With treatment “journeys” based on healing rituals from around the globe, Hilton’s Eforea spa concept is paving a new path in the world of wellness. Slated to open in Bangkok and Melbourne in March, it will be rolled out to 90 properties worldwide. Our favorite treatment? The Aboriginal-inspired Escape body wrap: an exfoliation with mother-of-pearl followed by a cocoon of warm pearl-and-kelp mud. At the spa’s Travel Bar, you can buy products from the treatments in TSA-approved sizes. hilton.com; treatments from $115.
Nora Zelevansky is a contributor to Travel + Leisure.
Five-star hospitality doesn't have to equal four-poster beds or stuffy white tablecloths set with five different forks and a "Jackets Required" policy.
In fact, hyper upscale Indian hotelier, Taj--of famed properties like Mumbai's Taj Mahal and Udaipur's Lake Palace--just unveiled their newest "upper upscale" brand. It's dubbed "Vivanta" to signify a kind of cultural sophistication and also a vivacious approach to experience and travel.
Though, in the last 18 months, three initial hotels in Bangalore, The Maldives and Goa already existed under the umbrella, 13 other properties have now come in from the rain and apparently six more are already in development.
OK, OK, we're a bit giddy over 3floz.com the genius new high-end beauty site (it launched today)—and for good reason. Founded by friends, co-workers, and longtime travel companions, Kate and Alexi (below), it only sells products
that are TSA acceptable (small enough to carry-on in those transparent
little plastic baggies we frequent travelers hold so dear).
