“From a hidden region of Colombia to a high-profile hotel debut in London, this episode is for adventurers, foodies, escapists, and big-city lovers—basically anyone who cherishes travel and is interested in exploring new places,” Bruce says.
Throughout the episode, you will hear the insights and advice of luxury travel leaders whom Bruce Wallin, Travel That Matters host and award-winning travel writer and editor, surveyed at the annual Virtuoso Travel Week, the world’s leading luxury travel conference. You’ll also hear the reactions and analysis of Bruce and his guest, fellow travel journalist Jackie Caradonio. While the better-known locations were not forgotten, like New York City, Boston, London, and Tokyo, Bruce and Jackie take listeners to Lamu and Ko Yao Yai, Riga and Dubrovnik, and far beyond.
Listeners of this Travel That Matters episode will be ahead of the travel curve, discovering new hot spots to visit before they’re on everyone’s vacation radar. Some of the destinations will shock you! Plus, listeners learn things like which country has the largest variety of bird species, where the first Blue Zone was, where the 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be held, how you can cycle over 900 miles across six prefectures, and other unique facts about this beautiful world we love to explore.
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Travel That Matters would like to thank Virtuoso, the leading global network of luxury travel advisors, for including us at the annual Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas.
You can find out more details about all of the locations mentioned in the episode, below:
Dolomiti Superski - https://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en/home
Sella Ronda ski circuit - https://www.dolomitisuperski.com/en/Experience/Sellaronda-Grande-Guerra
Via ferrata mountaineering circuit - https://www.dolomitemountains.com/en/resources/dolomites-tips/via-ferrata-climbing-the-iron-paths-of-the-dolomites
Rosa Alpina - https://www.aman.com/resorts/rosa-alpina
Hotel Cristallo - https://www.hotelcristallo-altabadia.it/en
Hotel de Lën - https://hoteldelen.it/en/hotel-de-len/
Alpinn Food Space & Restaurant - https://alpinn.it/en/
Hotel Ciasa Salares - https://www.ciasasalares.it/en/
Jannah Lamu - https://www.jannahlamu.com/
White Sand Villas Zanzibar - https://www.whitesandvillas.com/
The Surrey - https://www.corinthia.com/new-york/
Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi - https://www.tatiananyc.com/
The Hispanic Museum & Library - https://hispanicsociety.org/
Good Food Festival Dubrovnik - https://tzdubrovnik.hr/lang/en/news/good_food_fest/index.html
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica - https://www.fourseasons.com/costarica/
Hacienda Altagracia, Auberge Resorts Collection - https://aubergeresorts.com/altagracia/stay/
Nayara Springs - https://nayarasprings.com/
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