Open this photo in gallery: The Viceroy Riviera Maya has ranked among Mexico’s top hotels for the past decade, with fine dining and luxury spa treatments. It has recently been offering a number of ceremonies and rituals steeped in Mayan culture.Graham Isador/The Globe and Mail It’s easy to understand why the Viceroy Riviera Maya has ranked among Mexico’s top hotels for the past decade, with 41 private villas located between dense jungle and picturesque beach – each villa with its own pool, outdoor shower and personal soap concierge. At the Viceroy, the attentive staff can meet a traveler’s every desire.…
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Photo Courtesy of Aman Resorts “What is that, Dunes?” was my first thought upon seeing an Instagram ad for Amangirione of the most celebrity-coveted retreats from the luxury vacation company Aman Resorts. Blessed with infinity edge pools, Turkish towels for days, and stunning Brutalist architecture, the Utah hotel has become a bucket list experience for anyone—especially the über wealthy—craving a vacation with all the resources of a five-star resort, and all the peace and isolation of Mars. Aside from one YouTube comment on a longer video of the resorts that reads, “I just get that weird feeling [the people] from…
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Rebecca Goldberg has been hotel manager of The Peninsula Beverly Hills for over two years. She started her career in luxury hotels in New York City, including The Ritz-Carlton and The Pierre. Goldberg told Insider what it’s like balancing celebrities, former presidents, and regular guests. loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Rebecca Goldberg said she got into hospitality “sort of by accident” while trying to make it as a writer in her 20s in New York City. Now, Goldberg has made her…
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This weekend in Bali Events

It’s a big weekend coming up in Bali even with the airlines trying to stop the party with their ridiculous prices for tickets. But if you are here, or on the way, you may be asking yourself, what the hell is going on? Right, good question. I just checked and it’s like this. Well, the Bali Beach Fest eventually got started (a day late) but is now in full swing down on Berawa Beach – enter via the wantilan parking area. Trying to get a schedule from the organizers is tough but we do know that DJs Riri Mestica, Thin…
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Burning Beach Festival is set to be the biggest House and Techno festival ever held in Bali, Indonesia and will be held over two days and nights on three stages at the incredible new beach club Canna Bali in Nusa Dua. The main stage will be hosting ten international world-renowned headline DJs, as well as over forty DJs based in Indonesia hailing from Bali, Jakarta and around the globe across the rest of the festival. On top of this, the organizers have activated and collaborated with some of the most well-known and beloved brands in Bali, Jakarta and beyond, including…
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