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Cheetah Plains Game Lodge is emblematic of a growing trend of adventure tourism that high net worth individuals are choosing over perfunctory luxury travel. Flanking the south western section of the Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands Game Reserve is a 65,000 hectare reserve, pioneered by local landowners in the 1950s …

Porsche, a luxury car? It might seem like an odd choice to choose a brand that is widely considered to make some of the best sports cars in the world a maker of luxury automobiles, but it’s not as far-fetched as it seems. Porsche’s sports cars have always been more refined and …

Mali Langa, founder and head interior stylist of Task Interior Styling, a boutique interior styling studio based in Illovo, Johannesburg, scooped two major awards at the Decorex Johannesburg Exhibitor Awards, which took place at Gallagher Estate in August 2019. T.I.S won Best Newcomer of the Year and Best Décor of …

Last Minute Mara is a new travel platform enabling travellers to seamlessly book all-inclusive package deals to the leading lodges in Kenya’s Maasai Mara at the best-possible value, for travel within 30 days. In a first for the country, the platform aims to ensure steady demand for the Mara’s best …

I float in a seawater hydromassage bath as a series of jets go about their ritual on my body, gently pummelling my muscles. The experience is step one in a trilogy of signature treatments at Morocco’s new five-star Vichy Celestins Spa Hotel Casablanca. As I’d been led to the room, I …

The collaboration between luxury jewelry maker Jacob & Co. and soccer star Lionel Messi has spawned yet another special edition timepiece. This time round, the special watch is a one-off created in aid of Only Watch, the biennial charity auction of unique timepieces created by the finest watchmaking brands. Called the Jacob & …

Over 20 years on from the devastating genocide, pockets of Rwanda have found their groove, providing a mix of luxury and adventure for discerning tourists. Change has since come swiftly to the land of a thousand hills, whose plucky capital city, long relegated to pilgrimages of grief and airport stopovers …

In Japan, the secret to living a longer, happier and more fulfilled life can be summed up in one word: Ikigai. In Japanese, iki means “to live” and gai means “reason” — in other words, your reason to live. This ideology dates to the Heian period (A.D. 794 to 1185), but only in the past decade has …

Vast majority of high end bags fail to qualify as investment assets because it depends on emotional appeal rather than rational, disciplined approaches. Birkins however, are an exception according to Stella Lee, writing for UOBAM invest. You hear this phrase all the time. “Buying as an investment”. As much as …

Africa has been a rich source of artistic inspiration for many parts of the world for centuries, but what’s changing now is that Afrocentric culture is being defined, spearheaded and dispersed by the sons and daughters of the African continent. Africa has one of the youngest populations in the world, …

The Four Seasons has been known for its luxury and style for decades now, but instead of sitting in complacency, the brand upped the ante by adding private jet travel to its roster. Starting in 2021, the brand will be adding four brand new itineraries for its Four Seasons Private Jet, …

Nothing binds people together like food. Even the word ‘companion’ comes from Latin and means ‘with bread’ – someone friendly with whom to share a meal. Upscale fine-dining restaurant Z Kitchen recently introduced a new dining experience with a different twist to Lagos called Dinner With Strangers. Dinner with Strangers Shared Plates. …

Airbnb is making a bigger push for luxury travelers who want to stay in French chateaus, Moroccan villas, and South African beach houses with infinity pools. Te Kahu, Wanaka, New Zealand. Image Courtesy: Airbnb Luxe The company unveiled a service called Luxe featuring more than 2,000 high-end homes for users …

Kenya’s lush heartland continues to be one of Africa’s most bio-diverse regions, where ancestral ways of life still prevail. Presiding over an unspoiled 1,510 sq km tract of African savannah, Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve in the Rift Valley Province, is an untamed frontier where the African continent’s majestic ‘Big …

LABOTESSA, First Hotel in Portfolio, Set to Open August 2019 LABOTESSA, a 17th-century congregational church now turned lifestyle hotel, will open in Cape Town in August 2019. Originally built in the early 1700s, the intimate, seven-roomed property is one of the oldest buildings in South Africa and the debut project …