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Brilliant Hidden Bars in London

Whether you’re looking for a proper pint, a killer cocktail or a wonderful wine, there are countless watering holes of all styles and sizes throughout London. Ask 10 different Londoners where you should go and you’ll likely get just as many answers, if not more. But some of London’s best bars are a bit off [...]

10 Restaurants With Arts and Smarts

Tired of eating in the chains? Checking Yelp? Chasing down the Michelins? Here are ten restaurants and cafés in some of the most interesting, creative and unexpected spaces and places from New York to London, D.C. to Miami. Venues range from high-end cafeteria to two Michelin star affairs, all drawing inspiration from their unique settings. Get ready to feed your […]

A London Gin Journey

Everything in moderation, including moderation. ~ Oscar Wilde Gin is enjoying a resurgence – its moment in the sun – but this spirit is hardly new. Genever, the original form of gin, appeared in writings as early as the 13th century, with its roots attributed to the Dutch. It is thought to have gained popularity […]

A Night at The Wellesley London

“Anticipate every need. Exceed every expectation.” In a major metropolitan center like London, connections to others make an enormous difference in the quality of any stay. At an intimate 36 rooms and suites, The Wellesley welcomes and – just as importantly – welcomes back clients by name and personal preferences. Attentive staff are the difference between great and outstanding service, […]

The Most Amazing London House Tours

Futuristic. Modern. Classic. Palatial. Cosy. Thanks to London’s expansive history and appreciation of the importance of preservation, there are myriad opportunities to explore a wide variety of private and public homes. Goodbye Pinterest, hello five wildly inspirational London house tours.

Last Minute Gifts: Magellan Luxury Hotels E-Gift Cards

With just a few days until Christmas, you may have a few more gifts to buy for people on your list. And isn’t the gift of luxury travel one of the finest presents you can offer?

Magellan Events Listing: Fashion Fabulous

Visiting a Magellan partner hotel and looking for something interesting to do? Here is a select listing of events taking place across our cities. Events are presented in chronological order. New York City Anna Wintour Costume Center @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art Masterworks: UnPacking Fashion 18 November 2016 – 15 February 2017 Fashion provocateurs Viktor & Rolf pose the question: […]

The 10 Best Plays of London’s Theatre Season

The launch of London’s theatre season for 2016/2017 is a portal into the universe of star-studded entertainment, Shakespeare and the collective history of English theatre, and thought-provoking productions of exquisite beauty. It marks the beginning of London’s winter social season, a time for dressing up, eating in and going out. Here is a curated selection of London’s […]

The Surprising Legacy of New York’s Studio 54

For a place open just 33 months and closed for half a lifetime, New York’s Studio 54 should be nothing more than a footnote in popular culture. But the memory of the nightclub remains fluid, the gold standard by which the success of any other is measured. It was wild. It was sexy. And it was packed with 2,000 of the world’s […]

Museums of Sex and Erotica

There are so many nooks, crannies and mysteries that lie unexplored in the streets of the neighborhoods we pass through as travellers and locals. They can be tucked away or in plain sight and somehow we don’t see them until we have cause to go looking or otherwise stumble across their path. While under the auspices of sex […]

Tying One On: Corsetry

The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the entire history of fashion, according to Valerie Steele, author of The Corset: A Cultural History. It has been promoted by popular culture as a coercive instrument of women’s oppression that crushed ribs and internal organs, caused diseases, and reduced them to ridiculous slaves of fashion with their attempts at the […]

The Craft, Luxury and Obsession of a $50,000 Coat

From the book: The Coat Route – Craft, Luxury & Obsession on the Trail of a $50,000 Coat by Meg Lukens Noonan Why would someone pay that kind of money for a cloth coat that bore no luxury designer label?… Where was the fun in owning something that was so under the radar that no […]

The Luxury of Book-Buying Gift Services

It may be an obvious statement that books – particularly those that are unique or rare – make excellent gifts. However, shopping for just the right ones can be both time-intensive and challenging. These three purveyors of new, old and antiquarian books offer exceptional personal service to create a buying experience that is enjoyable, enlightening and a fit […]

Lit Crawl 2016 – The World’s Largest Literary Pub Crawl

Books. Food. Drinks. You can rearrange those three words in whatever priority is most important to you, but the outcome is the same: the holy triumvirate of an interesting social experience known as Lit Crawl. It was the brainchild of San Francisco’s Litquake Literary Festival in 2004 and additional venues have launched in Manhattan, Austin, […]

London by the Book

If you are a book lover, you will require no incentive to lose yourself inside the world of new and used bookstores wherever you travel. For the merely curious, however, London’s bookshops and extraordinary libraries can offer a respite from the often grey and rainy weather and an opportunity to broaden one’s understanding of the city. Each shop is […]

Test Driving a Tesla

It’s almost impossible to avoid seeing or hearing about tech entrepreneur Elon Musk these days. His face, his voice, his Falcon 9 reusable rocket and his Tesla brand of electric cars are mainstays of media stories across the globe. Tesla Motors was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers in Silicon Valley who wanted […]

Ten Magellan Hotels and the Luxury House Cars We Love

Yes, you could walk. Yes, you could take a taxi. But if you’re staying at one of our luxury hotels it’s an oversight not to take advantage of their fine chauffeured cars and SUVs. They are usually available on a first-come, first-served basis so consult with your concierge to arrange transportation that dovetails with your […]

The London Edition

Few hotels can offer elegance and grandeur while retaining a feeling of comfort and familiarity quite like the London EDITION. Located near London’s Soho district in super-cool Fitzrovia, this top-shelf hotel is the complete package. The hotel’s location in Fitzrovia is key; in recent years the area has become London’s shopping, dining and cultural hub. […]

Neighborhood spotlight – Soho, London

There was a time when telling someone you were staying in or visiting London’s Soho neighborhood might have raised eyebrows. For centuries the area was the hub of London’s sex trade; since the 1980s, however, the neighborhood has been transformed via gentrification and a new generation of Londoners who worked hard to change Soho’s reputation. […]

Unpacking London’s rich art scene

London is an art lover’s dream. No matter what your preferred style – from classic portraits and paintings to modern installations to sculpture, photography and beyond – London’s many galleries offer windows into the minds of some of the world’s great artists. With so many options for visitors, choosing which galleries, exhibitions and installations to […]

The NFL tackles London this fall

The NFL season is always full of excitement, and no games are as hotly anticipated as the league’s International Series. Over the course of three weekends, six teams cross the pond to face off at Wembley Stadium in games that consistently attract tens of thousands of European fans of American football. And English crowds like […]

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