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Travel Tips: How to Travel with Your Family—with Intention
Founder of The Parenting Mentor and author of Parenting with Sanity & Joy, Sue Groner shares three tips on how to make the most of traveling with older children.
Ten Reasons Visit Geneva Now
After thirty-six hours in Geneva, Indagare founder Melissa Biggs Bradley came away with ten reasons why more travelers should consider a stay here as part of a European visit.
Stylish Finds: Venice by Sara Maestrelli
Sara Maestrelli, one of the creative forces behind the Violino d’Oro hotel, shares her favorites in Venice.
Venice Now: Where to Stay, Eat, Drink and Get Lost
Indagare’s Simone Girner scouted in Venice in late 2023, revisiting old favorites and discovering the city’s most exciting newcomers. With next year’s reopening of the iconic Bauer as a Rosewood, and the future arrival of such brands as Belmond and Langham, Venice will be in the travel spotlight in years to come. Now’s the time to experience the new before the rest of the world arrives.
First Look: Venice’s Violino d’Oro
The Violino d’Oro, opened in Venice in early November, has three entrances, each representative of a different side of the La Serenissima, in which this exciting new boutique hotel makes its home. There’s the glass-paneled door in midst of the bustle off Calle Larga XXII Marzo, a main gondola hub right out front and foot-traffic pulling visitors toward San Marco. There’s the entrance for a watery arrival off Rio di San Moise that leads straight into a stylish salotto, full of red velvet...
Venice Rising: Why to Revisit Now
Much is written about the over-tourism of Venice, and it is a fact that the more than 4.5 million annual tourists, many of them day- and cruise-trippers who add little value to the city, remain a sizeable problem. But these days a more exciting, hopeful story is unfolding behind the scene. La Serenissima, often described as a place where hardly anything ever changes, is in midst of a cultural Renaissance, with a small but refined group of artists, ar...
Vienna for the Holidays
Indagare founder Melissa Biggs Bradley shares intel from her festive visit to Vienna, which literally sparkles over the holidays.
Foodie Discovery: Rote Wand Chef’s Table
Indagare founder Melissa Biggs Bradley reports on her multi-course dinner at the Rote Wand's Chef's Table in Zug, Austria—a small restaurant in a small town that’s making a big splash.
Arlberg Update: Just Back From Lech
Indagare founder Melissa Biggs Bradley reports on her recent winter visit to Lech, Austria.
Best New Hotels of 2024: Our Top Picks from Around the World
Get our annual list of the most exciting new hotels, resorts and lodges opening around the world in 2024.
Indagare Members’ 23 Most-Booked Hotels in 2023
Which hotels were most popular among Indagare travelers this year? We dove into the data to see. Here are the 23 hotels they booked most in 2023.
Insider Spotlight: Vasco Borges on Turks & Caicos
Insider Spotlight: Lizzie Foster on Turks & Caicos
It’s A Shore Thing: Editorial Director Annie Fitzsimmons on Turks & Caicos
From the fall 2023 issue of the Indagare Magazine, we outline some updates and reviews of our favorite luxury options in Turks & Caicos.
Top Chef, Hawaii Edition
Meet the chefs who are reimagining Hawaii’s dynamic food scene—and preserving traditions and flavors for future generations.
Favorite Finds: Colin Field’s Paris
Legendary Paris bartender Colin Field gives his insider guide to Paris now, including favorite spots to eat, drink and shop.
Why I Love Our Fashion Trips: They’re Not About Shopping
Letter from Paris: Melissa’s Fall 2023
Upon Arrival: Munich's Altstadt
First Look: Rosewood Munich
Paris Neverending
As the City of Light readies for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, Lanie Goodman looks at the splashiest new outposts, and a few old favorites.