Conde Nast Traveler

Condé Nast Traveler magazine is filled with the travel secrets of celebrated writers and sophisticated travelers. Each monthly issue features breathtaking destinations, including the finest art, architecture, fashion, culture, cuisine, lodgings, and shopping. With Condé Nast Traveler as your guide, you'll discover the best islands, cities, spas, castles, and cruises.

EDITOR’S LETTER

THE WORLD MADE LOCAL • The seven global editions of Condé Nast Traveler teamed up to ask residents of countries around the world why we should come visit them. Here’s what they told us

There’s No Place Like (Someone Else’s) Home

ROYAL THRILL • A stay at the new Le Grand Contrôle hotel gives guests after-hours access to Versailles’s hidden corners

OUTSIDE INFLUENCE • Just beyond central Bangkok, the laid-back enclave of Ari is pulling in a cool new crowd

FAMILY STYLE • For scattered clans longing to reunite, nothing’s better than renting a great big compound with ample space to entertain

5 AMAZING RENTALS FOR MULTIFAMILY RETREATS

CHICAGO HOPE • With its many openings and new experiences, the Midwestern giant embodies the sense of optimism beginning to take hold again in America

Best Beds in Town • Like the city itself, Chicago’s newest hotels are playful and sophisticated

NO SECOND CITY • This fall Chicago showcases the breadth and diversity of its culture-scape

Food Matters • At the city’s buzziest new restaurants, the theme is Midwest meets the world

MY NEIGHBORHOOD • Louise Bernard, director of the Museum of the Obama Presidential Center, which breaks ground this fall on the South Side, shares her top spots in the area

WHEN IT’S BEER O’ CLOCK • Stop in at these epic new craft-brew hubs

Into the Woods • Surrounded by fellow foodies in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Ashlea Halpern rediscovers the joy of getting really, really far away from it all

Chart Your Own Course • Aboard a yacht in the British Virgin Islands, David LaHuta finds the next great (and affordable) family vacation

5 CHARTER YACHTS TO CHECK OUT

Changing Tide • Venice has long been the poster child for the global overtourism crisis. Could a year without visitors prove to be a turning point?

RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER • AFTER A YEAR OF HARDSHIP FOR NEW YORK CITY’S CHINATOWN, A YOUNGER GENERATION IS WRITING THE NEIGHBORHOOD’S NEXT CHAPTER

SEE THE SIGHTS, TRY THE FOOD

20 YEARS LATER • ARTIST ANDREW KUO ON CHINATOWN SINCE 9/11

MEXICO NOW • Both fresh and familiar, away from home but not too far, our neighbor to the south has perennial appeal. As we begin traveling internationally again, this country’s pristine Baja beaches, out-of-the-way Mayan ruins, modernist hotels, and rich culinary scene are calling our name

BLUE HORIZON • The next hot spot on the east coast could set an example for ecotourism going forward

CAPITAL EATS

THE NEW BAJA ROAD TRIP • A meander through the less-explored central peninsula shows a different side of the region

COME TOGETHER • Past and present, traditional and cutting edge, all have a place in Guadalajara’s vibrant design community

WHERE TO GO IN CHIAPAS • The under-the-radar state—and Mayan capital—has crafts, food, and nature unlike anywhere else in the country

COAST LINES • One of the world’s great architectural playgrounds is emerging along the shores of Oaxaca

CAMPECHE BY CAR • A drive is the best way to see the range of natural and cultural riches in this Gulf of Mexico state

an island for all times • In Crete’s honeyed west, urban creativity coexists with a raw wilderness of rocky ravines and empty coves

TRIP PLANNER

Actor MANNY JACINTO on JAPAN