Hotels, yachts, jets, islands
Travel
Luxury travel is measured in what you do not have to think about. This section covers hotels, yachts, jets and islands with numbers, not adjectives.
Photo: RIMOWATwo German icons
RIMOWA × Faber-Castell: an Artist Case for creative journeys
RIMOWA and Faber-Castell present the Artist Case: anodised aluminium, a two-level tray that unfolds, a leather handle, made in Cologne.
Reading between the ratings
How to choose a luxury hotel beyond the stars
Star ratings say nothing about how a stay feels.
The APA, the crew, the week
Yacht charter: what it really costs
A week on a crewed yacht is priced as a base fee plus an advance provisioning allowance, crew gratuity, taxes and delivery.
Charter, cards, fractional
Private aviation: when it makes sense
On-demand charter, jet cards, fractional ownership and full ownership compared: hourly costs by aircraft size, the break-even points and the routes where a private jet actually saves time.
The whole island
Private islands and how to stay on one
From one-resort islands in the Maldives to fully private islands in the Caribbean, the Seychelles and Fiji: what a buyout costs, how the logistics work and the islands worth knowing.
The guide
Luxury Hotels: ten picks
Ten hotels that define what luxury hospitality can be, each chosen for a specific kind of stay.
- Ritz Paris · Paris, Place Vendôme
- Claridge’s · London, Mayfair
- Aman Tokyo · Tokyo, Otemachi
- Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc · Cap d’Antibes, France
- Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco · Tuscany, Italy
- and five more
Where should you go?
Destination Matcher
Month, mood and budget: the three countries or regions that fit, with the season and the hotels.
Gavalia Concierge
A personal shortlist, within two working days
Tell us the brief and the budget. A person, not an algorithm, replies with three to five considered options: the right watch, the right villa, the right hotel, the right gift.
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- Three to five options with prices and reasons
- Introductions to the right dealer, advisor or hotel on request