Elite Traveler Fall 2021

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Connecticut, USA ELINMCCOY Journalist Elin McCoy is an award- winning journalist, judge and author who focuses on the world of wine. A columnist for Bloomberg News , she also writes for Decanter magazine and Elite Traveler ’s sister magazine, The World of Fine Wine , and is the US editor of the podcast, The Wine Conversation . McCoy’s most recent book, The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker, Jr., and the Reign of American Taste , garnered international praise. She is immersing herself in the developing world of sustainable viticulture and recently moderated two panels on sustainability at the Wine Future 2021 conference. elinmccoy.com p52

Austin, USA BECCA HENSLEY Journalist

In the previous issue of Elite Traveler , our 20th anniversary issue, Becca was living through a deadly and unprecedented winter storm in Texas. Using precious battery supply to pen the words you saw in the issue, Becca called upon her vast personal experiences and insight to shine a light on cruises that operate with integrity and with respect for Mother Nature. As the cruise industry tentatively starts up again, in this issue Becca writes about the most exciting and inventive new itineraries — including “a match made in heaven” between TCS World Travel and The Moorings, one of the world’s most exclusive yacht charter companies. beccahensley.com p44

New York

MISTY COPELAND

Ballerina

Misty Copeland, the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre’s 75-year history, speaks to our resident timepiece editor Roberta Naas about her inspiring life and career (only taking up ballet at the relatively late age of 13 years old), and recalls a pivotal moment where the crowd cheered so loud that she couldn’t hear the music: “I was feeling an overwhelming sense of pride, not about me, but about what I represented. So many generations of black women weren’t given the opportunity to be in this position and the possibility for future generations was there.” mistycopeland.com p64

London SOPHIE KILLIP Design Editor

In this issue of Elite Traveler , Sophie Killip speaks to lauded interior designer Stephen Sills about his day-to-day routine (if there is such a thing); when he’s not running between meetings in New York, he can be found gardening in his countryside home in Bedford, Westchester. Sophie’s words have appeared in Elite Traveler online, DesignCurial and Spear’s . She has a passion for all things design and architecture, especially projects and products that are putting sustainability at their heart. Find more of her work at elitetraveler.com . p68

Words Samantha Coles