Built beginning in 1887 as Hyde Park Court, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London remains one of the city’s most recognizable and important luxury hotels. We sat down with Matthew Jackson, the Head Concierge, to hear all about his favorites for families at the hotel and within the city.

Capri hums a siren song to travelers who flock to Italy during the summer.

Overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea at the perimeter of vivid Palermo and the foot of Mount Pellegrino, Villa Igiea retains its sense of 19th century theatricality, and is the perfect home base for exploring the vibrant surrounding city.

Locals always have the best recommendations, and who better to ask than the Bar Director at one of the most refined spots in town? Tastemaker Romain de Courcy, Bar Director at the Ritz Paris’ Ritz Bar, walks us through his French favorites.

Four of Belmond’s Italian outposts are sporting or debuting facelifts for 2025 - we’ve assembled some of the most exciting updates happening along the water.

If you summer in St. Tropez, you likely ski in Courchevel, and we'll raise a fondue fork to that.

Ireland’s charms are especially easy to find in the almost impossibly scenic landscapes of the west.

There are freshly pressed hotel sheets, and then there are hotel sheets that have never been slept in - that sense of newness is what's on offer at the forty-three properties we're most excited to see debut in 2025.

The ultimate London hotel.

We polled the team to see where they’re headed in the new year (and what they’re scheming, even if the tickets haven’t quite been bought yet.)

The London of tomorrow.

The City of Bridges is a place where contrasts make the magic. 

We chatted with three of the team’s most enthusiastic skiers about their favorite European mountain resorts.

Locals always have the best recommendations, and concierges always have the best connections - so we can’t think of a better resource than La Réserve Paris Assistant Chef Concierge Olivier Bordat.

Whether you're reaching for a getaway for this December, or you're a fastidious planner who's already thinking about 2025's bucket-list festive trip, we're here.

Calling all bookworms, bibliophiles, and anyone who has ever fallen asleep with a novel on their face.

Europe's heart beats within its cathedrals, each a testament to history, artistry, and faith across centuries. Local Foreigner summer intern Lane Kingsley takes a quiet walk through some of the grandest examples.

This one’s for the aviation geeks.

Berlin is at its most dynamic during the summer and autumn months, when the planters burst into greenery, families spend whole days barbequing kebabs on park lawns, and the sun shines until well after nine at night.

This spring, Local Foreigner’s Alex Kramer and Larkin Massie went on a grand tour of Italy’s biggest hits. In Part II, they’re talking all things Rome and Florence.