hilltowns (Siena, San Gimignano), Brunello.

Italy's heel — whitewashed trulli, sea-cliff Polignano, Baroque Lecce, olive groves, masseria farm-stays.

Storybook Bavarian Alps — Neuschwanstein and Linderhof castles, alpine villages (Garmisch, Mittenwald, Berchtesgaden).

Forested mountains — Baden-Baden thermal baths, cuckoo-clock villages, Triberg waterfalls, Black Forest cake at the source.

Lakeside Swiss postcard — Chapel Bridge, Lake Lucerne paddle steamers, Mt. Pilatus and Rigi by cog rail.

Italian-speaking Swiss lakeside elegance — palm-lined promenades, San Salvatore, gateway to Bellinzona's castles.

UAE capital — Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Louvre Abu Dhabi, F1 Yas Marina, quieter desert luxury alternative to Dubai.

Jamaica's quietest north-east corner — Frenchman's Cove, Blue Lagoon, bamboo-rafting on the Rio Grande. Errol Flynn's old hideaway; the boutique-luxe alternative for travelers who want Jamaica without the resort scale.

700+ islands across 100,000 sq mi. Eleuthera's pink sand, Exumas' swimming pigs, Nassau's Atlantis, Andros' fly-fishing flats — eight distinct vacation regions, each with its own airstrip.

Low-rise zoning law keeps it quiet — TripAdvisor's #1 Caribbean beach for years. Bucuti & Tara, Manchebo, Boardwalk Boutique. The famous fofoti tree. Adults-friendly, low-key luxe.

40 islands, only 8 inhabited. Grace Bay (TripAdvisor #1 beach in the world for years), Parrot Cay private island, Grand Turk diving wall. Quietest Caribbean among similar-priced peers.

Grace Bay's 12-mile uninterrupted white sand. Amanyara, Como Parrot Cay (next island), Beach Enclave, Wymara, The Palms. The luxury anchor of T&C.

60% Virgin Islands National Park. Trunk Bay (most photographed Caribbean beach), Cinnamon Bay snorkel trail, Hawksnest. Caneel Bay/Lovango Cay luxury — quietest of the USVI three.

The luxury anchor — Ritz-Carlton, Kimpton Seafire, Westin, Margaritaville Beach. The Cayman Cookout in January (Eric Ripert + every celebrity chef). The accessible-luxury Caribbean default.

21-mile island east of mainland PR. Mosquito Bay (the brightest bioluminescent bay in the world), wild horses on the beaches, no traffic lights, El Blok and former W Vieques.

Casa de Campo Resort — the Pete Dye Teeth of the Dog (Caribbean's #1 golf course), Altos de Chavón Mediterranean village. The serious-golf and luxury-villa Caribbean pick.

Nelson's Dockyard UNESCO Georgian-naval site. Antigua Sailing Week home base. Hermitage Bay, the Inn at English Harbour. The history-and-yachting Antigua.

7-square-mile yacht-haven island just south of St. Vincent. Princess Margaret Beach, Friendship Bay, model-boat-building heritage. The yachtsman's quiet-Caribbean pick.

City-state superlative — Marina Bay skyline, hawker centers, Gardens by the Bay, top-tier infrastructure.

Hyper-modern desert metropolis — Burj Khalifa, Palm Jumeirah, world's largest mall, ski-in-the-desert, gold souk.

Bohemian Caribbean beachfront, Mayan ruins on a cliff, cenotes, jungle yoga retreats.

Vast cosmopolitan capital — Aztec ruins, world-class museums, top global dining scene, mariachi.