According to a recent 2024 Global Travel Trends Report by AMEX, Canadians were named the second highest global market for anticipated average trip spend.
This year, we’re all about prioritizing spontaneous, bucket list, and once-in-a-lifetime trips, and when it comes to making memories, the money seemingly doesn’t matter.
But just as dream vacations can look different for everyone, luxury continues to be a loose term that doesn’t always equate an overall experience with a price tag. For me, a luxury holiday is sharing my experiences with people whose company I enjoy.
For guests at The Londoner Hotel in Leicester Square, on the other hand, it could be a premium, self-cleaning Japanese Toto Washlet with a heated seat—as our deputy editor comically recounts in her review of the iconic five-star property in London, England.
Our summer issue is brimming with active travel adventures that are luxurious in their own right, as seen through the eyes of our editorial team. On an eight-day trip through Western Thailand, our managing editor proves that sometimes, luxury travel is about unlocking access, or exclusivity—join her as she does everything from wander barefoot through some of the country’s oldest golden temples to learning how to make Chiang Mai’s favourite savoury soup to testing out a real Thai massage at a five-star hotel spa.
On the other side of the world, we learn that there’s so much more to the laid-back island of Ambergris Caye (widely known as an ideal base for discovering the Blue Hole) both on and off shore. From a catamaran cruise to Shark Ray Alley to a local food tour through San Pedro town, our feature guides you through Belize’s largest island.
Plus, don’t miss our 15 mocktail must-haves for summer—as more people embrace sober socializing, these canned dupes of popular cocktails are perfect for picnics, parties, or good old dockside sipping.
Wendy McClung
Creator & Publisher
Wendy McClung is Creator and Publisher of OFFSHORE, published by Baxter Media. Her editorial team travels the world to find the finest in travel for its audiences.
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