This week we bring you a special edition of The Concierge from Monocle’s recent Quality of Life Conference in Munich. Our panel – consisting of our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, our editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, our Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona

Merano, Kardamyli and Hamburg’s Aircraft Interiors Expo

Aug 31st, 2023 33m 25s

We speak to Annalena Messner of the Miramonti boutique hotel about why our next trip should be to Merano. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Isabella Jewell writes to us from her favourite Hellenic hangout, Kardamyli, and Ed Stocker is in Hamburg

S’Agaró, Lisbon and Net-a-Porter

Aug 24th, 2023 33m 42s

We speak to Alberto Deapu, general manager of Hostal de La Gavina, about the end of the season in sunny S’Agaró and Monocle’s transport correspondent, Gabriel Leigh, updates us on the latest travel news. Also in the programme: we sit down with

Lake Como, Block Island and Estonia

Aug 17th, 2023 32m 55s

This week we ask Vera Mazzoni, front of house manager at Villa d’Este in Lake Como, about summer on the water. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Chris Lord tastes the salty air on Block Island, New England and we speak to Maurizio Orlacchio of B

Hong Kong, Venice and the Big Mamma Group

Aug 9th, 2023 31m 48s

Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us on the line from Hong Kong to discuss the best that the city has to offer. Also in the programme, Charlotte McDonald-Gibson is in Venice to tour the newly opened Venice Venice Hotel, we speak

Sicily, Saint Barths and Bratislava

Aug 2nd, 2023 33m 21s

This week, we speak to Toru Machida, president of Clefs d’Or Great Britain and head concierge at The Cadogan, a Belmond Hotel. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Milan correspondent, Ivan Carvalho, takes us to sunny Sicily to explore some of the

Charleston, Taiwan and Basel

Jul 26th, 2023 32m 59s

This week we speak to Ali Smith, the general manager of the boutique Pinch Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina and Clarissa Wei reports from the stunning northeastern coast of Taiwan. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Tom Webb explores the world

Antibes, Ontario and London’s Carl Friedrik

Jul 19th, 2023 32m 26s

This week we speak to Gilles Bertolino, concierge of the renowned Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, about summers on the French Riviera. Also in the programme, we speak to the co-founder of London-based luxury luggage brand Carl Friedrik, who tells us how

Tokyo, Timor-Leste and Croatia

Jul 12th, 2023 32m 14s

This week we speak to Aiko Imaizumi, chief concierge of the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, about her recommendations for summer in the Japanese capital. We also meet Eliad Cohen, the Israeli DJ behind the Papa Party club night, and Naomi Xu Elegant tours T

Whistler, Zürich and Taipei

Jul 5th, 2023 29m 28s

This week, Luc Frieseisen, senior concierge at The Dolder Grand in Zürich and president of Les Clefs d’Or Suisse, tells us about the illustrious organisation. We also speak to hotel furniture designer Pierre-Yves Rochon about his eclectic caree

The Maldives, Delphi and Vienna’s revamped train route

Jun 28th, 2023 33m 38s

This week, Sean Muir, director of rooms at Kimpton Saint George hotel in Toronto, shines a light on summer in the Canadian city and Monocle’s Alexei Korolyov takes the revamped rail route from Vienna to the Italian port city of Trieste. Also in

Santorini, Perugia and Paris’s Hotel Amour

Jun 21st, 2023 31m 30s

This week we speak to Theodora Minderhoud, hotel manager of Katikies Santorini, who gives us the lowdown on the Greek island, while Monocle’s Tom Webb unearths the finest delights that Perugia has to offer. Plus: Fernando Augusto Pacheco talks

Cape Town, Lanzarote and Paris

Jun 14th, 2023 31m 53s

This week we speak to Eduardo Riestra, co-founder of boutique hotel Palacio Ico, who gives us the lowdown on Lanzarote, while Monocle’s Christopher Cermak boards a sleeper train from Chicago to Washington. Also in the programme: Craig Reid, CEO

Dubai, the Orient Express and Sandals Resorts

Jun 7th, 2023 32m 57s

This week, Marie Ela Lanzanas, chief concierge at the Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah, shares her top tips for travelling in the UAE and Monocle’s Tomos Lewis gives us the lowdown from Toronto. Also in the programme: we speak to Adam Stewar

Milan, Finnair and Portland’s Specialty Coffee Expo

May 31st, 2023 33m

This week, Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us from Milan to give us his top recommendations following Salone del Mobile and Petri Burtsoff speaks to the CEO of Finnair, Topi Manner, who is preparing for his company’s 100th anni

Japan special

May 24th, 2023 31m 29s

This week we come to you from Tokyo, bringing you the best that Japan has to offer. Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, is on the line from Bangkok to enlighten us about his recent trips to Japan, while Robert Bound travels to the Izu pe

Portofino, Le Collectionist and Rio de Janeiro

May 17th, 2023 33m

This week, Domonkos Kékesi, concierge at Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois, shines a light on Basel and Rob Bound speaks to Max Aniort, co-founder of Le Collectionist. Also in the programme: Monocle’s Tom Webb takes us on a tour of Portofino, Fernando

Zürich’s Baur au Lac hotel, Porto and Washington

May 10th, 2023 32m 43s

Tyler Brûlé speaks to Andrea Kracht, the sixth-generation owner of Zürich’s Baur au Lac hotel. Also in the programme, we meet Adrian Moore, assistant chef concierge at the Mandarin Oriental in Paris, and Ivan Carvalho heads to the inaugural edi

Basel, the Atacama Desert and Newport, Rhode Island

Apr 12th, 2023 32m 36s

Monocle’s Gaia Lutz treks across Chile’s Atacama Desert, Iain Ainsworth of The Aficionados tells us about his favourite stays in Europe, Christopher Lord sends us a letter from Newport, Rhode Island, and private concierge Cristina Bally joins u

Kadikoy, Cinque Terre and Oregon

Apr 5th, 2023 32m 58s

Hannah Lucinda Smith takes us on a culinary tour of the vibrant neighbourhood of Kadikoy in Istanbul and Gregory Scruggs visits the newly renovated Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria, Oregon. We ask Steve Allen, Group CEO of Dnata, how the aviation

Beirut, Porter Airlines and Indonesia

Mar 29th, 2023 31m 9s

Markus Hippi takes us to vibrant Beirut to see how the city is preparing for the return of tourism. Then president and CEO of Porter Airlines, Micheal Deluce, tells Monocle about his plans to rewrite the rules of economy travel and we take an e

Helsinki, St Moritz, Morocco and Europe’s new rail routes

Mar 22nd, 2023 32m

Petri Burtsoff takes us on a dining tour of Helsinki’s bohemian neighbourhood of Punavuori, Tom Webb guides us through ski season without skis in St Moritz and Charlotte McDonald-Gibson takes us for a ride through the ever-expanding world of Eu

Östersund, Amsterdam, Ibiza

Mar 15th, 2023 31m 28s

Liam Aldous talks us through what Ibiza has to offer in the off-season, we join Fia Gulliksson for a gastronomic tour of her hometown of Östersund in central Sweden and we peek into the just-opened De Durgerdam hotel in Amsterdam. Plus: the lat

Looking ahead to travel in 2023

Mar 8th, 2023 30m 16s

Robert Bound and his panel of experts look ahead to travel in 2023. Plus: Petri Burtsoff walks us through the historic city of Porvoo on Finland’s southern coast, Gabriel Leigh on all the aviation news that should be on your radar this week and

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