In today’s travel industry, “luxury” has become a sanitised, generic, and stubbornly bland descriptor. It is arguably the most overused term in the business—often serving as a mask for a lack of true discernment.
As 2025 draws to a close, we look back on a pivotal year in top-end luxury travel.
As the 2026 global calendar takes shape, the Nota Bene team is dedicated to securing privileged access to the world’s most exciting destinations, openings, and occasions. If you are planning a year of boundary-pushing travel, these five standouts are essential.
It may not be a fixture on the annual art calendar but travellers to Bangkok should not miss a visit to MOCA, the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Can a great hotel provide a good enough reason to love a city? Can it be enough to compel us to visit in the first place or to return time and time again?
The Orient always fascinates, with its culture, religious beliefs and ceremonies. Little compares with the spectacle of Angkor Wat, Siem Reap.