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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

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Phuket’s Innovative, ChefDriven Restaurants are Attracting Gastronomes from Around the Globe

FARM TO TRACK

THE SOUTH PACIFIC’S DYNAMIC DUO

MEANINGFUL GROWTH To Build Your Business, Focus on Your Customer Experience and Differentiation

THE FED IS PIVOTING Plan Your Investment Strategy Accordingly

DEFINED BY DESIGN The Style, Sophistication and Artistry of the Cessna ® Citation Latitude ®

The Sun, Sand and Splendor of Fiji and New Zealand

RIGHT ON TRACK The Glitz, Glam and Exclusivity of the World’s Best Private Motorsports Clubs

PARISIAN PICNIC Where to Find the Most Mouthwatering Treats to Fill Your Wicker Basket

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ACHIEVING EQUILIBRIUM How Human Behavior Levels the Playing Field to Help Your Business Succeed

LUXURY AFTER DARK Top Hotels Embrace the Noctourism Trend by Offering Immersive Nighttime Experiences

SMOOTH SOARING

THAI, REDEFINED

Eurail’s Foodie-Focused Train Journey from Paris to Zurich

Next-Generation Business Jet Combines Luxury and Fuel Efficiency

BARRELS & BLOODLINES

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The Bonds of Brotherhood Make Their Mark on the World of Wine & Spirits

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ISSUE 1. 2026

LUXE CALENDAR Listing all of the “Must Attend” luxury events in the coming months

FEATURES

BACK TO BASICS Tanzania Offers Authentic Safari Experiences Far from the Crowds

RETHINKING LUXURY Fraser Yachts and the Future of Sustainable Yachting

MALLORCAN MYSTIQUE This Captivating Spanish Island Offers Crystal Clear Turquoise Waters, Stunning Beaches and So Much More

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FEMME FORTISSIMO The Unmistakable Levity of Kristin Chenoweth

INDONESIA BY SEA A Private Charter Aboard a Handcrafted Phinisi Yacht Blends History, Luxury, and Adventure

THE SHAPE OF DISCRETION From Four Seasons Tamarindo to Careyes, Where the Map Ends and the Myth Begins

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he start of a new year is always inspiring. It’s a clean slate just waiting to be filled with new opportunities, new successes and exciting adventures. We sincerely hope you’ll find some of that inspiration right here in these pages, starting with our cover story on singer, actress and Tony and Emmy award winner Kristin Chenoweth. Never one to rest on her (considerable) laurels, she’s always up for a new challenge, whether it’s on a Broadway stage, the big screen or on TV. On the business front, our contributor Barry LaBov offers insights into how to achieve meaningful growth for your company through differentiation. And our real estate investment expert Ken McElroy takes a look at the Fed’s shift to a more flexible, growth-and-jobs-oriented approach and what it means for investors. We also pride ourselves on keeping you updated about new means of transportation to get you wherever you want to go. For air travel, you’ll learn about a new, lightweight super-midsize jet concept that Otto Aerospace debuted at the 2025 Paris Air Show. And if luxury at sea is something you’re in pursuit of, you won’t want to miss our story on Fraser Yachts and how the company is redefining the future of sustainable yachting. We hope you’re also ready to add some amazing experiences to your calendar in 2026, because we’ve got you covered in that area, too. For many people, an African safari is on their bucket list. If it’s on yours, be sure to read our story on how three national parks in western Tanzania offer peaceful, authentic safari experiences far from the crowds. Or if the smell of burning rubber and gasoline in the air is more your speed, we’ll show you where to find the best private motorsports clubs in the world. In this issue, you’ll also learn how to tour Indonesia by sea in a traditional, handcrafted phinisi yacht, as well as about the magical Spanish island of Mallorca, the burgeoning culinary scene in Phuket and the wonders of visiting two South Pacific gems—Fiji and New Zealand—in one trip. We also introduce you to the intriguing luxury travel trend of noctourism that offers thrilling opportunities to explore the world after dark. We hope you enjoy this issue and that you’ll take a page from Kristin Chenoweth’s script by always being ready to take on exciting new challenges. With warm regards,

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Smooth Soaring Next-Generation Business Jet Combines Luxury and Fuel Efficiency BY JESSE WINTER

he super-midsize jet remains a staple of the jetset lifestyle. Large enough to accommodate a sizable party in an intimate, bespoke setting, and allowing plenty of space for retreats and relaxation, the super-mid embodies the luxury demanded by high-performance VIP travelers worldwide. Crucially, these aircraft are fast, offering impressive range. Now, the super-mid could gain a key advantage that has long eluded the business jet world: fuel efficiency. American startup Otto Aerospace grabbed attention at the 2025 Paris Air Show with its

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super-mid private jet concept, the Phantom 3500. This bold entry into the super-mid market features a remarkably efficient and lightweight design that leverages the advantages of a phenomenon called laminar flow. According to Otto Aerospace, laminar flow refers to a state where air moves smoothly over a jet’s surface, allowing the aircraft to achieve exceptional aerodynamic efficiency. By maintaining this smooth airflow throughout its body, the Phantom 3500 significantly reduces drag, enabling it to fly with less energy and enhancing its overall performance in the skies.

Scott Drennan, President and Chief Operating Officer of Otto Aerospace, told Jetset that the Phantom will consume 61 percent less fuel with significantly lower carbon emissions (as much as 90 percent less with sustainable aviation fuel) without sacrificing range or cabin space. This truly sustainable aircraft will weigh approximately 19,000 pounds—nearly half the weight of some super-mids—and carry only 7,500 pounds of fuel. The Phantom presents an unconventional visual profile. The cockpit contains the only windows with the rest removed to promote

better aerodynamics. Its fuselage showcases a teardrop design, while renderings indicate a sleek gray finish highlighted front to back by a black stripe. The long, narrow wings lend the aircraft a futuristic look, evoking an image of an orca killer whale that has sprouted wings and taken to the skies. Its range of 4,000 miles positions well with other super-mids like the Bombardier’s Challenger 3500 with its 3,900-mile range. Moreover, the Phantom will operate at a maximum altitude of 51,000 feet, much higher than its competitors and optimal for laminar

flow, according to Drennan. Powered by a pair of Williams International FJ44s jet engines, the Phantom will cut through the high atmosphere and achieve a maximum speed of over .8 Mach, or around six hundred miles per hour. While other business jets use larger engines, the smaller Williams FJ44s engines paired with Phantom’s ability to channel laminar flow potential makes Otto’s design a true game changer. The Phantom’s takeoff weight of 19,000 pounds makes it nimbler than other super-mids, which weigh in at around 35-40,000 pounds. Lower weight translates

into reduced fuel consumption, especially when combined with smaller engines and fewer components requiring maintenance and repair, Drennan explained. “This results in a more efficient aircraft overall. It turns the economics in your favor.”

VIRTUAL VIEWS

Unlike traditional aircraft designs that rely on cabin windows, the passengers’ view will be virtual. Small exterior cameras will capture what’s happening outside the aircraft and display it on high-definition screens in the cabin. This technology, called Super Natural

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Vision, will provide a “cinematic view of the world,” Drennan said. Super Natural Vision will also double as an infotainment system. Passengers can switch between business activities such as Zoom and Outlook as well as stay up to date on the latest streamable movies and television shows. Otto is considering a touch screen interface inside the cabin to control the system. Passengers will control the system remotely with an app that will run on an operating system Otto is developing. Inside, the Phantom offers sizable living space that accommodates up to nine passengers, with a cabin height of 6 feet 5 inches, a width of 7 feet 6 inches, and a length of twenty-three feet. In comparison, Bombardier’s Challenger 3500 has a cabin height of 6 feet, width of 7 feet 2 inches, and length of twenty-five feet. Like Bombardier’s Challenger, the Phantom can be

customized, with owners and fleet operators choosing from up to four variations of the cabin or working with outside designers to fashion their own floating luxury loft.

SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Drennan didn’t discuss a starting price in his conversation with Jetset. However, he said the company believes that reducing operating costs and design efficiency positions the Phantom as a competitive option in the super-midsize market. One indication of the level of interest in the new aircraft is that the fractional jet ownership company Flexjet has agreed to purchase 300 Phantom 3500 jets, making the company Otto’s first fleet customer. Otto plans to begin testing the Phantom in 2027 and aims to achieve FAA certification by 2030, when they expect to launch commercial operations. It will enter a field dominated by established manufacturers offering super-midsize

jets, including the Bombardier Challenger 3500, Praetor 500, and Gulfstream G280. These aircraft, much like the Phantom, are designed to operate transcontinental at transonic speeds while accommodating nine to ten passengers. If successful, the Phantom could offer a practical and immediate response to the challenges of carbon emissions in the business aviation space, all while providing the bespoke luxury VIPs have come to expect from business jets. Even if owners elect to use standard aviation fuel instead of sustainable aviation fuel, they can still net a 60 percent reduction in carbon footprint, Otto claims. The company is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by the time the aircraft becomes operational, well ahead of an industry-wide push for significant reductions in carbon pollution by 2050. “It is the best short way to take the biggest chunk out of your carbon footprint,” Drennan said.

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ruising Phang Nga Bay’s shallow emerald waters, where limestone cliffs rise from the Andaman Sea, a 117-foot SPACECAT $160,000-aweek superyacht made a splash in HBO’s White Lotus. Following its debut, the yacht’s charter listing experienced a 37,000 percent surge in click-throughs in just three days. It’s a fitting symbol of the show’s choice of Phuket as one of its primary filming locations. Once the playground of budget backpackers and beach revelers, Phuket has transformed into one of the world’s most sought-after luxury destinations.

match: new jet terminals, superyacht marinas, ultra-luxury residences, and soon, a Ritz-Carlton. Today, it’s not only five-star resorts and private yacht moorings that draw the ultra-wealthy; fine dining has emerged as a powerful driver of elite travel. The island is luring a new breed of traveler: the global gastronome. A wave of chef-driven restaurants is redefining what highend dining means in Thailand, not by imitating Bangkok’s Michelin-starred temples, but by forging a terroir-focused culinary identity that marries hyper-local sourcing with world-class technique. The result: Phuket now stands as a serious challenger to Bangkok’s long-standing reign as Southeast Asia’s fine dining capital.

No longer just a bargain-friendly holiday spot, Phuket now caters to a rarified clientele arriving by private jet, supported by an infrastructure to

On the island’s secluded northwestern tip, the ultra-private Trisara resort epitomizes this shift. Set on a private beach, the 39 cliff-side

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pool villas and suites each boast an infinity pool and uninterrupted Andaman views. It is here, within this sanctuary, that PRU—Phuket’s first Michelin-starred restaurant—set the tone for the island’s fine dining revolution. Helmed by Dutch-born chef Jimmy Ophorst, PRU (an acronym for Plant, Raise, Understand) is more than a restaurant; it is a manifesto. Every ingredient is sourced within Thailand, many cultivated at the resort’s own Pru Jampa Farm or foraged from surrounding forests and coastline. Ophorst’s menus are an homage to the Andaman terroir, with dishes showcasing unexpected elements such as pine needles and wild cauliflower stems. “We have to fight harder than any other big city in the world, simply because we are on an island that was never known for fine dining,” says Ophorst. “From the moment we opened PRU in 2016, the goal was

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to attract a different kind of tourist and help stimulate the island’s tourism.” His gamble has paid off: since PRU’s debut, Phuket has earned multiple Michelin Green Stars and its first Michelin Key—awarded to Trisara—cementing the island’s place among Southeast Asia’s most serious culinary contenders. Sister restaurant, Jampa, takes sustainability to new heights. Also a Michelin Green Star recipient, chef Rick Dingen slow-roasts vegetables over a wood fire in a zero-waste kitchen tucked inside Trisara’s Pru Jampa Farm. Guests can begin with a farm tour, an immersive prelude that appeals to the ultra-wealthy’s growing appetite for ethical gastronomy. Dining here is a study in provenance: a new seven-course Botanical Experience showcases plant-forward dishes cooked over open flame,

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surrounded by the very fields that produced them. The new menu debuts three exquisite creations: an avocado and passion fruit salad adorned with delicate edible flowers, a velvety cauliflower chawanmushi crowned with pickled jicama and a hint of chili oil, and a decadent composition of grilled and glazed King Blue mushrooms accompanied by a rich, aged Mae Lao cheese sauce.“We’ve noticed that many of our guests fly into Phuket solely to spend a few days experiencing the food scene,” says Dingen. “It’s always an honor when they choose us as part of their culinary pilgrimage.” Over in Phuket Old Town, Royd offers an entirely different intimacy. This 12-seat chef ’s counter, opened in 2022 by Phuket-born chef Mond-Suwijak Kunghahe, serves tasting menus of smoky squid, chawanmushi stuffed

with Southern Thai shrimp paste, and other creations inspired by the sharp, sour flavors of his childhood. “Our culinary heritage, shaped by centuries of cultural diversity, offers a depth few places can match,” he says. Ninety-five percent of Royd’s ingredients are sourced from local farmers, fishermen, and artisans, right down to the hand-crafted pottery made by Southern Thai artists. The menu champions lesser-known Thai ingredients paired with low-intervention wines, Thai craft beers, and artisanal teas. “For me, pushing boundaries means honoring our roots while promoting our food, culture, and traditions globally.” Since earning its UNESCO City of Gastronomy designation in 2015, Phuket’s food scene has evolved into a hotbed of sustainability, creativity, and terroir-driven innovation.

Beyond PRU, JAMPA, and Royd, there’s Heh, where chef-owner Nattapong Othnavasit, an alumnus of Melbourne’s dining scene, crafts a Thai-Australian menu of Australian Wagyu short ribs, aged Andaman fish, charred broccoli with lemon-fried fish flakes, and giant trevally sashimi. Here, line-caught seafood meets modern Australian flair, served just minutes from the bustle of Phuket. Another standout is Nitan (meaning “determination” in Thai), a Thai-European fine dining restaurant in Baan Wana Park in the Cherngtalay district. This elegant, minimalist space is helmed by chef de cuisine Pom, a native of Phetchabun, Thailand, who learned the art of traditional Thai cooking from his grandmother. The meticulously coursed tasting

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menu incorporates exceptional ingredients such as ponyfish roe and Thai caviar, with standout creations including miso-glazed grilled pineapple, red mullet with orange miso sabayon, flathead lobster with homemade oyster sauce and octopus garum, and red snapper with coconut stem crowned by a delicate fish tuile. The wine program emphasizes organic, biodynamic, natural, and sustainable labels, complementing the restaurant’s Michelin Guide recommended ethos, with much of the produce sourced directly from its own farm in Surat Thani. Phuket’s transformation into a fine dining capital isn’t about mimicking Bangkok; it’s about crafting a luxury, localized food culture rooted in the island’s land and sea. The next time a Gulfstream touches down on Thailand’s largest island, it may be for a coveted seat at one of these tables. Issue 1 • 2026 21

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PICNIC Where to Find the Most Mouthwatering Treats to Fill Your Wicker Basket

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HÔTEL MADAME RÊVE

BY J.R. PATTERSON

as any meal looked as relaxingly lush as the one depicted by Édouard Manet in his painting Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe? The cool shade, food spilling from a wicker basket onto their blanket, the picnickers who appear to be caught in flagrante in their afternoon saturnalia. The painting hangs in the Musée d’Orsay, and, because the figures seemed to be saying “Join us!” in their lunchtime, that sacrosanct pause in the French day, it is a call to put together one’s own Parisian picnic. Filling your basket with the best à emporte, “to go,” goods from across the city is something like a gastronomic safari. If leaving the Musée d’Orsay, and already on the Left Bank, the first stop ought to be Lastre Sans Apostrophe, on Rue de Grenelle, near the Rue Cler markets. The pâté and deviled eggs are both award-winning, so pick up a bit of both, plus some slices of terrine. Cheese is another essential, and nearby is Barthélèmy, on Rue de Grenelle, one of the most picturesque

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fromageries in the city. A bit of drippy Époisses, and a chunk of Mimolette (extra-vielle) will see you right. If one is willing to walk just a little further, the wonderful Fromagerie Quatrehomme, on Rue de Sevre, also has a wonderful selection of cheeses. One of the many things to admire about French cuisine is the exactitude of the process and the subsequent simplicity of the end result. A pot-au-feu may seem like a hunk of beef thrown together with a few peeled vegetables and some herbs—and, in many respects, it is—but it’s the ceremony surrounding the food, from the creation through to the ingestion, that makes French cuisine so appealing. It is proof that simple can be wondrous. Food plays a central role in the loose precision that is French joie de vivre, which in Paris is doled out as a particular acidic politesse. In French, to be very lucky is “Avoir le cul bordé de nouilles,” literally, to have one’s bottom stuffed with noodles, while the term for a single noodle, une nouille, is used to refer to someone who is an idiot. Have too much to do? That’s avoir du pain sur la planche, too much bread on the board. Want someone to leave you alone? Tell them to “Occupe-toi de tes oignons,” or mind their own onions. Should you find yourself ‘capable de manger un curé frotté d’ail,’ or hungry enough to eat a priest rubbed with garlic—and subsequently without the time needed to assemble your picnic basket—make sure to dine at La Plume, located in the garden-like succor of the Madame Rêve Hotel, for a French-Japanese fusion feast of sea bream sashimi and beef filet. Crossing the Seine, make for the Marais, and Caractère de Cochon, off Rue de Bretagne. This tiny shop has the city’s most vibrant and diverse selection of smoked meats and picnic accouterments—some thirty types of hams, minuscule tomatoes like glistening rubies, and caviar soaked in olive oil. Of course, bread is the golden chalice. Each year, a boulangerie is selected for the Best Baguette competition. The winner of the 2025 competition is La Parisienne, on Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière. The loaves are delightfully crisp, rising that razor’s edge of salt and butter, but the work that comes with their win—they will supply the Élysée Palace for the year—means they are busy. Squeezing in amongst the crowd braying for bread, buy a few ficelles, narrow baguettes best for making sandwiches. Pastries, generally, can be hit or miss, depending greatly on the time between when the goods are made and when one shows up at the pâtisserie. It’s no coincidence that some of the best cakes, 24 JetsetMag.com

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croissants, and pain du chocolat are found at the breakfasts of the best hotels, being made in small quantities, close to order. If staying at the Hotel Pourtales, a discreet yet luxurious lodging behind the Église de la Madeleine, each morning, a collection of viennoiserie, tarts, jams, and honeys are delivered to the room, allowing one to breakfast with the windows open to the giant sycamore trees, the zinc roofs and flowered balconies across the street. For those who hanker for croissant à pied, Des Gateaux et Du Pain (with two locations, one on Rue du Bac, the other near the Gare Montparnasse) is one of Paris’s most underrated pâtisseries. Continuing the search, go to Le Comptoir et les Caves Legrand, located in the Galerie Vivienne, the beautiful covered shopping

passageway in the 2nd arrondissement. Open for nearly one hundred years, it was recently renovated to include a wine bar, allowing for a bit of sampling before purchase. Grab a couple of bottles—a Chablis and a Claret, say—and kept moving. If your safari happens to be on a Wednesday or Saturday, stop at the outdoor market held on Avenue President Wilson, across the street from the Palais de Tokyo, for fresh vegetables. An equally good market is Les Terroirs de L’Avenir on Rue du Nil, which brings in fresh and sustainable produce from the countryside. Started by Gregory Marchand, owner of the Michelin-starred restaurant Frenchie, it is a great, if somewhat unpredictable in stock, combination grocer, fishmonger, and butcher.

Finally, you will have everything needed for the perfect picnic: enough meat and cheese to make a fat sandwich, deviled eggs, slabs of terrine and fresh tomatoes to nibble at, and plenty of wine to wash it all down. Now it is a question of where to take it. Paris is filled with gardens and green spaces, all of them ideal for laying down a blanket and setting upon an al fresco meal: the immense Bois de Vincennes, the rowboatclad water of the Bois de Boulogne, the little Parc Monseau or the sculpture-filled lawn of the Rodin Museum Meudon. There is also the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, with its waterfalls, high-arched bridges, rocky outcrops, and a distant view of the Basilica of Sacré Cœur de Montmartre, like a milk-droplet landing upon the city. Spread your blanket, let the contents of the basket spill out. This is your afternoon feast, handpicked, and all your own. Issue 1 • 2026 25

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The Bonds of Brotherhood Make Their Mark on the World of Wine & Spirits

rother-run family businesses are inherently high-voltage. They can elevate brands to dynastic heights— or collapse them in spectacular feuds. The Mondavis did both: Robert and Peter splintered California’s first great winery into rival empires, reshaping Napa’s future. The Gallos went the other way, building the world’s largest wine company through unity and scale.

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In today’s global wine and spirits world, brotherhood still shapes destinies. In Sicily, the Tasca family shows how a legacy can be divided yet preserved. In the Seychelles, Richard and Bernard D’Offay of Takamaka Rum root their precision craft in island terroir and heritage, restoring a national landmark while building a modern premium portfolio. And in Mendoza, Argentina, Cristian and Gabriel Williams of

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Williams Casanegra Distillery embody the most daring expression of fraternal entrepreneurship. Their decade-long gamble fused wine culture, whisky tradition and the raw patience only family could sustain.

THE WILLIAMS CASANEGRA DISTILLERY— WHISKY AT THE EDGE OF THE ANDES

In 2013, Cristian and Gabriel Williams left the comfort of generational vineyards to build a distillery in the wilds of Mendoza’s Las Compuertas wine micro zone. Their grandfather, sent by the British Crown to work in Andean mining, left a legacy of taste that influenced the brothers. They decided they wanted something different: to write a new chapter in the Andes with whisky instead of wine. For 13 years, they built the distillery themselves with salvaged materials from century-old wineries and emblematic sites like the Argentine railway and an old Cinzano facility— architecture as a statement of time and intent. Their flagship, CASANEGRA Andes Single Malt, comes from barley planted at 1,500–2,500 meters, irrigated by glacier-fed waters. The whisky ages in casks that once held Malbec, Torrontés, or fortified wines, layering Argentina’s wine DNA into every barrel. That’s the key element in their whisky—the Andean terroir. Since CASANEGRA is the first whisky ever made there, it is defining the region. Cristian remembers finding the land to grow their barley in the Andes. “We felt an inexplicable connection,” Cristian recalls. “With our hearts guiding us, we decided to plant barley here—in this wild and extreme terroir.”

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Casanegra is resolutely limited. They waited about a decade for the first release— costs mounting, revenue at zero. For two entrepreneurs and brothers, that sort of stress could have broken the brand and them. Gabriel recalls the tough decisions they weathered to create the highest quality whisky possible: “[We were] spending the entire day in the warehouse tasting whiskies and deciding not to release any because they’ll be better next year— and having that happen every single year.”

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While their malts were aging, they created Andina Compañía Destilera, which produces other spirits, such as The Perfumist, a London dry gin featuring 53 botanicals, which is like aromatherapy on the nose. Their products are inseparable from their bond. Cristian admits, “I’d need an entire notebook to list all the ways Gabriel makes me crazy—but his obsessive attention to detail

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has saved us again and again.” Gabriel answers with admiration: “Cristian had the skill to economically manage a project from scratch and carry it this far.” Conflict is sharper because they’re brothers, but reconciliation is faster, too. “On my own—or with someone who wasn’t family—I couldn’t have done this,” Cristian says.

TASCA D’ALMERITA— SICILY’S ARISTOCRATIC VANGUARD

Where Casanegra represents frontier audacity, the Tasca d’Almerita family embodies continuity—eight generations of aristocracy weaving history into every bottle. Their story began in 1830 with the purchase of the vast Regaleali estate in the center of Sicily, which was transformed into a model farm during a time of uneven modernization across the island.

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The brothers’ private Chupacabras Whisky Boutique & Club completes the experience—a chalet-style retreat in the Andes where guests taste their spirits and immerse themselves in the whisky’s mountain soul.

Their ancestral home, Villa Tasca in Palermo, is one of Italy’s most famous aristocratic residences—a 16th-century palazzo with frescoes and gardens so iconic it featured in HBO’s White Lotus. Giuseppe Tasca now stewards it as a cultural landmark, while his brother Alberto directs the vineyards.

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The winery itself has long been a pioneer in the industry. In 1970, Count Giuseppe launched Rosso del Conte, the first serious Nero d’Avola designed for extended aging. His celebratory white blend, Nozze d’Oro, crafted for his 50th anniversary, remains a benchmark decades later. Today, Tasca’s five estates include Regaleali, Capofaro on the Aeolian Islands, Sallier de La Tour outside Palermo, Whitaker on the Phoenician island of Mozia and Tascante on Mount Etna.

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Under Alberto, the family has become a leader in sustainability in Sicily. Tasca d’Almerita was the first winery in Sicily certified under SOStain and VIVA, later receiving the Robert Parker Green Emblem. In 2021, they were named a B-Corp. Most notably, Wine Enthusiast honored them as European Winery of the Year, cementing their place as one of Italy’s most acclaimed producers. If the Williams brothers are about carving out something new, the Tascas demonstrate the art of preserving a legacy by dividing it—hospitality and culture on one hand, vineyards on the other—each brother ensuring the name endures in different forms.

TAKAMAKA RUM — ISLAND TERROIR, HERITAGE AND PRECISION

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On Mahé in the Seychelles, Takamaka Rum began in 2002 and grew into the islands’ leading spirits house, rooted in place, restored in history, and calibrated for premium drinkers. The brand’s home is La Plaine St André, a former spice plantation and national heritage site that the team painstakingly revived, threading modern production through grounds that once underwrote the archipelago’s agricultural economy. The portfolio signals intent: the approachable Seychelles Series reflects a sunny island profile, while the St André Series is the premium heart—five rums that blend cane and molasses distillates, combine pot and column techniques and fold in pressed rums and world-class Bajan components for layered Creole complexity. For collectors, Le Clos offers limited, cask-strength releases—single or tiny sets of casks—bottled with nothing added, nothing taken away. REGALEALI ESTATE

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As with any brother-run house, friction sharpens outcomes. Richard concedes the productive tension: “Bernard and I have very different styles when it comes to dealing with our customers, his ‘shoot from the hip’ style sometimes drives me mad, but at the end of the day, his relationships with our partners speak for themselves and are a massive positive for Takamaka Rum.”

Across continents, these brotherhoods sketch the spectrum of family business. The Tascas preserve an aristocratic legacy through division. The D’Offays restore a historic plantation and channel island terroir into precise, premium rums. And in Mendoza, the Williams brothers redefine what whisky can be, blending wine heritage, altitude and obsession into something unprecedented. Every bottle tells the same truth: blood complicates business, but it also deepens it. Conflict is sharper, loyalty runs deeper and ambition stretches further when shared between brothers. As Gabriel Williams says, “Blood always binds—no matter what, that’s the law. We will never give up, no matter the circumstances.”

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“Our business lives and personal lives are so intertwined that it’s quite difficult to take ‘business chat’ off the table when we’re socializing together, however often this is also where we come up with some of our best stuff,” Richard says. And when pressure rises, they reset with candor. Bernard adds, “Brutal honesty—and having a few drinks and a laugh—always seems to solve any issues or pent-up frustration.”

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urope is always a good idea. And Europe with a food-focused bent is especially enchanting in the spring, when markets brim with fresh produce and chefs celebrate nature’s bounty. In Southwest Germany, asparagus season takes center stage, while in Champagne, France, the vineyards burst to life with bud break. Imagine savoring these fresh flavors, and beyond, as you journey from Paris to Zurich with Eurail, a deliciously scenic rail passage through terroir, tradition and taste.

WHY LUXURY TRAVELERS ARE EMBRACING EURO TRAVEL BY RAIL

With interest in Europe at an all-time high, it’s time to consider all forms of luxury travel abroad. While train travel is traditionally considered a more cost-effective option, those seeking luxury shouldn’t overlook the ease of this travel choice, especially with Eurail. Firstclass amenities are available on many routes, including spacious first-class cars and VIP lounge access in some major train stations. And flexibility is always top of mind. With a Eurail pass, travelers can spontaneously cross borders with no need to commit to fixed itineraries. It’s ideal for a multi-country Europe sweep. Eurail’s Rail Planner App makes it easy to coordinate trains and allows travelers to change their minds as they go. Beyond obsessed with Paris? Stay an extra few days and book a different train. Want to spend more time in beautiful, sun-dappled Freiburg? Go for it. Additionally, on a train journey, the views rival the destinations. The route from Paris to Zurich offers a stunning blend of French countryside, rolling vineyards and snow-capped Alpine vistas. This is just one of nearly 30,000 journeys accessible to travelers within the Eurail network. Plus, it’s a more relaxing method of traversing the globe. With no airport hassles, long lines, or city transfers, trains can deliver you directly to Europe’s vibrant city centers. Travel by rail offers curated luxury experiences just like car or airplane trips. You can also pair your pass with the usual finer things, like uber-luxury hotels, bespoke private tours and upscale restaurants.

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Begin your train journey in the City of Lights. With no shortage of luxe city stays, your best bet is to choose somewhere centrally located. We love the Mandarin Oriental Lutetia, a two Michelin key stay and the only true grand luxury property on the Left Bank. With stunning ArtNouveau-meets-Art Deco architecture, a recent facelift and a spacious spa to boot, it’s the ideal spot to rest and recharge after a long trip from the US. While the property is classically lovely and iconic in its own right, the actual star of this

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show is the farm-to-table stylings of Chef Alain Passard at L’Arpège. Renowned for elevating plant-based cuisine to previously unheard of heights, Chef is famous for saying, “the best cookbook ever written was by Mother Nature herself.” There’s no better way to set the stage for your farm-to-track journey than by enjoying a produce-forward meal at this three Michelin star eatery.

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Consider spending a couple days in this bubbly city, pun intended, to experience a few distinct styles of Champagne houses. For a lovely biodynamic pic, visit Champagne Augustin, a family-owned and run operation located in Avenay Val d’Or (a quick 20-ish minute train ride from Reims on the regional train.) Note the massive crystals in the cellar and opt for an outside tasting flight on their petite deck overlooking the vines. It’s not a surprising pick, but the Veuve Clicquot cellars are uber popular for a reason. That iconic yellow-orange 34 JetsetMag.com

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All aboard for your next stop, a trip to the sparkling wine mecca of the world, Champagne. Its chic capital city, Reims, (pronounced Rahnse or Rance), makes for an ideal home base for exploring and is a less than two-hour train ride from Gare de l’Est (Paris Est) station. In town, don’t miss the awe-inspiring cathedral and lunch at L’ Extra, an inclusive, eco-responsible restaurant project. Rest your head at Domaine les Crayères, a lovely five-star hotel that’s part of the renowned Relais & Châteaux collection. A central Reims location and setting in an actual garden make it the perfect addition to our farmto-track itinerary.

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hue (trademarked in 1877) welcomes guests from near and far for elevated experiences like sabrage lessons (sabering). For an artsy-meetstraditional take, look no further than the oldest established Champagne house, Ruinart, where they’ve been producing sparkling wine since 1729. Their natural chalk cellars (crayères) are part of the UNESCO-recognized Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars site. Consider booking the art tour to enjoy their expansive permanent contemporary art collection.

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Perched along the banks of the majestic Rhine River, Mainz, the storied capital of RhinelandPalatinate, is our next city on the farm-to-track route. To get there, head back to Paris, then journey four hours by train to Mainz. Surrounded by rolling orchards of apples,

cherries and plums, it’s well worth a stop to enjoy the magic of Spargelzeit, asparagus time. Don’t miss dinner at the excellent Pankrats Bistro. The special white asparagus menu is a true celebration of spring bounty. (Hint: get the regional cheese plate for dessert, too.) After a night recharging at the contemporary chic Brunfels hotel, spend the next day at the family-operated Appel Happel. It’s a quick 15-minute train ride on the small regional line. Start with a tour of the orchards and farm shop and end with a curated apple tasting experience. Grab lunch after at Jedermanns to sample additional local cuisine.

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This beloved university city in the Black Forest makes for an unforgettable stay and is just a 2-3 hour train ride from Mainz. Once you arrive,

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visit the centuries-old Münstermarkt, held daily in the shadow of the great cathedral. Don’t miss the Freiburg specialty, Lange Rote (Long Red) hot dogs. After, try the vegetarian stylings of the sustainable Adelhaus for lunch, and pop up to the Kastaniengarten for local beer with sweeping panoramic views of the pretty city. For a lovely lodging option, consider the five-star Colombi in the city center. Its on-site eatery, Zirbelstube, has been awarded a Michelin star every year since 1983.

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The final stop in our farm-to-track tour is posh Zurich, an international hub and Switzerland’s largest city. Enjoy the scenic, less than two-hour train ride for the best views of the entire trip, as the land transforms from densely forested to alpine foothills. (Snag a coffee and pastry on the way from the cafe cart on the train.) Start with a tour and tasting at Umami, a unique indoor farm ecosystem transforming agriculture in the city. Enjoy the microgreens tasting game to test your palate prowess! Afterwards, check into La Réserve Eden au Lac Zurich, an opulent five-star stay situated right on the lake. After a playful yet thoughtful redesign in 2024, it’s part imaginary yacht club and part grande dame (and it has two Michelin keys). There’s no shortage of elevated meals on offer in this cosmopolitan city, but we are partial to the creative dishes at The Counter, a two Michelin-starred spot. Wash down your incredible tasting menu meal with a nightcap on your hotel’s rooftop bar. Whether you’re a seasoned gourmand or simply someone craving a slower, more sensory way to experience Europe, this farm-to-track journey offers a compelling case for rail travel done right. From Parisian fine dining to Champagne vineyards, orchard tastings in Mainz to farmer’s markets in Freiburg, and a polished Zurich finale, each thoughtful stop invites you to taste, not just see, your surroundings. With Eurail’s seamless access, elevated comforts and unlimited flexibility, the journey is savored every bit as much as each destination. Bon voyage, and bon appétit!

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Top Hotels Embrace the Noctourism Trend by Offering Immersive Nighttime Experiences BY KATY SPRATTE JOYCE

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great example of noctourism. Visitors can get a great feel for the culture and heartbeat of a local place. “Aurora hunting will continue to be huge this winter and fall,” notes Vermillion. “Hotels can provide exquisite experiences, with unique ways to make it cozy—private domes, hot tubs or hot springs,” she says.

From immersive night safaris and vibrant evening markets to celestial experiences under star-filled skies, hotels and travel brands are designing ever more creative nighttime programming to meet the growing demand. “For stargazing, a lot of hotels offer stargazing tours led by astronomers or people who can offer incredible insight into the night sky,” Vermillion explains. As for night safaris, this is emerging more and more as a noctourism offering. “It’s a luxury in itself because you get to go out into the bush at night [and] see the animal kingdom at its most active. That really exposes you to a side of the world you don’t get to see in the daytime,” she shares. Night markets are another

A lot of high-end hotels are leaning into this trend, which is a great thing for travelers, as these types of experiences can be a little trickier to manage on your own. “Something that luxury hotels are able to do is they can give you exclusive access to places that are otherwise closed after dark,” the travel journalist explains. “You don’t have to worry about the headache of getting their safely, [or] being there legally, they take care of all the logistics. . . typically with experts, and that way you can really experience a place, again under a totally different light, often at its most active if it involves wildlife, and you just really see [that] it adds a sense of adventure that you wouldn’t have otherwise,” she effuses. As travelers seek deeper, more authentic encounters, night-based experiences are proving that luxury isn’t just a daytime affair. Read on for a few of our favorite curated noctourism options from all over the globe.

ne of the most compelling trends reshaping high-end itineraries is noctourism, a concept centered around exploring the world after dark. “Noctourism is the overarching umbrella [term],” explains Stephanie Vermillion, a travel journalist, photographer, and author of National Geographic’s 100 Nights of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Adventures After Dark. “It’s all nighttime adventures, whether it’s night markets, stargazing, aurora hunting, or night safaris. It’s basically exploring the world by night.”

Sound Bath Beneath the Stars at ULUM Moab Utah, USA A luxury glamping outfit near Arches National Park, ULUM Moab is a two Michelin key resort known for its sound bath beneath the stars. There’s something so special about the desert, simply tapping into the rhythm of the area, listening to the wind and natural sounds. “Then you also add the sound bath, with the crystal bowls and all of the vibration. It’s almost overwhelming to see how your body responds to sound,” shares Vermillion. Often you have your eyes closed during a sound bath, so she suggests peeking out every so often. “Every time you open your eyes, it’s shocking to see how many stars are above you. ULUM is a Dark Sky International certified resort, so that means that they take extra precautions for preventing light pollution.” When you’re looking at the stars there, you’re seeing hundreds and thousands of stars. “You might even catch a shooting star, which I did on my visit,” she adds. Beyond the celestial soundbath, ULUM’s after dark programming includes live music under the stars, a traditional stargazing tour, and a Dark Sky Mocktology (mixology for mocktails) class.

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Nocturnal Safari led by Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island Australia Known as Australia’s Galapagos, Kangaroo Island is an incredible spot for wildlife viewing, especially at nighttime. Their signature nocturnal experience is an expert-led walking safari. “It’s an exclusive place that’s difficult to access after dark, so [the Lodge] gives you a way to experience it safely and optimally,” Vermillion states. “I just thought it was so stunning and so surprising. I know animals are more active after dark, but to actually see it with the naked eye was incredible.” The noctourism expert shares that she saw a bunch of wallabies and koalas on her nighttime safari. “Typically in Australia, you only see koalas in trees, but we saw a koala come down, crawl across the road, and go into the bush and make crazy alien-like noises. . . These are just things you don’t see during the day,” she adds. The nocturnal safari walk at Southern Ocean Lodge is a great example of how exploring a place by night, with experts, is such a special experience. “It’s the icing on top of an already amazing trip,” Vermillion says.

Aurora Hunting at Hotel Ranga Iceland Iceland is one of the globe’s most well-known spots for aurora hunting. On the island, nowhere does it better than Hotel Ranga, part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. “They take the guess work out of northern lights chasing, they have experts who live and breathe and know this stuff,” shares Vermillion. This is a major relief for travelers, as aurora hunting can be a challenge even in the best of circumstances. “It really is very finicky. I do it myself, but it takes all night,” she explains. At Hotel Ranga, trained staffers simply let you know when to go out and see the big show. They also offer luxe snow suits to make you more comfortable in the frigid temperatures. “It’s not only luxury, but it improves your chances of seeing the lights,” Vermillion says. Their on-site observatory is another lovely noctourism touch.

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Stargazing in the Atacama Desert via Awasi Chile The Atacama is very in demand for stargazing. “What I loved about stargazing with Awasi is they have their own private observatory, with their own guide, so it’s a very private experience in a popular stargazing spot,” Vermillion notes. Visitors can enjoy views of the Magellanic Clouds and some of the world’s best views of the Milky Way. “The property also went above and beyond to help me set up the perfect astrophotography tour, [and] part of why I love them is they are so customizable, they can help you coordinate whatever you need,” she explains.

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Nocturnal Walk at São Lourenço do Barrocal Portugal Part of the world’s first Starlight Tourism Destination (and certified Dark Sky Reserve), this area of Portugal is another must-see for noctourism lovers. The property’s nocturnal walk is lovely. “It’s very multisensory, being out at night under the stars, because your eyesight isn’t as sharp. You are so focused on what you’re hearing and smelling and even the feel of the air,” says Vermillion. “These walks almost turn into forest bathing in a way, that kind of multisensory experience where you’re really in the moment, especially when you’re going with an expert.” Overall, luxury hotels with elevated noctourism offerings should be on travelers’ radars. “Paying attention to what’s happening in the heavens can be really grounding; it helps you not only appreciate a place in a different way, but it helps you experience yourself in a different way,” shares Vermillion.

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The Sun, Sand and Splendor of Fiji and New Zealand BY JOEY SKLADANY

irlines have cleverly marketed “stopover city” campaigns to incentivize itineraries that allow for extended layovers. This complimentary perk gives travelers the option to break up a trip—typically for a day or two— and explore a new city before arriving at their final destination. But some close-proximity locales deserve equal time and attention with two unique and separate stays, bundled together to get the most out of an exceptionally long journey. Such is the case with Fiji and New Zealand: a duo of oceanic gems in the South Pacific that are separated by only a few hours of flying. While both countries boast emerald mountains, lapis-hued waves and hidden beach coves that not even postcards and Instagram posts can adequately capture, there is a stark contrast in population, culture and general terroir. Fiji is renowned for its clusters of tiny, remote islands while New Zealand is home to metropolises like Auckland that tout bustling harbors and larger islands worthy of long weekend escapes. When combined, both offer a well-rounded vacation that allows visitors to get the best of two different worlds.

Should you find yourself venturing west in search of sun, sand and splendor, consider the adjacent archipelagos to be a package deal.

FLORA, FAUNA AND FOLKLORE IN FIJI

We often hear about Fiji’s pockets of paradise, nestled deep in rain forests or along its captivating shorelines that lure guests in like a siren song. But beyond the nation’s unparalleled natural beauty is a community of locals who yearn to share their history and customs with those who express even the slightest interest. Kick off a trip with a Sigatoka River Safari, a high-speed boat trek into one of a dozen nearby villages where you’ll partake in a traditional kava ceremony, tour the grounds and its hand-constructed buildings and indulge in a community lunch with a meat, fruit and veggie spread that rivals Thanksgiving, For an even deeper appreciation of local culinary practices and ingredients, the Vavavi Cooking and Cultural Experience takes participants into a local market to peruse and shop for indigenous produce such as sweet and spongy longan fruit and Fijian jungle chili. These are then prepared and incorporated into

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one of many dishes that you’ll learn to make in a single day. Cooking tasks include braiding palm fronds around an entire fish for roasting and breaking and scraping coconuts for lolo bread buns, as well as assembling an underground oven and rock pit for lovo-style heating where smoke and flames kiss the food through banana leaf-wrapped parcels. Of course, local rituals are woven into hotel stays, as well, with Savasi Island Resort spearheading this movement with a welcome evening event of dance and song rituals performed by a local tribe. The heartwarming display of regional pride and historical storytelling will genuinely bring tears to your eyes. During a stay, pamper yourself with an oceanside massage to feel as if you’ve become one with the tide or expand your gratitude for the island’s unspoiled environment with a snorkeling trip through Ocean Ventures. Aside from marveling at the underwater collage of technicolor fish, participants can assist with coral replanting efforts to preserve the dive sites for future generations.

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Lomani Island Resort and Spa on the island of Malolo Lailai also maintains a secluded feel, but with more manicured and romantic touches through private, Mediterranean-influenced casitas and a newly-renovated spa and pool area. The resort is also a boat’s ride away from uber-popular Cloud9, a floating bar that welcomes guests from yachts and catamarans for a day of lounging, cocktails and surprisingly delicious pizza. On the mainland, Hilton Fiji Beach Resort and Spa is one of the only properties with rentals that are practically mansions—perfect for small groups or those demanding extra space and privacy, while the Sofitel Fiji boasts a robust number of conference rooms should business travelers need to combine work and play. 46 JetsetMag.com

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For closer proximity to Fiji and the chance to discover a vibe that is completely different from its northern neighbor, a focus on Auckland juxtaposes the hustle and bustle of city life with the awe-striking landscape of volcanoes, marinas and parks. A stay at The Hotel Britomart, the country’s first five-Green Star hotel, is a must with its commitment to sustainability that extends from the paint on its ceiling to the fibers of its rugs. The calm and cozy atmosphere, anchored by cream fabrics and wooden decor, is always a welcome respite from an active day of shopping and strolling.

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Those seeking something more grandiose will admire the Cordis, the largest hotel in New Zealand, with its award-winning Chuan Spa and its treatments that range from full-body oil massages to gua sha facials But perhaps Auckland’s most jaw-dropping accommodation is Omana on Waiheke Island. The five-star villas, built into the Napa-esque destination’s serrated cliffs, provide panoramic views of the ocean, hills and countryside, all while in complete isolation. Rooms are also fitted with state-of-the-art electronics and an oversized tub to take in the surroundings with bubbles, both in the water and an accompanying Champagne glass.

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Waiheke Island is a trove of wineries, olive groves, specialty shops and beaches and is best experienced through a tour from Ananda Tours. The company can curate an entire schedule around personal interests and preferences while transporting visitors from place to place in its fleet of fancy vehicles. Back in the city, there is no shortage of activities, both touristy and off the beaten path, though any traveler would be remiss to not experience adventures rooted in Māori culture. Like the villages of Fiji, it’s essential to acknowledge and understand the past, how indigenous practices are preserved and celebrated in modern life, and plans to maintain these cultural touchpoints in the future. Enjoy a private fishing charter with a family-owned business, a stop at an authentic bakery and a haka tutorial through TIME Unlimited Tours or schedule a historical hīkoi (walk) up Maungawhau (Mount Eden), Auckland’s tallest volcano, with guide and “edutainer” Dane Tumahai, a descendant of Chief Apihai Te Kawau.

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Foodies should also take part in a gastronomic voyage through The Big Foody Food Tours, which includes stops at David Nash’s famed Wine Room, as well as delicious haunts along lively K-Road and beyond. A special meal at Ahi will memorialize the trip with Chef Ben Bayly at the helm through a flavor-punched tasting menu that highlights New Zealand’s diverse cuisine, from lamb loin and red deer to long-finned eel and Te Matuku oysters.

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Tanzania Offers Authentic Safari Experiences Far from the Crowds BY J.R. PATTERSON

afari is a Swahili word meaning “journey,” but it has also become synonymous with bloated itineraries, contrived searches for the Big Five, and crowds jostling for camera positions. Tanzania’s Serengeti region has become so congested with tourists that the Great Migration has come to be known locally as the Great Land Cruiser Migration. In its purest concept, the African safari is a non-invasive procedure: you enter the landscape as a shimmering figure, appearing for a moment, departing the next, leaving nothing behind. It’s possible to have such a back-tobasics safari; you just need to know where to go. In central and western Tanzania, three national parks—Ruaha, Katavi, and Mahale—provide the kind of quiet isolation that safari once implied: tented camps, bonfires, sleeping under the stars, incredibly low tourist numbers, and the faintest whiff of danger that follows with proximity to animals unfamiliar to human contact. Of course, those elements don’t run in contravention of comfort. Jacada Travel, which arranges bespoke luxury visits to the country, hand selects specific lodges in each park that provide the highest level of service, amenities, and experiences. But having a soft mattress doesn’t mean you have to be a softie. Ruaha National Park, a three-hour flight inland from Dar es Salaam, occupies some twenty thousand square kilometers of central Tanzania. Comparable in size to South Africa’s Kruger National Park, Ruaha sees only one percent of Kruger’s visitors. Conversely, the park contains ten percent of Africa’s lion population and is an essential region for anyone wishing to see large carnivores, as the larger Ruaha ecosystem also holds large numbers of leopards, cheetah, and African wild dogs.

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Ruaha’s best accommodation is the Kigelia Camp, which sits on the banks of the Ifuguru River. The camp is simplicity defined, run completely on solar power, and with only a simple open tent with a bar and a few couches for the communal lodge. Individual tents are provided with two beds: a large, downy one inside, and a “sky bed,” elevated on a platform and exposed to the sky. Evenings in camp are perfect for those “Out of Africa” moments, sitting on a cream safari chair, writing letters or looking at the stars, the only light a solar “kerosene” lamp. Further west, Katavi National Park receives as many guests in a year as the Serengeti receives in a day (approximately 6,000). Only 1,500 of those spend a night in the park, and of those, 50 percent choose to stay at Chada Camp, where an arc of large canvas tents stands in a secluded copse of trees. The camp overlooks the Chada floodplain, a flat expanse of water that ebbs and flows with the seasons. But as a constant source of water, it draws animals from across Katavi year-round. Giraffes, hippo, waterbuck, and impala wander through camp on route to the water, passing neatly in front of one’s tent. Guests at Chada camp also have the option of spending nights even deeper in the bush. On request, a “fly” camp will be set up somewhere on the savannah—simple tents abutting a bonfire, a bush-toilet constructed behind a canvas hide (hot water is prepared in a flash), meals served on a white-linen covered table, and a mobile drinks cabinet. Without the security of the large 52 JetsetMag.com

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tent lodge, the feeling of exposure is palpable. But a cadre of guides and staff are always at hand to keep animals at bay. The benefits, of course, are tantamount: the unbroken Milky Way slicing the sky overhead, the night breeze coming through the mosquito netting,

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Mahale Mountains National Park is perhaps the most remote of all, being completely inaccessible by road. Even by chartered flight, this western part of the country is three hours from Arusha, or seven hours from Dar es Salaam, over a ruddy, dry landscape that is relieved only when the green swollen lumps of the Mahale Mountains come into view. And then from the airstrip near Katumbi village, it is still an hour’s boat ride south to the beach clearing where the lodge and rooms of Greystoke Mahale, with their shaggythatched roofs, stand against the tangled forest. The Mahale Mountains lie approximately 100 miles south of Gombe National Park, made famous by Jane Goodall, who, from 1960, made thirty years of chimp observations there. Mahale, too, has chimpanzees—about 700 of the

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Eastern subspecies live in the mountains—as well as leopards, baboons, duiker, hippos, and crocodiles (the latter make it impossible to swim on the lakeshore), but it is for a glimpse at the apes that most visitors come. Early each morning, trackers from the lodge climb into the hills in search of the group, listening for their hoots, and hacking through the undergrowth with machetes to clear a path for visitors. The intimacy of these great apes is palpable. A few meagre feet away, mothers swaddle their pink, plate-faced babies; teenagers swing on branches and suck the pith out of wild lemons; great, broad-shouldered males walk with a knuckled swagger. The number of people able to visit the chimpanzees is kept to a minimum, ensuring a level of privacy and attention that applies equally to the Greystoke camp. Greystoke Mahale is an easy place to be when not on a chimp-finding hike. Guests lounge about like castaways on a paradise island, nibbling delicacies, sipping fine wines, reading, sunbathing, playing volleyball on the beach, watching the baboons attempting to infiltrate the main lodge and make off with a cookie or book. The staff are the soul of courtesy, as are the guides, who have spent years in the forest, watching the chimpanzees with a studied interest, understanding their individual personalities, following their internal politics, even (to a point) learning their chimpish language. The rarest commodities on Earth are peace and quiet. Safari might imply those qualities, but Ruaha, Katavi, and Mahale, little-known yet rich in biodiversity and old-fashioned spirit, assuredly provide both in ample quantity. 54 JetsetMag.com

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Fraser Yachts and the Future of Sustainable Yachting BY MERRILL CHARETTE

or nearly eighty years, Fraser Yachts has helped owners define what luxury at sea looks like. Today, that definition is shifting. Under the leadership of CEO Anders Kurtén, the brokerage is steering conversations toward responsibility as much as refinement. “You don’t need a hydrogen yacht to make a difference,” he says. Instead, Fraser guides owners through practical choices—cleaner fuels, smarter operations, and technology that extends the lifespan of the fleet—so that the experience of yachting can endure for generations without losing its grandeur. Luxury doesn’t have to apologize for existing; it has to justify itself. In yachting, that means moving from marketing lines to measurable habits: quieter propulsion, smarter energy systems, and crews trained to run a boat like a modern micro-hotel with a carbon budget. Evolution beats revolution because the fleet is already afloat; owners will upgrade between refits, not scrap perfectly capable vessels overnight. The brands that win aren’t shouting slogans—they’re building checklists, dashboards, and supplier networks that make lower-impact choices the default. Guests notice it, too. A silent dawn departure on battery power, solar-topped hotel loads that keep the generator off at anchor, and tenders that sip instead of guzzle all translate to a calmer onboard experience. Better sustainability feels like better luxury. Fewer fumes, less vibration, more time focused on sea, sky, and conversation. That is why the most forward owners are now treating efficiency as an amenity. They aren’t buying hardship; they’re buying serenity, range, and resilience—comfort that keeps showing up in every harbor and every season. Kurtén doesn’t promise quick fixes. “In this sector. . . it’s more about evolution than revolution,” he says. Fraser’s job is advisory—owners ultimately set the brief, and Fraser’s role is to break complexity into bitesize decisions. Fraser has embraced the Water Revolution Foundation’s Yacht Environmental Transparency Index (YETI)—a pioneering algorithm that evaluates yacht efficiency and environmental impact. Fraser was the first brokerage to commit its management fleet to YETI ratings, setting a precedent that competitors are now following.

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The tool enables apples-to-apples comparisons of yachts, much like household appliance efficiency ratings. “For the first time, a client can look at two 70-meter yachts and objectively compare them through a sustainability lens,” Kurtén explained. In a market of “extreme scarcity,” where almost all 7,000 superyachts are unique and discretion is paramount, YETI becomes a way to compare options—at design review or during a fiveor ten-year refit—for the best environmental “bang for the buck.” Already, Fraser sees YETI influencing charter bookings, as eco-conscious guests increasingly factor environmental credentials into their decisions. Issue 1 • 2026 57

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On new projects, shipyards now offer diesel-electric, fully electric packages for sailing yachts, and even trials with hydrogen or methanol—a range of options that simply didn’t exist 10–15 years ago. But the math matters: with roughly 7,000 superyachts afloat and fewer than 200 new 30-meter contracts in a typical year, cleaner tech on a handful of new hulls won’t shift the fleet’s total emissions; the real work is how existing boats are run. Fraser’s sustainability plan is intentionally practical, built for the realities of existing yachts. It centers on four moves owners can make now: switching from conventional diesel to HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a true drop-in fuel derived from treated vegetable oils that can cut emissions by up to 80 percent without major retrofits; choosing marinas that offer renewable shore power, where yachts spend more than half their lives; easing average cruising speeds to meaningfully reduce fuel burn; and training captains and crew to adopt circular, sustainabilityminded procurement. “It’s really about showing owners that they can start yesterday,” Kurtén emphasized. “There are meaningful changes that require little to no investment in new hardware.” Reading the market also requires patience. Kurtén cautions against drawing conclusions from year-to-year blips; reliable trend lines emerge over three- to five-year windows. On pricing and finance, the picture is early: insurers and lenders are not yet rewarding greener builds with better terms, and any uplift in resale or charter season length is too soon 58 JetsetMag.com

to call. Even so, he expects adoption to follow an EV-like arc—early movers now, broader uptake as systems mature. Fraser’s push for YETI was meant to create a “signal effect,” and it’s working: Burgess has joined, and charter clients increasingly ask about a yacht’s sustainability credentials before they book. Kurtén’s view on sustainability comes from a career that stretches beyond yachting. He cut his teeth in the early internet, so today’s AI buzz feels like déjà vu—plenty of noise, real potential underneath. He then spent a decade leading product at a major powerboat builder and later moved to Baltic Yachts, where sailing superyachts serve as a proving ground for new technology. At Baltic, Kurtén oversaw groundbreaking work in electric propulsion and hydrogeneration—technologies capable of allowing a yacht to cross the Pacific without burning a drop of fossil fuel. This experience now informs his leadership at Fraser, where innovation is a necessity. Kurtén doesn’t treat sustainability as theory. He grew up spending summers in Finland’s archipelago, where his family has kept cottages for generations, and he’s seen once-clear water give way to algae and a stressed ecosystem. “It’s personal,” he said. “I want my kids to experience the same freedom I had. And our clients feel the same, influenced by what their children and grandchildren filter back to them.”

That lens helps explain the market shift. What used to be cocktail-party chatter now sells. Since the pandemic, first-time buyers and charterers— often younger and more climate-aware—have poured in. Kurtén calls it “a healthy injection” for the industry. Perhaps the biggest misconception, according to Kurtén, is that sustainable yachting is prohibitively expensive. “You don’t need to build a hydrogen yacht for hundreds of millions of dollars to make an impact,” he said. With fuels like HVO and smarter operational practices, significant reductions are possible today—and often without significant added costs. Yes, sustainable fuels carry a modest premium, but as Kurtén points out, the cost of fuel is a relatively small fraction of total yacht ownership. A 10–15 percent surcharge on fuel is negligible compared to the long-term benefits of reducing emissions. Innovation on board extends well beyond propulsion. As Kurtén notes, three adaptations are moving from niche to normal: hydrogeneration on sailing yachts, which lets vessels generate their own electricity at sea; hybrid propulsion systems that give designers more freedom and better use of space; and the rapid rise of electric tenders and toys, which reduce onboard fuel storage today and could soon feed power back into the yacht’s own energy system. Yards are also rethinking their manufacturing processes—from switching to renewable electricity for heating and lighting, to replacing combustionpowered forklifts and cranes, to cutting unnecessary business travel. “Sometimes the simplest operational choices—green energy at the yard or fewer flights—yield the largest footprint reductions,” Kurtén explained. The superyacht industry is no stranger to criticism. Environmental activists often accuse it of “greenwashing”—token gestures like carbon offsets or plastic-free offices that pale against the emissions of a single transatlantic crossing. Kurtén acknowledges that, yes, there is sometimes truth in the charge. But he stresses the disproportionate influence of yacht owners: a tiny demographic that controls more than 10 percent of global assets. “When they choose sustainability, it creates a powerful signal effect,” he argued.

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Many are philanthropists who already contribute to environmental causes, and their yachts can become platforms for transformational experiences— taking grandchildren to remote ecosystems and instilling values that ripple through generations.

If luxury means “hard to make, hard to find, and built to last,” superyachts are the case study. Many outlive their first owners. Choose cleaner fuel, smarter propulsion, and better onboard practices, and you’re not compromising luxury—you’re making sure it endures.

Looking forward, Kurtén envisions a tipping point within two decades. “When a third to half of the fleet has adopted technologies that significantly reduce life cycle emissions, sustainability will no longer be optional—it will be standard.” Refits, not just new builds, will drive much of this transformation, though the industry may soon face a bottleneck in refit capacity. In the meantime, Fraser’s message is clear: technology exists today to make meaningful changes. Clients need only listen to the right advisers and be willing to act.

Yachting has always meant freedom—go where you want, anchor in quiet coves, gather the people you love in privacy. That freedom comes with responsibility. Under Anders Kurtén, Fraser Yachts is showing how: practical steps, third-party checks like YETI, and a mindset shift among owners and brokers. Sustainability is no longer a side note; it’s part of the brief. As Kurtén put it: “There are ways in which you can continue to live this lifestyle in an environmentally responsive manner. We have the technology. We have the solutions.” Fraseryachts.com

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Mallorcan MYSTIQUE This Captivating Spanish Island Offers Crystal Clear Turquoise Waters, Stunning Beaches and So Much More

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hen you’re planning some well-deserved time away in 2026, one of your top picks might be a relaxing coastal getaway. And if the Spanish island of Mallorca hasn’t made it to the top of your list yet, it should. This fascinating destination offers an incredible blend of beautiful beaches, mountain landscapes, a rich history and a long list of activities to enjoy on land and at sea. As the largest of the Balearic Islands which also include Ibiza, Menorca and Formentera, Mallorca has more than 300 miles of shoreline and over 200 beaches, all ringed by the crystal blue waters of the Mediterranean. Its charming villages, historic palaces, ancient ruins, scenic mountain trails, thriving outdoor markets and vineyards add to its appealing ambiance. From the moment you touch down at Palma de Mallorca Airport, you’ll begin to get a sense of what makes this island destination so unique. But

of course, before you begin exploring, you’ll need a luxurious place to stay like the Zafiro Palace Andratx on the island’s southwestern coast, just 30 minutes from the airport. The all-suite resort is located in Camp de Mar, an area surrounded by the beauty of the Sierra de Tramuntana mountains and it’s well positioned to deliver spectacular views of the sea. The resort features seven swimming pools and lush Mediterranean gardens for guests to enjoy. For your accommodations, you have a choice of 304 luxurious suites, and 89 of the suites each have a private pool. But for the most exclusive experience, request a Zafiro Club suite. Unveiled just last year, these suites have the absolute best views on the property and come with a full menu of first-class amenities, including a relaxing, 25-minute massage for two, and access to the Zafiro Club pool and the club’s special food and drinks and room service menus. Each suite is stocked with bath products by the popular fragrance brand Jo Loves by Jo Malone. Zafiro Club guests also enjoy the use of a traditional Mallorcan senalla (woven basket tote), ideal for the beach or for carrying treasures purchased at one of the local markets.

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There are so many dining choices at Zafiro Palace Andratx that it can be difficult to decide, so why not try them all? You can start the day by taking in the stunning sea and mountain views while enjoying breakfast at The Market, then you may want to return to the venue at lunchtime for some tasty tapas or paellas. If you’re someone who savors and appreciates fine Italian cuisine, you won’t want to miss the slow-cooked Bolognese and other specialties at La Veranda. And it would be a shame to visit Mallorca without experiencing a true Mediterranean diet and traditional Mallorcan specialties. That’s exactly what you’ll find at Mare Nostrum, including the freshest seafood such as crystal prawns, scallops and Mediterranean red tuna. Be sure to save room for a dessert like La Sobremesa, a chocolate cigar filled with Cohiba mousse and sweet herb mojito pie. If you or other members of your party are steak lovers, you’ll want to save time in your schedule to visit Caliu, the resort’s traditional American-style steakhouse. The expertly prepared 30-ounce Tomahawk steak is big enough for two to share. Consider adding a side of garlic mushrooms or a tempting dessert like Crema Catalana, a traditional dish similar to Crème Brûlée. When you’re ready to work off all that delicious cuisine, you’ll have plenty of choices. Playing golf is always a great idea, but it’s even better when you get to play right alongside the Mediterranean. Golf de Andratx is an exclusive 18-hole course that has been the site of many prestigious tournaments. It may also earn you bragging rights. It’s recognized by experienced golfers as one of the most challenging courses in the Mediterranean. Its 6th hole is the longest in Spain, measuring an impressive 660 yards.

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You may also opt to continue your usual workout routine at the resort’s state-of-the-art gym. Or how about a sunrise yoga session or stand-up paddleboard class presented in the pool? Another fun choice is to take one of the resort’s complimentary electric scooters for a spin around Camp de Mar, Port d’Andratx, and Peguera to truly enjoy the experience of exploring the area like a local. To gain an entirely different perspective on Mallorca, you can view the island’s stunning coastline from the sea by booking an excursion on a “llaüt.” It’s a traditional Mallorcan boat which was once used for fishing, only this version is equipped with fully electric motors and is built with environmentally friendly materials to protect the delicate marine ecosystem. The llaüt, which can accommodate up to six guests, is stocked with snorkeling gear, a stand-up paddleboard and an underwater scooter, and can be booked through the resort. For an enjoyable land-based activity, arrange a tour of Bodega Ribas, a winery that was built in 1711 that has been in the same family for 10 generations. Guided tours (which must be booked in advance) take guests through the facilities of the winery, where they learn about its history and the winemaking process. The tour is followed by a choice of tasting options, served in the garden or inside the stately 18th century homes of Can Ribas. After an exhilarating day of activities, you can wind down by spending some time at the resort’s luxurious spa, OPAL by Germaine de Capuccini, to indulge in your choice of a luxury ritual or body or facial treatment. The spa also features an indoor pool and offers a revitalizing detox experience that blends the sauna with a Turkish bath. A friendly warning—you just may get so relaxed you’ll find it difficult to leave. With its rich history, beautiful beaches, charming villages and mesmerizing terrain, Mallorca definitely deserves a spot at the top of your island getaway list. Once you take your first trip and experience the mystique of this incredible island, it most likely will not be your last. Issue 1 • 2026 65

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femme tissimo The Unmistakable Levity of Kristin Chenoweth BY SI SI PENALOZA PHOTOGRAPHY BY TONY MATULA

f Broadway was a switchblade tucked inside a lipstick tube, it might look and sound a lot like Kristin Chenoweth. She’s a resonant frequency disguised as a 4’11” soprano with a penchant for subverting expectation. She sits down with Jetset and arrives like a metronome set a notch too fast — octaves under glass, vibrating staccato — but the deeper our talk, a thoughtful calm emerges. A strategist who has built a career not on safety, but on instinctual leaps into the unknown. Chenoweth isn’t Broadway in the traditional sense — she’s not Patti LuPone’s tempest nor Audra McDonald’s velvet canon. She’s more elastic. More, well, electric. To call her a pint size powerhouse is both too literal and lazy — she’s a force that bends Broadway ether into submission, reshapes serial television’s sense of comic timing, and, in her latest swerve, captures the paradox of American ambition itself in The Queen of Versailles, her most recent Broadway turn.

Her unique frequency lifted her from the dusty, distinctly non-Brechtian stages of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to the polished iconography of Times Square marquees. After a decade break from Broadway, she returned not with a safe revival or a crowd-pleasing showcase, but with a musical as baroque, and as unexpectedly poignant as its namesake. The lavish production asks: What if the American Dream had an atrium larger than most museums — and a mortgage the size of a Fortune 500 bailout? For anyone else, this would read like hubris, to take on a role based on Jackie Siegel, the Floridian matriarch attempting to build a twenty-firstcentury Versailles as the 2008 financial crisis loomed. Most actors would fear the vertigo. Chenoweth seems drawn to it. “When a character is messy, strange, or difficult, that’s where I thrive,” Chenoweth observes. “I love getting to bring humanity to someone who isn’t easily likable.” She’s not there to tidy up the role, but to tangle herself in it. “I’m drawn to characters who feel real, raw, and a little wild.”

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She navigates this ambiguity with unnerving precision. One moment she stands atop a staircase of mirrored delusion, adorned in sequins and fallacies of European grandeur; the next, she’s tracing the fault lines of aspiration, motherhood, and the empty promise of the American dream. What’s particularly disarming is how Chenoweth built a career on the kind of levity that tends to get dismissed as froth — the high notes, the comic timing, the midwestern sparkle — only to return again and again with roles that contain steel at their core. Her characters are rarely what they seem. They sparkle to distract. They sing to survive. Chenoweth’s career has orbited — and often exploded — conventional categories. She broke out with a Tony-winning turn as Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a character she originated for the 1999 revival. “Sally wasn’t even in the original musical,” she recalled. “Michael Mayer let me create her, which was a gift. I saw her as a 45-year-old stuck in a five-year-old’s body.” That instinct, somewhere between psychological observation and comic theater, remains a signature. “The role was physically demanding and vocally gymnastic,” she added, “but it showed people what I could do.” And what she could do, it turned out, was anything — and Wicked proved it, with Glinda, that bouffanted confection of blonde ambition she originated and forever soldered into Broadway’s DNA, making her a household name. Roles like erratic, unhinged socialite Lavinia Peck-Foster (Trial & Error) and the ruinously magnetic April Rhodes (Glee) revealed a deeper, delicious artistry. Even her current turn on NBC’s Stumble, as a cheer coach skating between bipolar grandeur and brilliant showmanship, plays in that space of contradiction. She laughs, “I’ve had moments where I wondered if I was getting typecast in those roles, but honestly, they’re some of my favorites.” This Oklahoma girl didn’t merely dream in soprano, she made a career out of weaponizing sweetness. “People think the high voice is the whole thing,” she quips playfully, “but the trick is hiding the knife in the sugar.” And yet, for someone so frequently in the public eye, Chenoweth has always maintained a border between persona and personhood. “That’s why I tour,” she beams brightly. “When I do concerts, I get to choose the songs, tell the stories I want to tell, and just be me — not a character. I’ve had husbands come to the show, dragged there by their wives, and later say, ‘I didn’t expect to love that — but I did.’ That’s the best compliment. It means I connected as an artist, not just as a persona.” Fifteen years ago, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma — the hometown that nurtured her earliest arias — erected a performing arts center in her honor. This could have been a monument. Instead, Chenoweth made it a mission. What began as a summer project has evolved into a pipeline for rising talent. Her Broadway Bootcamp, thriving for a decade now, has already produced professional performers. In a moment of narrative symmetry, one of them — a young actress named Tatum Hopkins — shared the stage with her in the recently wrapped Versailles.

“I’m very open with the young people I mentor,” she clarifies. “They need to see not just the wins, but the failures too. I want them to understand this isn’t a 9-to-5 kind of job. You save while you’re working so you’re not panicking between gigs. I always tell them: if you can do something else and be happy, go do it. But if you can’t — if you have that deep need to create — then you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.” She elaborates further, “Being an artist was the only choice for me, but I also need to live my life outside of the spotlight. Getting married later in life, falling in love, taking walks, watching a show with my husband, being with family — that balance is what keeps me grounded.” The marriage was, by her own admission, unexpected. “My life has always been go, go, go. Then suddenly, everything stopped,” she said of the pandemic, which threw her into lockdown with musician Josh Bryant, who she had been dating after meeting at a family wedding. “We had to sit still — like everyone else. And in that stillness, we got to really know each other. We walked, we cooked, we sang, we talked for hours.” It was, she shares with Jetset exclusively, the divine intervention she didn’t know she needed. “I believe God knew I needed that time and sent me the right person at the right moment.” And then there’s Prince. Yes, Purple Rain Prince. The one who summoned her to his mansion, sat her down in his private theater, and cued up her performance of a soprano aria from Candide. She protested, self-conscious at the sight. But he insisted, telling her, “I want you to see what you do. I want you to recognize your gift.” For her, an artist who had spent years cloaking ambition in charm and brushing off genius with punchlines, it was a confrontation with self-worth. “That moment changed how I viewed myself,” she muses. Prince — who treated mystique as a second language — was giving her something rare in show business: permission. “He reminded me that it’s not arrogance to own your talent,” she said. “It’s grace.” The story doesn’t end there. After an Emmy loss, she received a message from his assistant mid-ceremony: Prince wants to throw a concert in your honor. Invite whoever you want. So she turned to the rows around her — friends, nominees, fellow actors — and began quietly assembling the guest list of a lifetime. That night, at his private home, Prince performed for three and a half hours. At the start, he looked out over the audience and said, “This is for my friend Kristin.” She doesn’t perform that memory. She protects it. Not because it’s fragile — but because it’s fire, and it still glows when the lights are off. And the Emmy? She won it the following year — for Pushing Daisies, in a seismic dress far less apologetic — proof, perhaps, that Prince knew how to call the tune before the band was even ready. That’s the game she plays: patience meets poise. A woman who knows that fame and relevance are different currencies — and has cultivated both with masterclass precision.

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A Private Charter Aboard a Handcrafted Phinisi Yacht Blends History, Luxury, and Adventure BY STACEY LASTOE

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ith more than 17,000 islands scattered across the equator, Indonesia is less a country than a constellation—with volcanoes rising from turquoise seas, jungle-fringed coves, and villages reachable only by boat. To truly experience it, you have to travel the way Indonesians have for centuries: by sea. The phinisi, a twin-masted wooden schooner hand-built by the Bugis shipwrights of South Sulawesi in the early 20th century, is both a national symbol and a thing of rare beauty. First developed centuries ago by the Bugis and Makassarese shipbuilders of South Sulawesi, the phinisi was once the workhorse of Indonesia’s maritime trade—carrying spices, timber, and textiles between the country’s far-flung islands and beyond. Built entirely by hand from local ironwood and teak, these twin-masted vessels became a proud emblem of Indonesia’s seafaring heritage and were officially recognized by UNESCO in 2017 for their cultural significance as the “Pinisi, art of boatbuilding in South Sulawesi.” In recent decades, the phinisi has undergone a renaissance. The result is an upscale modern fleet of hand-built yachts that preserve the soul of the original vessel, giving intrepid travelers an exclusive experience at sea.

One of Indonesia’s newest luxury phinisis, Celestia, a private yacht, merges this traditional craftsmanship with understated glamour. The hand-built, 45-meter phinisi, crafted according to UNESCO-protected methods, made its debut in 2023 and runs charters year-round. The name Celestia nods to the sky above rather than the sea below. “When you’re on a boat in Indonesia, everyone’s looking down . . . at the corals, the marine life, all the color,” said designer Jasmine Chong who owns the ship with her brother, Jason Tabalujan. But one of Chong’s family’s favorite things to do is lie on the daybed at the front of the yacht and just look up. “We don’t do that enough in our everyday lives,” Chong added. The vision for Celestia was clear from the start: “As Indonesians, Jason and I wanted to celebrate our cultural heritage,” Chong says. “The phinisi is so ingrained in the culture. It’s what’s always been used to explore these waters. It just felt like the right vessel to showcase the archipelago in a way that’s both authentic and celebratory.” Interiors by Deirdre Renniers feature textiles and furnishings sourced from local artisans, and while the Owner’s Suite is the largest onboard the ship, it’s the two upper-level rooms, tucked away but with expansive views of the sea—that may Issue 1 • 2026 71

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be the most coveted. All sleeping quarters include ensuite bathrooms; even the bath products are bespoke, formulated exclusively for Celestia with notes of green mandarin, teakwood, and jasmine. Helmed by Michelin-trained Balinese chef Wayan Kresna Yasa, who spent time in such esteemed kitchens as Chicago’s Acadia and New York’s Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a small team works magic out of a galley-sized kitchen packed to the gills with spices, herbs, and fresh seafood. To dine (and drink) on Celestia—three delectable squares a day plus snacks, fresh-squeezed juices, and expertly-made cocktails—is to experience a masterclass in contemporary Indonesian hospitality. Food is largely sustainable, too, with the majority of ingredients coming from the archipelago.

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Afternoons for the ship’s guests (14 maximum) and a crew of 17, including a captain, dive instructor, gracious serving staff, and massage therapist, unfold naturally. Although there are technically three Indonesian destinations to choose from in the region: Komodo Islands, Raja Ampat, and Spice Islands, no sailing is ever exactly the same, and, blessedly, there’s never a strict schedule to adhere to. Last year, Celestia launched three themed itineraries, and new ones are on the horizon. You can sleep in or rise early to see the sunrise with a hot cup of coffee in hand. Yogis can practice yoga on the upper deck and sun worshippers can get a head start on the tanning. If part of your group wishes to snorkel, you can don a bathing suit and head out in a tender in search of colorful schools of fish. As Chong put it, “You can reach villages, waterfalls, and volcanic islets that are impossible to get to any other way. It’s incredibly transportive. You’re immersed in another world.” 72 JetsetMag.com

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Chartering a ship like Celestia means spending the morning swimming with whale sharks, snorkeling with manta rays and sea turtles, and exploring volcanic islands. It also means getting a full-body massage before dining on Balinese classics like babi guling, a suckling pig dish that is to die for, beef rendang, and grilled satay, all served with a different homemade sambal to add even more flavor and a bracing heat.

Chong pointed out that most travelers to the region go to Bali, which she agrees is amazing, “but to truly understand Indonesia, you have to see it by water.” Given the distance to travel to the region, it’s advisable to add on to your Indonesia adventure by booking a stay on one of the islands. Celestia’s team can arrange pre- and postsailing stays, whether at the Ritz Carlton Reserve Bali or St. Regis Jakarta, or Ayana Komodo. The team can also help arrange commercial or private flights.

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ALEXA With just one glorious cabin, this ship was designed with couples in mind. It may just be the most romantic, and certainly the most intimate, escape in all of Indonesia. An attentive crew anticipates every desire, and Alexa’s passengers can fill their days at sea with onboard spa treatments, snorkeling, and even fishing for the dinner’s fresh catch. Seafood barbecues on secluded beaches are another draw, noted Rachel Rose, travel designer at Jacada Travel. For couples seeking complete seclusion, it’s hard to imagine a more cinematic way to experience Indonesia’s islands. SI DATU BUA Expect nothing but the highest quality of service and hospitality aboard this traditional Indonesian phinisi, where a professional crew of 12, including a divemaster, private chef and expedition leader, caters to up to six guests. Deeply rooted in Indonesian heritage, the ship features Sumatran wood carvings, ikat textiles, and antiques. Built by the famed Konjo shipwrights, it’s the sister ship to Silolona. The original in the small fleet, Silolona can be chartered in tandem with Si Datu Bua. Culture and history are as important as deep-sea diving on Si Datu Bua, and hosts Kelly and Goris are happy to dispense their deep knowledge to curious guests.

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SAMSARA SAMUDRA Part of the curated fleet represented by Ultimate Indonesian Yachts, this newer generation 42-meter, six cabin ship is led by

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a crew of 16. Light woods and a cream and deep green palette were inspired by Indonesia itself, and the calming design with its open decks, and a spa-like ambiance results in a luxurious serenity-at-sea vibe. You might wish to bookend the onboard experience with a stay at The Samsara Collection’s lush villa retreat in Ubud, Bali to keep the mood intact.

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MUTIARA LAUT Its name, “Pearl of the Sea,” is, in fact, a superb description for this classic two-mast schooner, which combines the elegance of 18th century North Atlantic design—evidenced by dramatic, billowing sails—and thoughtful Indonesian touches. Seven cabins on the ship house up to 14 people who are graced with the natural beauty of Raja Ampat, Alor, and Komodo. Since its debut in 2010, the Mutiara Laut has hosted royalty and celebrities, but every guest can expect the same old-school hospitality, gourmet cuisine, and opportunity to witness some of the world’s most beautiful backdrops. LAMIMA Evoking the same serene minimalism as an Aman resort, Lamima, at 65 meters, is the world’s largest wooden sailing yacht and one of the sea’s most luxurious. Seven cabins can accommodate up to 14 guests and the polished crew numbers 20. The PADI-certified dive center means ample opportunity to discover Indonesia’s reefs, but an argument for lounging on the sun deck with a crisp cocktail in hand can be made, too. There’s a dedicated wellness area as well. Run by Balinese therapists and included in the cost of the charter, it’s a mighty fine place to sink even further into the journey of a lifetime. PRANA BY ATZARÓ Typically, the Indonesian sailing itinerary is determined by season, the routes customized around seasonal marine life and weather patterns. It’s Komodo National Park from May to October, the Spice Islands from March to September, and Raja Ampat from November to April. No matter when you sail on Prana by Atzaró, you’ll find an enticing array of experiences on and off the water: open-air cinema, yoga, diving, paddleboarding, and kayaking. When it’s time to rest, nine soundproofed suites ensure that the only thing lulling you to sleep is the soft rhythm of the sea.

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ancún and Cabo are for showboating amateurs. Costalegre doesn’t boast—it muses. This stretch of raw Pacific coastline is where the world’s discerning travelers retreat when they don’t want their names trending. Villas vanish from Google Maps. Parties are invite-only, unlisted, unphotographed. Fashion moguls build villas that double as surrealist sculptures, and weeklong bacchanals unfold beyond any algorithm’s reach. Silicon Valley titans clink flutes with European royals. Here, exclusivity isn’t just money; it’s performance art. A conspiracy of wealth and art with an ocean view. Royalty, crypto princes, and art-world aristocrats—all hiding in plain sight.

Discretion The new Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo rises from the cliffs like Oscar Niemeyer-meets-Dune —geometric restraint meeting otherworldly scale. It’s what might happen if Tadao Ando designed a refuge for astronauts, sculptural austerity softened by the jungle’s breath. A collaborative effort between Mexican architects Victor Legorreta and Mauricio Rocha, the resort is an absolute marvel. Infinity pools hang like blades over the Pacific and 97% of the 3,000-acre private reserve is kept wild for jaguar and myth. Real travel insiders are checking this multi-million monolith carved into a cliff overlooking private beaches so serene you could mistake them for a film still. This Four Seasons isn’t just a hotel. It’s a flex. The message? This new side of Costalegre just ate Cabo alive—welcome to the future of Mexican ultra luxury.

You reach Tamarindo by surrendering to the road. It curls through the Jalisco jungle, a green hush punctuated by sudden explosions of bougainvillea. The resort reveals itself not all at once but in gestures: a sliver of ocean framed by stone, not one but two private beaches to explore. The resort’s buildings appear coaxed from the cliffs, not imposed upon them. In certain light, it looks less designed than discovered, as though it had always been there, camouflaged and stoic. Every piece of art—from wall installations to textiles to ceramics—was curated via Ensamble Artesano and Taller Maya so “sense of place” sneaks in quietly rather than assaulting the eye. Issue 1 • 2026 77

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Suites are half villa, half mirage: infinity pools cut from rock, glass walls dissolve into horizon, bathrooms opening into the canopy. Everything slides, opens, vanishes. The kind of space you metaphysically dissolve into—the boundary between self and landscape blurs until it feels like collaboration. Rancho Lola, the resort’s impressive working farm, isn’t decorative but infrastructural. The harvest decides what gets a starring role at Sal, the resort’s beachfront seafood atelier that turns the tide itself into fine dining—less siren, more symphony; and Nacho, the taqueria equivalent of that effortlessly cool friend who slips into the Met Gala in vintage seersucker and steals the show. The apex reservation of a stay here remains Coyul, where Michelin-starred chef Elena Reygadas directs the drama of modern Mexican haute cuisine. Mezcal cocktails taste of smoke and citrus. Everything you eat seems to remember the soil where it was seeded. As Resort Manager Hervé Fucho puts it, “At Rancho Lola, the soil is our silent partner. In regenerative farming, the real lesson is humility. Taste it in our Melipona honey, feel it wandering through beds of basil. That, I believe, is luxury at its most primal.” Dewy wild herbs gathered before dawn, cacao pods stacked like treasure. The operation feels more monastic than corporate, a kind of spiritual agriculture that redefines farm-to-table. The spa feels excavated rather than built—stone, water, heat. After morning paddle boarding, the massages are simply heaven sent. The temazcal ritual, a sweat-lodge ceremony of pre-Hispanic origin, is purification as unburdening, fire as conversation. Between such ceremonies drift long pauses: linger on the links of the David Fleming– designed 18-hole championship golf course, meander botanical trails, swim in coves so private even the tide pretends not to notice. Since its debut, Four Seasons Tamarindo has skipped upon the whisper network of the ultra-wealthy like a rumor too exquisite for basic fact-check. It’s not for those who want to be known for being there. It’s for those who already are. In early 2025, the resort announced 25 private residences and estates to be built within the reserve—sold largely by word of mouth, starting at USD $8.95 million.

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Here, luxury is in subtraction. There’s no soundtrack but surf, no spectacle but weather. What it delivers, more than anything, is relief—from environmental toxins, from social feeds, from self-noise. The Four Seasons Tamarindo’s genius is that it makes invisibility the ultimate currency. Drive north and the wilderness spills to the sea in a choreography of vines and mist. You’re now entering Careyes—the original fever dream that started the myth. It began in 1968, when Gianfranco Brignone, an Italian banker turned aesthete, assembled seven miles of Jalisco coastline, buying it parcel by parcel after a scouting flight. He spoke of “framing nature,” not conquering it. Over decades, he and his family—Giorgio, the dashing impresario; Filippo, the artistic steward; and Emanuela, involved in the Careyes Foundation—built a convivial lifestyle colony that defied every commercial instinct. Roads are cobbled. Walls of coral, saffron, teal. Architecture obeys the sea.

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Today, Careyes feels less like a holiday destination and more like a delicious collective hallucination. Villas perch on cliffs in impossible shapes and colors—Sol de Oriente, a yellow star floating in a pool of water; Tigre del Mar, a cobalt fortress at the edge of the Pacific; Mi Ojo, an eye carved into stone. They are inhabited for weeks, sometimes months; every villa is a 1 of 1 work of art, and comes fully staffed of course. Perched at the lip of cliff and sea, Casa Nautilus is among the most celebrated villa rentals in Careyes—the apotheosis of what this enclave can offer. Designed and owned by virtuoso interior architect Sophie Harvey, the villa curves like a shell mid-turn, its coral-washed walls folding into archways and terraces that seem to hover above the Pacific. Inside, light slips through sculpted openings, pooling across handmade mosaics and bespoke plasterwork. Every detail feels coaxed from the landscape—a serene palette of sand and faded rose. From the terrace, the infinity pool merges with the sea in a single uninterrupted gesture. Casa Nautilus feels like an architectural confession—equal parts precision and surrender, built for those who want to live inside a line of poetry. The Brignone brothers curate the illusion with religious precision. Giorgio, more front-facing, handles business and storytelling with aplomb. Lunching with him is part manifesto, part charm offensive:

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Careyes, he says, is “a magnetic state of mind more than merely a magical place. Yes, it’s a kind of social ‘blue zone’, where we’re seeing healthy longevity thrive in meaningful bonds carried over into the next generation.” The Careyes Foundation—an ambitious organism funding arts residencies, environmental initiatives— is beloved for its sea-turtle release both ecological preservation and moonlit ceremony. Artists come to create, then leave behind installations that weather into the Careyes landscape. That magnetism has drawn a very particular tribe. The European jet set arrived first—aristocrats, minor royals. Then came the high art crowd, the mystics, the stealth billionaires. Cindy Crawford, Uma Thurman, Juliette Binoche, Ewan McGregor, Mick Jagger have all discovered this gem, the latter likely spotted at one of Heidi Klum and Seal’s legendary parties when the once power couple held court at their Architectural Digest worthy villa.

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At night, the place hums with quiet invention. Dinner morphs into a drumming circle; a polo match is played by torchlight in the jungle; lovers kiss in phosphorescent waves. No posts or formal invites. The myth depends on its own impermanence. Careyes’ visual signatures verge on the mystical. Atop Playa Teopa stands La Copa del Sol, a monumental concrete chalice that catches light and sound. Nearby, a pyramidal chamber, Pyramideon, is aligned so that the setting sun passes through both structures twice a year, burning a line of gold across the horizon. The architecture feels cosmological—wealth repurposed as geometry. Careyes remains defiantly analog in a digital world. Its charm lies in refusal to scale. It’s a carnival surrealist stage: billionaire Burning Man in Brunello Cucinelli, where even debauchery wears linen— with fewer witnesses, private jets parked discreetly out of frame. You don’t book a week here; ideally, you embed yourself for a season, as these are neighbors worth knowing. In the end, Careyes reveals itself not as a place but as a frequency—one that hums beneath conversation, beneath weather, beneath wealth itself. 80 JetsetMag.com

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ACHIEVING EQUILIBRIUM How Human Behavior Levels the Playing Field to Help Your Business Succeed BY DR. JOHN DEMARTINI

ould the individuals involved with your business be acting as meaningful feedback mechanisms guiding you back to a state of authenticity, sustainable fair exchange, maximum efficiency, stability, and productivity? Could the supportive and challenging reactions from your employees, shareholders, and customers be guiding you to fulfill your most inspired yet reasonable business mission and vision?

behaviors are compensations for unfulfilled highest values or priorities. When you are living congruently with your true highest value, your blood, glucose, and oxygen all circulate within and awaken your brain’s medial prefrontal cortex, or its executive functioning center. This neocortical area of your brain allows you to be most inspired, objective, reasonable, self-governed, masterful and foresighted in your business transactions.

Whatever is highest on your unique list of individual values, your highest priority, your most meaningful purpose, your telos, or your primary objective and its associated primary action step that is truly most inspiring and important to you, is the key to your most enduring intrinsic drive. It will allow you to spontaneously be the most fair, efficient and effective business achiever and leader you can be.

Your ontological identity, your teleological purpose, and your epistemological area of expertise where you excel, all revolve around your highest value and the awakening of this most vital part of your brain. Spontaneous action potentials fire intrinsically in this area of your brain when you are focused on and acting congruently with your true highest value and most authentic self. And when you are reciprocally transacting fairly with others.

When your business day is filled with highpriority, mission-directed actions that inspire you, your day will not as easily become filled with low-priority distractions that won’t. Any area of your life you don’t empower through prioritization, others will overpower. Impulsive, compulsive, addictive, distractive, immediately gratifying, unfair and ungoverned

When you become distracted by lower-priority impulses or instinct tangents, by assuming they will be providing more pleasureful or painful outcomes, because you are injecting the higher values of other outer assumed moral authorities, your blood, glucose, and oxygen all circulate within and activate your brain’s deeper subcortical nuclei—your two amygdalae—also

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known as your desire centers. When this occurs, you will subjectively bias, distort, or generalize the interpretations of your business perceptions and transactions, you will over or under react to these perceptual distortions, and you will tend to exaggerate or minimize the people around you and minimize or exaggerate yourself by the law of contrast. Here you create either an overly exaggerated narcissistic autocratic, or an overly minimized altruistic democratic persona or imposter syndrome, which will lead you to ineffective, non-sustainable, inauthentic leadership and mismanagement of yourself and others, resulting in maximum futility. When you exaggerate yourself and minimize others, you tend to project your higher values onto them and create non-sustainable futility through attempting to get them to live in accordance to your higher values. In your business, this overly autocratic approach can result in a non-sustainable strike and union formation by your employees, sell-offs by your shareholders, and withdrawals from your previous key and supposedly loyal customers, which result in lower cash infusions and reduced customer purchases, income and profits. When you minimize yourself and exaggerate others, you tend to inject their higher values into you and create non-sustainable futility by

attempting to get your altruistically sacrificing self to live in accordance to their higher values. In your business, the overly democratic approach can result in non-sustainable higher overheads, appeasements to low-priority distracting or scattering demands, entropic dissipative chaos and anarchy, and lower net profits. When you exaggerate yourself and become more narcissistic and autocratic, you pay less attention to your employee’s, shareholder’s, and customer’s values and needs and project your own—narcissistically sacrificing theirs for yours. This, in turn, makes them withdraw and retaliate and eventually humble you to bring you back down off the pedestal into a state of more poised authenticity—where more equanimity occurs within and more sustainable fair exchange and equity occurs without. When you minimize yourself and become more altruistic and democratic, you pay less attention to your own values and needs and inject your employee’s, shareholder’s, and customer’s needs into yourself—sacrificing yours for theirs. This, in turn, makes you eventually speak out and retaliate and then elevate yourself back up into a state of more poised equanimity or authenticity within and a more sustainable fair exchange and equity without. When you do not govern yourself from within, you will become governed by others from without and become a follower more than a leader. Intrinsic governance is more empowering and powerful than extrinsic governance. Your medial prefrontal cortex governs or moderates your distracting amygdalae’s drama-seeking impulses and avoidance instincts and allows you to function more masterfully, temperately and with more reason, which maximizes sustainable utility. The symptoms of your internal business employees and your external business shareholders and customers act as homeostatic feedback mechanisms, ultimately guiding you back to leadership authenticity and sustainable fair exchange. When you exaggerate or minimize yourself relative to these vital and special others, they respond by offering you conscious or unconscious negative feedback responses to assist you in equilibrating yourself back into a more evenly reflective and stabilizing state of authenticity. A well-known corporation that was highly customer-centric, truly dedicated to most effectively and efficiently serving their evergrowing list of customers, initially flourished. Their primary product demand was significantly high and large sums of money began to flow in. Eventually, the employees were working

ever-longer hours for perceptually insufficient pay and this perceptual inequity initiated an employee revolt and gathering and the initiation of a bargaining union to negotiate a more equitable exchange to re-balance the owner-employee transactional equation. Once the dispute was resolved, the shareholders saw a drop in their returns and withdrew their infusion of capital into the shares until the owner’s dividend provisions were elevated sufficiently to reinspire them back, and finally the owner was now reestablishing sustainable fair exchange among all of the individuals involved and the company grew to ever more massive proportions where everyone was more equitably rewarded. The nature of human behavior is sometimes more subtle, governed, and moderate or

sometimes more gross, ungoverned, and extreme. But it levels the playing field until nature fairly redistributes the economics until once again, supply and demand comes back into market equilibrium and all parties learn their lessons on the importance of sustainable fair exchange, or equity and authenticity, or equanimity. It humbles the proud and uplifts the humble until nature compensates for inequalities of perception and distribution. All business events are feedback mechanisms to guide us back into our truest intuitive nature where our most authentic being whispers appreciatively within to create a great enterprise without. Dr John Demartini is a human behavioral specialist, educator, internationally bestselling author, consultant and founder of the Demartini Institute. Drdemartini.com

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unite an army of former rivals—not just to play fair, but to become stronger together. Second, he had to resist the temptation to increase profits by homogenizing the two brands, robbing each of its distinctiveness in order to make them cheaper to produce. Instead of following the “scale up” path, he ensured that each brand’s differentiation and magic were honored, even if initially that meant lower profits. Today, the two brands have increased their combined market share to 50 percent and continue to lead the industry.

MEANINGFUL GROWTH To Build Your Business, Focus on Your Customer Experience and Differentiation BY BARRY LABOV

’ve appeared on over 100 podcasts from around the world and had the chance to meet incredible people, from bestselling authors to industry thought leaders. Many of the hosts are business coaches, eager to share their proprietary formulas for “scaling up” companies. Inevitably, they ask me for my recommendations for aspiring entrepreneurs, small business owners, or corporate leaders. I often surprise them because I don’t recommend scaling your way to happiness. I simply don’t believe that’s the answer. Looking back, some of my business mistakes were trying to grow too quickly and taking my eye (and heart) off the clients I already had. That’s a critical error. While I’d like to say I’ve completely solved that problem, the truth is that it takes daily discipline. Most of us think we need thousands of new customers, but realistically, one or two more can make a meaningful difference. Scaling up also puts

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immense pressure on your team, who will often tell you that their plates are already full. The answer is not easy, but it is simple: Differentiate. Stand for who and what you are and be the best version of it. And charge for it. Guess what? You will lose some opportunities doing that, but you’ll likely retain your best customers and maybe gain a couple who actually think you are worth it. Ryan Rockafellow is CEO of Engineered Transportation International (EnTrans). Among the brands under the company’s umbrella are Heil Trailer and Polar Trailer, the two leading names in the tank trailer segment— those magnificent masterpieces that travel the highways transporting petroleum, fertilizers, chemicals, and foods. The two brands spent decades competing as rivals until Ryan and the team acquired Polar in early 2018. At the time, both companies (combined) held around 40 percent of the tank trailer market. Ryan had significant challenges to face. First, he had to

Here are four ways to build your business in a meaningful way: 1. Resist the temptation to dilute your differentiation in the hopes of extraordinary short-term growth. There are more pitfalls than most realize— including losing long-time, loyal customers as well as dedicated employees who believe in their beloved brand. Neither of those is easily recovered. Additionally, your brand reputation will suffer as your products or services no longer stand out in the marketplace, and their value drops. 2. If you’re looking to scale up, take a good, hard look at your company and determine if you’re fully prepared. Growing and increasing market share sounds good, but if you don’t have the resources to back it up, you could face significant challenges. Determine if you’re really ready to handle a large influx of business while still maintaining the high level of quality your current customers expect. 3. Keep the customer experience at the forefront. When growth outpaces your resources, the customer experience is often the first thing to suffer. If customers feel neglected, they’re more likely to jump ship to another brand. The experience you provide is your brand in the eyes of your customers— protect it at all costs. 4. Protect your company culture. Growth should never come at the expense of the values and environment you’ve carefully created. When merging brands and teams, like Ryan did at EnTrans, maintaining a cohesive, positive culture can be especially challenging. Success requires ongoing reinforcement of core values and consistent internal communication to keep everyone aligned and engaged. The allure of scaling up is great, but the cost of expanding too quickly or without careful planning can be much higher. While some promise secret formulas for taking businesses to the next level, the real key is staying true to everything that makes your brand unique and protecting the value you provide your current customers.

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stage. The October FOMC statement explicitly noted that “downside risks to employment rose in recent months.” With the unemployment rate creeping up — recently 4.2 percent in July and edging to 4.3 percent in August, the highest in nearly four years. The Fed risks political pressure if it keeps monetary policy too tight. On the other hand, the risk of stimulating the economy while inflation is still elevated remains real.

RISKS OF RENEWED INFLATION The danger is that by lowering rates too soon, the Fed could reignite the very inflation it has spent years trying to tame. A rate cut makes borrowing cheaper, which can boost consumer spending and business investment. Lower yields often encourage investors to shift out of cash and into hard assets like real estate, gold, and commodities. That extra demand can push asset prices higher—and in some cases, spill back into the broader economy in the form of renewed price pressures.

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rate to a range of 4.00 percent to 4.25 percent. While this is partially because inflation has cooled from its 2022 peak (though still above the Fed’s long-term 2 percent target), the main driver behind the cuts is that the central bank now faces a fragile economy.

or the past few years, the Federal Reserve has been locked in a highstakes battle against inflation. After consumer prices spiked in the aftermath of pandemic stimulus, supply-chain disruptions, and energy shocks, the Fed raised rates at the fastest pace in four decades. This aggressive campaign drew comparisons to Paul Volcker’s fight against inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when the central bank pushed interest rates above 15 percent to break runaway price growth.

During Volcker’s era, the Fed was willing to accept a deep recession and double-digit unemployment in order to control inflation. Today’s Fed, however, is walking a finer line. After keeping rates above 5 percent for much of 2023-24, policymakers have now begun cutting.

However, in the past few meetings, Jerome Powell’s posture shifted. Instead of holding rates steady, the Fed cut its benchmark rate by a quarter-point in September and then again in late October, lowering the target federal-funds

This softer stance reflects a shift in priorities. For the past three years, virtually every Fed statement emphasized inflation control. Now, language around employment, growth, and financial stability is beginning to take center

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If the economy stalls further, the Fed may even consider balance-sheet expansion or quantitative easing (QE) (buying bonds and mortgage-backed securities to inject liquidity into markets). QE was a hallmark of the 2008 and 2020 crises, and while effective in stabilizing markets, it also fuels asset bubbles and widens wealth gaps.

WHAT IT MEANS FOR INVESTORS For everyday households, lower rates will ease mortgage costs and credit-card burdens. For investors, the implications are more complex. On one hand, cheaper money could revive housing demand, lifting transaction volumes and prices. On the other hand, if inflation reaccelerates, the real value of cash savings erodes, and only assets that can keep pace with rising prices will hold their value. Hard assets—real estate, precious metals, and certain commodities—tend to benefit in these environments. As liquidity flows back into the system, investors often look for tangible stores of wealth that can’t be printed away.

THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR The Fed’s shift from a Volcker-style hard stance to a more flexible, growth-and-jobs-oriented approach marks a critical turning point. By prioritizing jobs and the economy, policymakers may strengthen economic output—but they also risk repeating the cycle of easing too quickly and fueling new inflationary pressures. For investors, the message is clear: watch the Fed closely and be positioned in assets that can withstand both economic slowdown and the possibility of renewed inflation.

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DESIGN The Style, Sophistication and Artistry of the Cessna ® Citation Latitude ® BY MEGAN KRISHER

tep into a world where luxury meets innovation, where every detail is meticulously crafted to create an unparalleled flying experience. The Cessna® Citation Latitude® is not just a jet; it is a statement of sophistication and style. From the moment you set foot inside, you are enveloped in an ambiance that speaks volumes about the artistry and precision that has gone into its design. The interior of the Citation Latitude® jet is a testament to the art of design. The rich handcrafted carpet, which interweaves chocolate browns with accents of caramel and ivory, sets the tone for an interior that is both warm and inviting. This luxurious carpet is a piece of art that inspires a rhythm in the quilting design and irregular plaid veneer found throughout the cabin. The combination of these elements creates a visual harmony that is both elegant and timeless. 88 JetsetMag.com

Polished twilight metals add a touch of modernity to the interior, reflecting the light in a way that enhances the overall ambiance. These metals are complemented by velvet black pillows, which provide a striking contrast and add a layer of comfort and sophistication. Attention to detail is evident throughout the cabin, from the stitching on the seats to the placement of the lighting fixtures. “In the demonstrator interior, every detail whispers intention— the repetition of custom patterns, varying in finish and scale, reflect a quiet luxurious atmosphere aspired to by the design team,” reflects Shelby Page, Manager Interior and Exterior Design. “For each project, it’s not merely about aesthetics; it’s about creating a design experience that resonates emotionally, elevating each journey into something memorable for each passenger.” The exterior of the Citation Latitude® jet is designed to complement the interior style cues, creating a cohesive and dynamic look. The aircraft’s sleek lines and aerodynamic shape are enhanced by a dynamic intersecting pattern that adds a sense of movement and energy. The combination of elegant warm platinum, mocha and black pearls creates a color palette that is both sophisticated and eye-catching. “Our team is a collective of incredibly talented designers who are deeply passionate about our customers. Every detail—inside and out—is curated with care and intention. We work diligently to transform each client’s vision into a reality, crafting interiors and exteriors that are not only beautiful, but deeply personal and inspiring,” said Angie Potter, Director Industrial and Interior Design. The Citation Latitude® jet is designed with the passenger’s comfort and convenience in mind. The spacious cabin provides ample room to move around, while the ergonomic seats ensure that you arrive at your destination feeling refreshed and relaxed. The advanced climate control system allows you to set the perfect temperature, while the state-of-the-art entertainment system provides a range of options to keep you entertained during your flight. In addition to its luxurious interior, the Citation Latitude® jet also offers a range of practical features that make it the ideal choice for both business and leisure travel. The aircraft’s ample storage space allows you to bring everything you need for your journey. Whether you are traveling for a business meeting or a family vacation, the Citation Latitude® jet provides the perfect combination of luxury and productivity. Learn more at cessna.txtav.com/en/citation/ latitude#Interior. © 2025 Textron Aviation Inc. Textron Aviation, Inc. All rights reserved. Cessna® and Citation Latitude® are trademarks or service marks of Textron Aviation Inc.

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Right Track on

The Glitz, Glam and Exclusivity of the World’s Best Private Motorsports Clubs

THE CONCOURS CLUB

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BY MATT CHAPPELL

he smell of burning rubber and gasoline in the air. The sound of screaming engines and throaty downshifts. The exhilaration of overtake and the elation of a podium celebration. Motorsport is quite possibly the most visceral, exciting, adrenaline-pumping sport to watch in the flesh. Whatever the class— F1, BTCC, Le Mans 24h, NASCAR, IndyCar, rally and dakar, MotoGP—few sports can muster a loyal and passionate fanbase like these, and they will sit in the mud, the dust, the rain and snow for them. It’s thrilling, raw and dirty. There has long been hospitality for those that want to experience the awe and spectacle of auto racing in more comfortable surroundings, but in recent years the yearning for such extravagance has rocketed. And it has been answered. So much so that not only can you now watch motorsport in the most luxurious trackside hospitality yet, but also in the most exclusive private motorsports clubs ever seen. This growing trend comes as a result of motorsport’s increasing popularity, bringing with it more opportunities to experience the sport in glitz, glam and absolute opulence in a way only motorsport can deliver. So, in the spirit of motorsport nirvana, these are the very best, most exclusive places—new and old, trackside and in total seclusion—to watch lights out.

HOUSE 44 X SOHO HOUSE

This season in F1, Soho House has partnered with Lewis Hamilton and The Paddock Club to bring House 44 to select races. It’s probably one of the most exclusive hospitality clubs ever seen on the F1 circuit, not least because it includes a Q&A with the seven-time World Champion himself. Decked out in elegant, decadent Soho House interiors, it takes in unparalleled views of the straight, pits and final push to the checkered flag. The suite has been creatively directed in part by Hamilton himself, and comes with special DJs, curated photography, The Plus 44 collection and racing memorabilia. A House 44 pass gets you guided track and paddock tours, pit lane walks, priority access to the podium celebration and a ton of outrageous food and drink. It’ll be at Mexico City, Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi for the rest of the season.

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THE CONCOURS CLUB

One of the world’s most exclusive automotive country clubs, The Concours Club backs onto the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. You touch down, step out of the jet and right into the cockpit on track. The club boasts a 2+ mile circuit that will challenge even the most seasoned pro, along with a fleet of dreamy Aston Martins and factory-built BMW M2 CS race cars. It’s got plenty for those not in the mood to drive too; padel and pickleball courts, a member’s only restaurant, trackside paddock lounge, private auto garage lofts and the Event Campus designed by Pininfarina. For drivers, there’s an irrigated skid pad, detailing center, 121 coaching and hot laps program. The restaurant’s Head Chef, Brad Kilgore, was Food & Wine Magazine’s “best New Chef ’ in 2016 and five-time “Miami Chef of the Year.” Everything here is looked after. Plane-side drop-off and pick-up, children’s activities, motor storage. All you need to do is show up and either kick back or kick the back out around the apex. It’s motorsport in its most exclusive, private and elite guise, a petrolhead’s playground. 92 JetsetMag.com

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AUTO VIVENDI, AT MONACO

AUTO VIVENDI

Auto Vivendi is the world’s largest and longest continuallyrun private members supercar club. It gives its members access to a frankly stunning collection of the most soughtafter supercars on the planet and will even deliver them. It also puts on a series of driving and lifestyle events that bring club members together, nationally and internationally. There are driver Q&As (most recently with Charles LeClerc), luxury road trips and clubhouse parties. Though headquartered in London, one of those events is the Monaco Grand Prix. Across the long weekend, members party on board its private superyacht and watch the race. Free-flowing Champagne. Luxe catering. Post-race finale dinner. And all tenders, transfers and accommodations, too, in Nice, where members stay at the Le Meridien. It’s a seven-minute flight from Nice to Monaco, of course.

SILVERSTONE ESCAPADE

Trackside at one of F1’s most legendary circuits, Escapade looks out over the twists of Maggots and Becketts at Silverstone in the UK. Copse, one of the fastest corners on the track, also makes its way past the development. Having recently opened, it’s probably the most luxurious and high-end hospitality experience at the circuit. It is the place to see and be seen. Not only can you watch the race, and any motor race at Silverstone for that matter (MotoGP, classic, vintage or otherwise), but you’ll also wake up to it. There are 184 ensuite bedrooms across 60 private residences to stay in next to the track, all designed with lavish style and total seclusion—plus unrivalled views. The Gallery restaurant in the clubhouse also overlooks the asphalt, and you’ll devour the best of British on a plate while listening to tires squealing and engines firing. The trackside gym and rejuvenating 15m swimming pool provide a tranquil oasis in the midst of the chaos. And beyond, in the other direction, acres of beautiful, peaceful English countryside to drink in. There is no better way to visit Silverstone. Issue 1 • 2026 93

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THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB

SIR JACKIE STEWART, THE ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB

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With a motoring heritage dating back to 1897, the Royal Automobile Club is a prestigious and influential private members club in London with extensive connections to shaping motoring in Britain. It’s so prestigious, even His Majesty King Charles III is a member. It houses the British Grand Prix Trophy and organizes the world-renowned RM Sotheby’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, alongside other motorsport-themed events across the year. The club draws clientele from far and wide and is one of the most exclusive auto-led places to stay or visit when in town. Sometimes you’ll find members watching the Grand Prix at the Pall Mall clubhouse in London, but there are also opulent restaurants, the Long Bar, squash courts, and the historic Turkish Baths. It also has a residence in Surrey, Woodcote Park, with two 18-hole golf courses, tennis courts, three restaurants and 350 acres of land in the stunning countryside. For those seeking to connect with motorsport heritage or convivial British luxury, there can be no better club to do so in. You must be a private member to visit, and there is a long waiting list.

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Apex Motor Club—the premier private motorsports club designed for those who live to drive. Just 35 minutes from Phoenix and Scottsdale resorts, Apex offers an exclusive trackside community where performance, passion, and lifestyle meet. With 3 professionally designed circuits, state-of-the-art facilities, and a vibrant member culture, Apex redeﬁnes the automotive playground. PHASE 2 GARAGE CO N DO S N OW S ELLI N G Own your personal motorsports oasis. Our trackside garage condos aren’t just storage—they’re highly customizable, luxury spaces where you can showcase your collection, host friends, or relax between track sessions. DRIVER DEVELOPMENT | CONCI ERG E CA R P R E P | P R I VAT E EV E N TS | A P E X VAULT TRACKSI DE GARAGE CONDOS | N EW M E M BE R S’ C LUBH OUSE I N 2026

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LUXE CALENDAR Paris Fashion Week

JANUARY 15-19, 2026 MAISON&OBJET Paris, France For the past three decades, Maison&Objet has established itself as the only international event that brings together interior decoration and furniture. Held twice each year, the show celebrates its unique ability to reveal inspiring lifestyle trends, where each object gives soul and character to the home. The January show is first and foremost a showcase for home furnishings, with all the essentials on display to help visitors rethink their home, its design and its appeal.

JANUARY 17-25, 2026 BARRETT- JACKSON COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION Scottsdale, Arizona Thousands of the world’s most sought-after, unique and valuable automobiles will be on display at this world-class automotive lifestyle event. Fans can witness auction action at its best, capture the car of their dreams, mingle with celebrities, experience adrenaline-pumping thrill rides in the latest vehicles from America’s top automakers, and shop in the vast Exhibitor Marketplace. The event kicks off on Friday, January 16, with the Rock The Block concert featuring country superstar Cole Swindell.

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FEBRUARY 6-22, 2026 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS

Geneva, Switzerland

In the first Olympics to be officially co-hosted by multiple cities, Milan will primarily host the ice events, and the remaining events will take place around Cortina and the Valtellina and Fiemme valleys. The games are scheduled to feature 116 medal events in 16 disciplines and ski mountaineering will make its debut at the games. The opening ceremony will be held at San Siro with the closing ceremony to take place at the Verona Arena.

Launched in 2012, the Art Genève art fair has quickly established itself as a highlight on the international scene and has earned recognition far beyond Switzerland’s borders. Held at Palexpo, Geneva’s International Exhibition and Convention Center, the event will bring together a selection of approximately 80 modern and contemporary art galleries as well as a multitude of national non-commercial entities, such as private collections, institutions, art schools and centers, and museums.

Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy

South By Southwest

MARCH 3-11, 2026 PARIS FASHION WEEK Paris, France

Miami International Boat Show

FEBRUARY 8, 2026 SUPER BOWL LX Santa Clara, California Returning to the Bay Area a decade after Super Bowl 50, the Sunday matchup between the AFC and NFC Champions at Levi’s Stadium will be preceded by a full menu of special events that includes Super Bowl Opening Night Fueled by Gatorade, the Pro Bowl Games Powered by Verizon which will bring the league’s top players together for an AFC vs. NFC flag football showdown, and the Super Bowl Experience Presented by Jersey Mike’s.

FEBRUARY 11-15, 2026 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW Miami, Florida This year’s edition of the world’s largest boat and yacht show will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Pride Park, Miami Beach Yacht Collection - Collins Avenue, and Superyacht Miami at IGY Yacht Haven Grande Miami. More than 1,000 boats and yachts will be on display along with over 1,000 of the most highly sought-after boating and marine products. Two Windward VIP Club experiences offer premium open bars, gourmet food, pop-up activations, and complimentary water taxi service.

The Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026-27 edition of Paris Fashion Week is where the industry’s most influential voices will reveal their vision for the coming year. This season promises groundbreaking collections from established houses and emerging talents alike. The event serves as the culmination of the global Fashion Month, following New York, London, and Milan. Paris Fashion Week will showcase approximately 95 designers presenting their collections across the city’s most prestigious venues.

MARCH 12-18, 2026 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST Austin, Texas South by Southwest (SXSW) is one of the world’s premier events showcasing music, film and innovative media. Over seven days it will present 850+ conference sessions, 600+ mentor and networking events, 4,400 musicians performing at over 300 live showcases, 460 films and tv show screenings, and 450 brands activating. Events will take place at a pop-up SXSW village spread across downtown Austin and will include a Film & TV Clubhouse, a Music Clubhouse and an Innovation Clubhouse.

MARCH 27-28, 2026 ART BASEL HONG KONG Hong Kong, China

Art Basel Hong Kong

Held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the fair will feature premier galleries from Asia and beyond. It will provide visitors with an in-depth overview of Asia-Pacific’s astonishing diversity, as well as global artistic perspectives through modern and contemporary works. The show is divided into several sectors with each sector having a specific focus. The main sector is Galleries, and the others include Insights, Discoveries, Film, Kabinett, Encounters, Echoes, Magazines, and Conversations. Issue 1 • 2026 97

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