FEATURES

The essential guide to living your best life: What’s hot, new, and trendy in the world of luxury. From the latest hotel and restaurant openings, ones to watch and new trends, to the places to see and be seen. LURA Rounds up the ultimate lifestyle news you need to know.

Most Anticipated Luxury Hotel Openings 2025

2025 is poised to be an extraordinary year for luxury hotel debuts. Stay ahead of the curve by discovering LURA’s most anticipated openings around the globe and exploring what’s redefining luxury in the year ahead.

The World’s 50 Best

The 50 Best announced its 2024 list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants at a ceremony in Las Vegas, USA on June 5 at the Wynn Las Vegas. This year Disfrutar in Barcelona took the coveted top spot, replacing Central in Lima.

Hot & New - Restaurants

Each year brings with it an abundance of new restaurant openings. While some have been in the planning room for years, others come in the form of exciting debuts from some of the world’s most celebrated chefs.

Undertourism - Find a New Escape

We’ve seen a spike in the use of the term ‘overtourism’. Instead of visiting the frequented easy options, this year, we’re opting for ‘undertourism,’ and taking a trip into the unknown.

The World’s Best Private Islands

From a private group trip to accommodating just you, some very discreet hotel staff and sometimes a few other guests, these islands are some of the most luxurious hideaways to escape from the rest of world.

To Infinity & Beyond

Enjoy majestic views of both Earth and space for an adventure that’s never been this accessible to humanity⁠, thanks to a zero-pressure stratospheric balloon and pressurised space capsule, lifting you to 100,000 feet altitude.