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Introducing a first-of-its-kind travel newspaper

Apr 2, 2026

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14 min read

Introducing a first-of-its-kind travel newspaper

Industry CEOs and HAP editors forecast the 2026 travel landscape—and vent about the industry buzzwords they never want to hear again. Plus, you can now subscribe to our quarterly newspaper.

Brandon Berkson, +2

Spa Day: Please Go to This Cave for Your Next Massage

Mar 28, 2026

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9 min read

Spa Day: Please Go to This Cave for Your Next Massage

What a Turkish bathhouse is really like.

Ruby Gregg, +1

Mar 26, 2026

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14 min read

The 16-Hour Flight Edit

How to do long-haul travel right, The Beverly Hills Hotel gets a refresh after 80 years, and Patcharavipa Bodiratnangkura makes waves in the jewelry world.

Britney Eschelman, +2

Mexico City Is Playing Loud—and Hotels Are Listening

Mar 24, 2026

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14 min read

Mexico City Is Playing Loud—and Hotels Are Listening

Mariachi in the plazas, DJs in the basements—Mexico City runs on music, and its hotels are turning up the volume.

Lauren Harano, +1

Thompson Palm Springs—Bold Art, Bright Design, and Big Flavor

Mar 18, 2026

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21 min read

Thompson Palm Springs—Bold Art, Bright Design, and Big Flavor

Meet the visionaries behind Bar Issi’s vivid, maximalist interiors and Lola Rose’s Mediterranean cuisine, and discover how the hotel brings desert luxury to life.

Ruby Gregg

Mar 12, 2026

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12 min read

Residences Above Par

Your HAP subscription just unlocked something new—Introducing Residences Above Par.

Mar 11, 2026

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1 min read

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Tell us what you would like to see more of at Hotels Above Par.

Brandon Berkson

Checking Into Awards Season + America's Most Glamorous Trailer Park

Mar 11, 2026

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12 min read

Checking Into Awards Season + America's Most Glamorous Trailer Park

A storied Malibu trailer park gets a glamorous refresh, a chic new racquet club opens in Singapore, and The Aster Hollywood proves itself the place to be once the Oscars end.

The 100-Year-Old Hotel That’s Only Getting Younger

Mar 5, 2026

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14 min read

The 100-Year-Old Hotel That’s Only Getting Younger

The Boca Raton turns 100 with a fresh facelift, Monaco’s Forbes Travel Guide Summit spotlights the travel trends worth watching, and Ami Paris takes over Balthazar in NYC.

Feb 26, 2026

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11 min read

A Study in Southern Hospitality

Savannah hotels that feel like home, a floating jazz retreat along Mallorca’s coast this June, a Malibu escape guaranteed to make New Yorkers braving winter envious, and more.

Brandon Berkson // HAP

Spa Day: Salmon Sperm Facials Are So Chic

Feb 25, 2026

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7 min read

Spa Day: Salmon Sperm Facials Are So Chic

Beverly Hills' wellness circuit, New York City's self-care sanctuaries, rejuvenation in Panama, and the spa that one of our editors will fly all the way to the U.K. for without hesitation.

Brandon Berkson // HAP