Mandarin Oriental in Munich is offering the Car Package for automobile aficionados to preview, tour, and drive some of the great German brands. The four-day excursion begins with two nights at the Mandarin Oriental in Munich where guests will have use of their own Mercedes-Benz for the stay. Excursions includes …

Situated on privately owned Hayman Island, within Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the secluded Hayman Beach Villas offers luxury accommodations and some of the world’s best diving all surrounded by a pristine nature preserve that is home to wallabies and tropical birds, among many thousands of other exotic species. …

Exotic travel of the type highlighted in this month’s special issue is not always the reward for financial success; sometimes it furnishes the source of one’s wealth. This thought may have occurred to Mrs. Warren Delano II on October 31, 1862, as she and her seven children approached the harbor …

The morning rush hour in downtown Beirut is a study in chaos. One might expect such a situation in a 5,000-year-old city whose roads originally were built for chariots and sandals. But the antiquity of the urban grid is only part of the problem. To Lebanese drivers, it seems, traffic …

On February 1, Anantara Kihavah Villas opens its secluded retreat in the Republic of the Maldives, a largely untouched, island nation a little more than 400 miles from Sri Lanka. The resort is tucked away on the Baa Atoll, a former coconut plantation surrounded by lush vegetation, a vast array …

Valentine’s Day gifts from jewelry and watches to chocolates and romantic getaways.
Classic with a Twist: Polo Ralph Lauren presents its Slim Classique timepiece—the sleek, extra-thin, 18-karat white gold watch with diamond trim features a racy-red satin strap. Starting at ,000, the Slim Classique collection features a range of slim timepieces …

The World’s Most Traveled Athlete, one of golf great Gary Player’s nicknames, might be an understatement. “I think I’m the most traveled human being who ever lived, because I’ve been traveling around the world almost year-round for close to 60 years,” says Player, who turned 75 in November. Along the …

A travel company specializing in private guided adventures throughout the world has a new program specifically for sports fans. The Kensington Tours Championship Series (www.kensingtontours.com/champ-series) includes VIP packages to Wimbledon, the Masters, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Ken­tucky Derby, the Super Bowl, the Ryder Cup, and other prestigious sporting events. …

At Yellowstone Club—the roughly 13,600-acre private resort community in Big Sky, Mont., managed by the Discovery Land Company—the deer, elk, moose, and bears often outnumber the golfers and skiers with whom they share the grounds. "We always thought that the skiing at Deer Valley was great, because they limit the …

"Don’t be alarmed if I make any sudden movements during the flight," says my helicopter pilot as I take the seat next to him on a piercingly bright morning at Frégate Island Private. I nod hesitantly in response to this introduction, just before the tiny aircraft lurches upward, prompting a …