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THE SELECT TRAVEL OFFICE JOURNAL  ·  VOLUME 01

Travel Notes

The hotels, cities and journeys I can't stop thinking about, and the ones you'll be planning next.

HOTELS  ·  DESTINATIONS  ·  FAMILY TRAVEL

COVER STORY    ·    HOTELS    ·    DESTINATIONS    ·    FAMILY TRAVEL

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Cover Story

THE COVER

Inside Raffles London
at The OWO

History, hidden corners and one spectacular subterranean spa.

 

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Hotels

Hotels

The places we've stayed, and who each one is right for.

Grand Hotel Tremezzo
Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden

HOTELS  ·  FAMILY TRAVEL  ·  EUROPE

Balconies built for the Alps, and a Hugo Spritz waiting on the terrace.

BERCHTESGADEN  ·  AUG 2025  ·  4 MIN READ

Borgo Egnazia

HOTELS  ·  EUROPE

A floating pool on Lake Como, tulips in every hallway and a boat to Bellagio.

LAKE COMO  ·  AUG 2025  ·  5 MIN READ

HOTELS  ·  EUROPE

Whitewashed hill towns, burrata at every table and spritzes by the pool.

PUGLIA  ·  MAY 2025  ·  4 MIN READ

Huka Lodge

HOTELS  ·  NEW ZEALAND

Candlelit dinners beside the Waikato River, where royalty goes to disappear.

TAUPŌ  ·  MAY 2025  ·  3 MIN READ

Kanai, Mexico
Giraffe Manor

HOTELS  ·  AFRICA  ·  SAFARI

HOTELS  ·  MEXICO  ·  BEACH

White sand, turquoise water and three new resorts on the Riviera Maya.

RIVIERA MAYA  ·  APR 2025  ·  3 MIN READ

Breakfast with giraffes leaning in through the windows. There is nowhere else like it.

NAIROBI  ·  APR 2025  ·  2 MIN READ

BAVARIAN ALPS  ·  GERMANY

Wake up to this.

Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden, where the mountains are the main event.

PRAGUE  ·  CZECH REPUBLIC

Golden hour on the Vltava.

Why Europe's most beautiful city won't stay a secret for long.

Family Travel

Family Travel

Trips that become family stories.

AmaMagna on the Danube

FAMILY TRAVEL  ·  CRUISES  ·  EUROPE

Unpack once, wake up in Vienna and let the Danube do the rest.

THE DANUBE  ·  AUG 2025  ·  5 MIN READ

The Eras Tour in Lisbon

FAMILY TRAVEL  ·  DESTINATIONS  ·  EUROPE

Friendship bracelets, pastéis de nata and one unforgettable night in Lisbon.

LISBON  ·  JUN 2025  ·  3 MIN READ

PLANNING A JOURNEY?

Let us plan the next chapter.

Every place in these pages is one we know firsthand. If one of them has caught your eye, or you're curious about somewhere new, we would love to hear from you.

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