Elite Traveler January-February 2018

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Welcome Compiling a list such as the Top 100Hotels in theWorld is quite an undertaking, but with this issuemarking a full year of our Elite Collection — for which we have scoured the globe to bring you the best in adventures, suites, restaurants, watches and gifts —we’re quite the experts. And this issue’s Top 100 won’t disappoint. It really is the most comprehensive list of the world’s best hotels, illustrated with magnificent images and including top suite prices and contact details to book — all the better to open up the world as only Elite Traveler can. If your new year’s resolution is to be more active, we have the perfect solution — play more golf! Scientists in Edinburgh (Scotland is the home of the sport, so we’re happy to trust them) released a study a few years back expounding the health benefits of the game. Apparently players live longer and will benefit from improvements in cholesterol levels, wellness and self-worth. If that doesn’t do enough to persuade you, head to p80 for our rundown of the top golf courses in the world, or read our inspiring interview with legend Jack Nicklaus on p42. We’ve even snuck a PGA Golf Tour experience into this edition’s Hot List. If, however, the only sand you want between your toes is due to long walks on a beach (as opposed to a bunker), our Top Suites of the Maldives offers an enticing selection of incredible accommodations. Our Explore section is jam-packed with the best places to stay, eat and hang out. This issue we jump from the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans, to Lisbon, one of the oldest cities in the world. We then journey from the architecturally striking Hamburg to Seoul, the host of this year’s Winter Olympics, before going back to the sunshine of St Kitts and Nevis. As always, if you want to comment on anything in this issue, drop us a line at editorial@elitetraveler.com

Janice wears Hermès leather dress, $10,300, leather mules, $960; Vhernier Creole earrings in 18K rose gold, $7,500; Bulgari B.zero1 necklace in 18K pink, white and yellow gold, $3,000, shot on location in Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina

@ELITETRAVELER AROUNDTHEWORLD This month Kristen gets up close and personal with Maserati, while Samantha discovers that the only way to ensure she has the top suites of the Maldives covered is with a bird’s-eye view

Kristen Shirley test- drives the NSX Insider Experience with HondaJet

Kristen drives Maserati’s Levante in Palm Springs to celebrate

Behind the scenes at our cover shoot in Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina

Samantha Coles checks out the top suites of the Maldives from the sky

its new Bulgari watches

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