Arati Menon
Global Director, Digital
Arati Menon is the Global Digital Director at Condé Nast Traveler. Her experience as an editor and writer spans design, fashion, food, and business—and across print, digital, and documentary video—and her current role happily sits at the intersection of it all. She has previously worked at GQ, Architectural Digest and Food52, where she hosted a podcast called My Family Recipe, in collaboration with Heritage Radio Network. She has been a guest on NBC, CBS News, and Monocle Radio and been featured in NYMag, Wall Street Journal, and Domino. Find her on Instagram @aratimenon.
In Litchfield, Connecticut, Bucolic Charm and Modernist Architecture Beckon
New boutique stays, modern design, and pristine landscapes—this quaint New England town has it all.
Why I Moved: For a Life in a Misty Mountain Town in Rural Japan
Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s found a community and made a home.
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One Aldwych
For a boutique stay in the throbbing heart of London’s West End
The Best Places to Go in the US in 2025
For Caribbean food, Native-led wildlife viewing, and a World Pride celebration bringing the world to us this year.
The Best Places to Go in North America & the Caribbean in 2025
For beachside hideaways, glacial adventures, and a desert road trip for the ages.
The 25 Best Places to Go in 2025
Trek through remote mountains, or cruise through aquamarine seas.
Lucky's
For a steakhouse that's inclusive of non-meat eaters.
Turtle Inn
A Bali-styled beachside hideaway that feels both glamorous and familial
Fogo Island Inn
Borne of a radical idea, this one-of-a-kind luxury inn exists in service of the remote Newfoundland island it inhabits—and the ways of its people.
Jack’s Camp
An old-world, Moroccan-style tented safari camp in the middle of Botswana’s arid Kgalagadi, Jack’s Camp is a glamorous oasis in the desert.
Urban Africa
Dynamic, diverse, and ever-evolving, these bustling metropolises are the new frontier for true travelers.
In Dakar, Style Is a Lived Experience
Why Senegal’s capital is South African photographer Trevor Stuurman’s favorite African city to visit.
Manuela
Contemporary art and food combine to create a buzzy atmosphere.
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Sea
Long may the crab fried rice reign—in my mind and on my plate.
A Barefoot, Botanical Retreat at the Coppola Hideaways in Belize
On a visit to the Coppola family's low-key properties with natural skincare expert Athena Hewett, Arati Menon discovers what homegrown hospitality is all about.
Alexander Smalls on Bringing the Best of Africa’s Cuisines Into Homes Around the World
The chef's latest cookbook, out this week, “highlights Africa's gifts to the world, through people and food."
One of Your Favorite European Cities Is Also the Easiest to Get Around
Copenhagen rules the Readers’ Choice Awards not only because of its food, art, and design, but also because it's just so much fun to get around town.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel
An eclectic palette and worldly flourishes fill this Renaissance-style mansion turned jewel-box hotel.