20 destinations for wellbeing and longevity around the world
A longevity trip starts with one simple decision: choose a place where your days reorganize themselves around sleep, movement, and recovery.
From Neurowellness to Longevity Residences: The 2026 Map of Wellbeing
The Global Wellness Summit has named 10 trends for 2026. Together they show where wellness is moving next.
The New Era of Premium Travel: Hotels Built for Recovery and Sleep
Today, more travelers arrive at a hotel with a specific goal: recover quickly. A new kind of hospitality is quietly taking shape and it is growing in plain sight.
Lifestyle
Architectural poetry on the shoreline: Sou Fujimoto’s Baccarat Residences in Abu Dhabi
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto makes his first statement in UAE residential real estate with Baccarat Residences on Saadiyat Island, next to Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.
Private Banking: Why Wealthy Are Spending Less On Status And More On Health And Longevity
As performance and clarity start to influence deals and decisions, private banking is beginning to place health inside wealth strategy, alongside assets and liquidity.
Clothing for Emotional Alignment: What Cultural Intelligence Fashion Means
We live in a rhythm of relocations, constant travel, and shifting social codes. In a new place, anxiety tends to arrive before you settle in. MYKAFTAN offers a practical answer through clothing.
What to expect from Aman Group’s first Janu Residences in Dubai
A new residential tower in DIFC aims to turn an address into a community, centered on active, holistic living.
Wellbeing
Tulah: Longevity Retreat That Could Change the Way We Live Now
Marking a bold new era for integrative wellness, Tulal, a $100 million sanctuary in Kerala, is designed to redefine what it means to live a balanced life.
Dior Spas. Exceptional spaces for beauty and recovery
From Parisian hôtels particuliers to Riviera gardens, desert capitals, airport sanctuaries, and even a moving train, Dior Spas have evolved into a global network of carefully staged wellness destinations.
Wellbeing Spaces of the UAE
How Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the wider UAE are turning wellbeing and recovery into a new urban culture.
Unique Wellness Retreats across the Gulf Region
These five wellness retreats in the GCC were selected for their focus on structured recovery. Save for future planning.
Beauty
The Perfume Wardrobe: A Modern Guide to Scent Layering
Today, fragrance layering has moved from a perfume-insider habit to the center of beauty culture. Our beauty editor shares a step-by-step guide to do it the right way.
Mitochondrial Antioxidants in Skincare: Can They Become the Next Big Thing?
Mitochondrial antioxidants are shaping one of the most compelling new directions in skincare, as premium beauty increasingly focuses on skin longevity.
Longevity Pods: What They Are, and Why They Matter for Beauty
Longevity pods turn at-home care into a calming immersive treatment: salt, red light, oxygen, sound, and scent combined into one guided session.
The Peptide Moment: Why Beauty Brands Now Bet on Signal Ingredients
Skincare keeps returning to one idea: skin responds best to messages it can recognize. That is why peptides have moved from a “nice-to-have” claim on labels to a core logic behind new formulas.
Travel
Oman. Five Hotels for Calm Luxury
Oman has become a reference point for calm luxury in the region. From mountain plateaus and remote peninsulas to quiet coastal enclaves, these stays prioritize silence and a slower rhythm as the foundation of modern wellbeing.
Inside Royal Mansour Marrakech: A Garden Oasis for Recovery
Royal Mansour Marrakech is more than a legendary hotel – it has become a Marrakech landmark in its own right. The project was overseen by the royal family, and it took five years to bring it to life.
On the Shore of a Longer Life: Longevity at Halekulani Okinawa
On Okinawa, people simply live longer. Halekulani Okinawa Resort translates this quiet philosophy of long life into an exquisitely five-star ritual.
The Dolder Grand. A Swiss reset above Zurich
Set above Zurich and surrounded by forest and clean air, The Dolder Grand offers a form of wellbeing travel where architecture and silence work together to restore energy and clarity.
Culture
CLIO: A Desert Artwork You Can Experience and Feel
We sit down with contemporary artist Agron Hoti, the creative force behind CLIO, a 10-kilometre land art set to launch in Dubai’s Margham desert – one of the most ambitious art projects the region has seen.
Inside Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale 2026
Go for the installations, stay for JAX – an industrial maze turned into a slow, immersive walk through light, sound and scale.
HH Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi and Jaipur Rugs unveiled a collection of artisan carpets
Inspired by the ancient landscapes of Mleiha and Faya, Whispers of the Desert collection translates desert beauty time into contemporary woven art.
UAE Art Season 2026 – The Shows That Matter
The UAE’s art season is now in its clearest stretch: major exhibitions in Dubai, museum anchors in Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah’s institutional programme running in parallel. We curated specific shows worth planning around.
