It’s not only the airports and lounges getting a glow-up in the New Year. Magnifica Air thinks that you should ride private-jet‑style when traveling stateside, in their luxe new cabins launching next year. Magnifica Air, a Florida‑based startup, is carving out a new category it calls “private class.” The airline will connect major U.S. cities – New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, and Houston – with seasonal routes to Napa and the Caribbean. The idea is simple: strip…

The brand behind some of the most luxurious hotels, resorts, and residences in the world is going through a major shift. Mandarin Oriental, previously listed on the Stock Exchange in Singapore, London, and Bermuda, has gone private. Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine Matheson has acquired the remaining 11.96% of shares it did not already own for $4.2 billion. This change will likely mean more freedom for the brand to optimize its current portfolio and we can’t wait to see what the…

The names Sonu and Eva Shivdasani might not be familiar to you, but the fruit of their lives’ work certainly is. The couple is the force behind two of the biggest luxury hospitality brands out there: Soneva and Six Senses. And because there’s no stopping two such creative minds, they have decided to launch another high-end hotel brand: Sosei. Luxury travelers who have stayed at any Soneva or Six Senses properties in their traipsing around the world know that this…

Louis Vuitton likes to keep us on our toes. When we least expect it, the brand comes up with its first-ever makeup line, opens up cafés and restaurants, and launches an upscale airport lounge. And while the French luxury fashion house’s foray into the world of cosmetics is aligned with its ethos, its expansion into the world of hospitality is a little more surprising. So much so, that when a few years ago, the rumor spread about a potential Louis…