Author: Alex

Baros Maldives at 50 — from palm leaf walls in 1973 to nine consecutive World Travel Awards for Most Romantic Resort in the World.

The founders of Akademy Dubai on intellectual community, Plato's legacy, and why curiosity is the one quality that connects all their members.

Olga Pavlova on launching a real estate brand in Dubai, the Rubik's cube business that taught her everything about trust, and why authenticity is the only…

Sleiman Dayaa on winter 2023-24 — leather, liquid metallics, the return of red, and why quiet luxury is the most enduring trend of the season.

La Biosthétique's Long Hair range — eight products for the structural challenge of caring for hair from roots to tips, now in the Middle East.

DUBANYA — the first Russian banya in the Gulf, brings centuries of steam, cold plunge, and renewal ritual to Palm Jumeirah for the New Year.

Al Bustan Palace Ritz-Carlton — built for a GCC summit, redesigned for the 21st century, and set between Omani mountains and the Gulf of Oman.

JW Marriott Mauritius Resort — 169 suites, the Grand Beachfront Villa on Le Morne Peninsula, and five restaurants from Southeast Asia to French-Mauritian cuisine.

Le Méridien Ile Maurice — 210 renovated suites, the adults-only Nirvana section with private plunge pools, and Mauritius's first snow room spa.

The Chedi Andermatt at ten — two Michelin stars, the highest Japanese restaurant in Switzerland, and a new spa programme in the Swiss Alps.