Elite Traveler Summer 2022

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Welcome

Last summer marked the 20 th anniversary of Elite Traveler. To commemorate that special milestone, we compiled a selection of the best-of-the best of the last two decades. Delving into topics that you, our readers, value most — from cars and watches to spas and hotels — we looked at the biggest breakthroughs of the last 20 years.

Elite Traveler around the world From a detox in Switzerland to sampling champagne, the Elite Traveler team members share their latest travels

SERINA TATHAM Editorial assistant

Serina Tatham heads to Fairmont Windsor Park, a gorgeously grand hotel that opened earlier this year. It’s hard to believe, but this bucolic hotel, nestled among 40 acres of lush greenery and landscaped gardens, is just an hour from London.

In response to that issue, I received a passionate email from a reader pointing out the various hypocrisies of including Amazon, Je ff Bezos’s behemoth company, within the issue. If the man had a dollar for every time he did something controversial, he’d be, well… As we strive to champion all things responsible luxury, an area that is exciting and ever-evolving, we must look these hypocrisies right in the eye. While talking about the biggest tech companies in the last 20 years, Amazon was the elephant in the room. To include or not to include was the question that circled my brain for a few weeks. It is a dilemma that the Elite Traveler editorial team often face — is this responsible luxury, or is this a bit of greenwashing lingo? Rest assured, we will always seek to bring you not just the highest level of luxury, but also the most responsible. While researching said anniversary issue, we quickly realized just how much more there was to cover. And so we came to the conclusion that one issue was not quite enough. Who are the leaders in luxury, and how have their actions impacted their own industries for the better? We present our Leaders in Luxury edition. The fi rst of its kind, this issue explores the world of responsible luxury by speaking to the movers and shakers that are often responsible for big-scale changes and groundbreaking innovations. In this issue you will fi nd interviews with CEOs (Nina Jensen of REV Ocean, Rob Scholl of Textron Aviation), designers (Espen Øino, Tim Heywood), founders (Jane Poynter of Space Perspective), presidents (Caroline Scheufele of Chopard), master distillers (Kirsteen Campbell of Macallan, Viridiana Tinoco of Clase Azul) and chefs (Eneko Atxa, Massimo Bottura). You’ll also fi nd our regular Explore section with new hotel openings in Africa, Dubai and England; our Hot List with two very di ff erent experiences in Switzerland and an itinerary inspired by a famous artist; and our selection of the fi nest real estate on the market. We close this summer’s issue with a seriously magical experience in Japan. Samantha Coles Editor samantha.coles@elitetraveler.com

SAMANTHA COLES Editor

Samantha Coles visited the peaceful town of Weggis, Switzerland to embark on Chenot Palace’s famed advanced detox — an enlightening

week of personalized treatments, in-depth assessments and very, very few calories.

ALEX MARTIN Web editor

Alex Martin was among the fi rst journalists in the world to see a top-secret project at Rolls-Royce’s global headquarters in Chichester, England. He

had to put his phone in a sealed bag and sign an NDA before being allowed into the building, but he arrived there in style.

IRENIE FORSHAW Digital writer Irenie Forshaw spent a weekend in

Champagne, France to — unsurprisingly — sample some fi ne champagne. She stayed at Hostellerie

La Montagne, a nine-bedroom stone cottage that dates back to 1819 and is home to Jean Baptiste Natali’s beautiful restaurant.