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EDITOR’S LETTER

CONTRIBUTORS • THIS MONTH WE ASKED OUR TRAVELLERS WHERE THEY DREAM OF GOING IN AUTUMN

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WORD OF MOUTH • UPDATES ON EVERYTHING GAME-CHANGING IN TRAVEL.

FALL INTO PLACE • THE RUSTIC RETREATS AND CREATIVE CORNERS TO SEEK OUT THIS AUTUMN

PLAY AND DISPLAY • LEFTFIELD MUSEUM DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE ART EXHIBITIONS ARE DIALLING UP THE WOW FACTOR GLOBALLY

ZEST FOR LIFE • CLEVERLY DESIGNED AND LOTS OF FUN, THE STANDARD BANGKOK BREAKS WITH THE STATUS QUO BUT KEEPS THE CRISP HOSPITALITY.

THE WEEK ENDER CALLOW HALL, DERBYSHIRE

FLAVOUR HUNTER • DISPATCHES FROM THE FOODIE FRONTIER.

BACK ON TRACK • THE LATEST OUTPOST FROM RESULTS-DRIVEN SPA LANSERHOF HAS LANDED ON THE GERMAN ISLAND OF SYLT. LYDIA BELL CHECKS IN FOR A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF GUT RESETTING

CULTURE-HOPPING WITH SANTIGOLD • THE NUMBER-ONE-ALBUM-SELLING AMERICAN SINGER SHARES HER GO-TO DESTINATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

STYLE FILE • FASHION-FORWARD NOTES FOR ALL SEASONS.

SHOPPING IN TBILISI • WITH A CLUB SCENE TO RIVAL BERLIN’S AND A RISING FASHION PROFILE, GEORGIA’S FORWARD-THINKING CAPITAL IS AT THE VANGUARD OF EASTERN EUROPEAN COOL

POSTCARD FROM SEOUL • FASHION DESIGNER REJINA PYO SHARES HER HOMETOWN HIGHLIGHTS, FROM WHERE TO FIND THE BEST MATCHA ICE CREAM TO THE HERITAGE VILLAGES OFFERING A RESPITE FROM HECTIC URBAN LIFE

ALTER EGO • BEAUTY KITS FOR COSY UK BREAKS AND WINTER-SUN ESCAPES.

SPECIAL BRANCH • OUR JEWELLERY CRUSH ON CORAL STILL RUNS DEEP.

BACK TO BLACK • WATCHMAKERS EXPLORE THE MOST CLASSIC OF SHADES

CHIC PEAKS • WHAT TO PACK FOR LE DOMAINE DE L’ORANGERAIE, SEYCHELLES

THE READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS 2022 • YOUR PICK OF THE BEST HOTELS, RESORTS, CITIES, ISLANDS, TOUR OPERATORS, VILLA FIXERS, AIRLINES, SPAS, CRUISES AND MORE

HOTELS • So… despite the setbacks and the delays and just a little bit of trepidation, 2022 was the year we really embraced travel again after pretty much two years of enforced abstinence. And from the responses to the questionnaire that accompanied our Readers’ Choice survey – our 25th awards, and the fourth time we’ve teamed up with our sister title in the USA – it’s clear that you’re intent on making up for lost time. You have the horizon in sight, with footloose plans for overthe-rainbow bucket-list trips and other big-ticket holidays, with more than a quarter saying you planned to travel more than ever before. But even when grounded, you remained curious, arranging staycations and discovering the appeal of close-to-home destinations. All of this feeds into these results – the winners from around the world, from islands and spas to cities and airports. And hotels, of course, lots of hotels and resorts, for which we added extra criteria to this year’s survey, such as accessibility, remote-working potential and how communityminded they are. More results, including your favourite ski resorts in Europe, can be found online at cntraveller.com/readers-choice-awards

ISLANDS • Islands can be enchanted and secret, as well as safe havens to hunker down on. They can also be fragile – look at Boracay in the Philippines, a poster child for the highs and lows of tropical tourism, which banned visitors in recent years, allowing locals to rediscover its beauty. Others have come to represent certain ideals, such as the Galápagos, which rated highest for sustainability, and Ibiza, known for a different species of wildlife but also for its food scene. Top culinary marks,...