THE TRAVEL GUIDE 2019

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2 INTRODUCTION We are expanding our authoritative Spear s 500 to include our stand-alone Spear s Travel Guide supplement, a guide to the very best travel operators, hotels, villas, chalets, and other travel services around the world. will include the very best and most essential travel services, including private aviation, yacht brokers, HNW insurance, and property rental specialist suppliers, along with the most exotic car rental agencies, whether you want a new supercar (or classic car) for your holiday in the United States or on the Cote D Azur. We have used our Spear s intelligence network to include the very best villas and ski chalets for rent, the best luxury hotels, the best boutique hotels, the best villa agencies, the best HNW travel agents, and the best specialist tour operators to make any visit abroad all the more exclusive and bespoke. From cultural tours to ecotourism, from adventure and wilderness experiences to military and battlefield tours, from cruises to wine tourism, from safaris to golf resorts, our guide explores the niche interests that are most likely to whet the appetites of HNW travellers. will be published as a glossy coffee-table supplement with the January/February issue of Spear s that is sent to the private homes and offices of the wealthiest families in the UK, as well as being distributed through BA First Class and Business Class lounges over six months. All entrant profiles and travel companies can also be accessed 24 hours a day (no paywall) through the dedicated Spear s 500 website that is the required online reference guide bible for Europe s wealthy and discerning highflyers and their families shown by the thousands of people that visit the Spear s website for information each day.

3 C I RC UL ATI O N the spear s 500 travel guide Australia top recommended ballooning tour oper ator s 63% think we are an authoritative source of information and analysis. travel guide CONTENTS TRAVEL HEdgEHOg A spiky take on what s hot in travel, from Tahiti to jets, yachts and Antarctica s new luxury camp destinations & ExPERIENCES 262 Luxury Ski Chalets 174 Ecotourism 176 Equestrian Tours 178 Fishing Tours 180 garden Tours 124 golf Hotels & Resorts 196 Luxury Train Tours 130 Lake & River Hotels & Resorts 200 Military & Battlefield Tours Resplendent on the Nile 34 Tracking black rhino on foot in Kenya 38 Savouring the bustle of car-free Fez 42 Contrasting mountain and beach resorts in Oman 46 A private island off Tanzania 48 On the Peruvian Amazon 52 Nantucket: The Grey Lady 54 Rhode Island royalty 57 Expedition to Antarctica 58 Three resorts in Bali 60 Tranquility in Thailand 62 Serenity in Cyprus 64 Belmond s new train journey through Sicily s seven Aeolian Islands 68 Lake Como 72 Jamaica s Ireland 66 Round Hill 74 Mauritius celebrates a 50th Anniversary 76 Alphonse A SeaDream Caribbean cruise 186 An aerial Island, Seychelles 78 safari 214 Wonderful Gstaad 226 A chateau tour in Bordeaux 234 A resort community in the Bahamas 242 How to buy a private island 252 A visit to the Pendennis shipyard in Cornwall 294 Golfing Tours p182 Hunting Tours p184 Luxury Cruises p188 Luxury Train Tours p196 Aviation & Yachts 275 AVIATION & YACHTS 162 Adventure & Wilderness Tours 244 Castles & Manors 164 Ballooning Tours 246 European Villas 166 Culinary Tours 250 Rest of World Villas 168 Cultural Tours 254 Private Islands 171 glamping 258 Luxury Ski Chalet Rental Companies 172 diving Tours 262 Luxury Ski Chalets HOTELS & RESORTS Aviation brokers Feel like flying? Make sure you ve got an appointment with one of our best brokers before you take off p276 Finance & legal Your guide to the top advisors on all things legal and financial, in the air and on the sea for 2018 p284 Pendennis Spear s speaks to the superyacht supremo as it gets ready to celebrate an impressive 30 years afloat p Ecotourism 266 Exotic Car Rentals 176 Equestrian Tours 270 Fractional Membership & Travel Clubs 178 Fishing Tours 272 HNW Travel Insurers 180 garden Tours 182 golfing Tours 184 Hunting 188 Luxury Cruises 144 Spa Hotels & Resorts 204 Motoring Tours TRAVEL SERVICES 206 Private Jet Tours 284 Aviation & Yachts: Finance & Legal 208 Safari Camps & Lodges 296 Yacht Advisory, Brokers, Construction & design 230 Trekking Tours 236 Wine Tours 238 Luxury Property Rentals 153 Spa The most sumptuous establishments and palaces of pampering across the world p144 Culinary Tours p166 Cultural Tours p Motorcycle Tours 232 Volcano Tours Country A Welsh haunt of Queen Victoria and a ranch reborn in Santa Fe our incredible country collection p118 Mountain & Ski We all need a little piste and quiet sometimes, and Spear s has sought out the superlative chalets p136 UHNW & HNW Travel Agents & Tour Operators p Mountain & Ski Hotels & Resorts 228 Skiing & Ski Safaris Coast & Island Be at one with the sea discover the finest places to stay by the ocean anywhere in the world p92 Lake & River For the best fishing, kayaking, or simply relaxing here are the world s top resorts by the water p130 TR AVEL SERVICES Glamping p171 Diving Tours p172 Ecotourism Tours p174 Equestrian Tours p176 Fishing Tours p178 Gardening Tours p180 Golfing Tours p182 Hunting Tours p184 Luxury Cruises p188 Luxury Train Tours p196 Military & Battlefield Tours p200 Motorcycling Tours p202 Motoring Tours p204 Private Jet Tours p206 Safari Camps & Lodges p208 Safari Tours p218 Skiing Tours p228 Trekking Tours p230 Volcano Tours p232 Wine Tours p236 Luxury Property Rentals p238 European Villas p246 Rest of the World Villas p250 Private Islands p252 The Spear s Travel Guide Ski Chalet Rental Companies p258 Ski500 Chalets p262 Exotic Car Rentals p Aviation Brokers, Manufacturers & Rentals index 301 INdEx Arranged alphabetically, the 559 entrants of the Spear s Aviation & Yachts 275 Fractional Membership & Travel Clubs p270 HNW Travel Insurers p272 The Spear s selection of the leading practitioners in aviation and marine brokerage, finance, law, construction and design. For the sea or sky, the HNW will be able to find it here 196 Luxury Train Tours 200 Military & Battlefield Tours 218 Safari Tour Operators City From the grandest Paris edifice to the heights of Hong Travel Services Kong, these are the city hotels to be seen at p82 Golf Spear s has scoured the globe to find the best hotels and resorts for people who swing p124 Adventure & Wilderness Tours p162 Ballooning Tours p164 AVIATION & YACHTS 124 golf Hotels & Resorts 154 UHNW & HNW Travel Agents & Tour Operators 81 Wine Tours p236 Luxury Property Rentals p Lake & River Hotels & Resorts From UHNW & HNW Travel Agents & Tour Operators to Luxury Train Tours, Volcano Tours and Wine Tours and more, here is the Spear s selection of the best providers in 35 sectors Hotels & Resorts Military & Battlefield Tours p200 Safari Camps & Lodges p208 Safari Tours p218 Skiing Tours p228 Trekking Tours p230 Volcano Tours p232 Fractional Membership & Travel Clubs p270 HNW Travel Insurers p272 HOTEL & RESORT SELECTION index destinations & ExPERIENCES Glamping p171 Diving Tours p172 Ecotourism Tours p174 Equestrian Tours p176 Fishing Tours p178 Gardening Tours p180 Motorcycling Tours p202 Motoring Tours p204 Private Jet Tours p206 European Villas p246 Rest of the World Villas p250 Private Islands p252 The Spear s Travel Guide Ski Chalet Rental Companies p258 Ski500 Chalets p262 Exotic Car Rentals p266 The Spear s selection of the leading practitioners in aviation and marine brokerage, finance, law, construction and design. For the sea or sky, the HNW will be able to find it here The Spear s selection of the very best 202 Motorcycle Tours 136 Mountain & Ski Hotels & Resorts to the Spear s An introduction 276 Aviation Brokers, hotels and resorts in City, Coast & Manufacturers & Rentals 204 Motoring Tours 144 Spa Hotels & Resorts Islands, Country, Lake & River and by Christopher Silvester 284 Aviation & Yachts: & Legal 206 Private Jet Tours Mountain & SkiFinance locations, and the best hotels for GolfBrokers, and for Spas from 296 Yacht Advisory, 208 Safari Camps & Lodges grand dames boutiques, and from Construction & to design The latest on travel trends among The indispensable guide to the very best luxury hotels, resorts, holiday rentals, 218 Safari Tour Operators vibrant city locations to remote island From UHNW & HNW Travel Agents the world s UHNWs and HNWs and mountain fastnesses, presented in and tour operators 228 Skiing &aviation Ski Safaris and yachts & Tour Operators to Luxury Train from Spear s editor-in-chiefin the world, including elite Top Five and pre-eminent Top Tours, Volcano Tours and Wine Tours 230 Trekking Tours Recommended categories and more, here28 is the Spear s selection HEdgEHOg TRAVEL 301 INdEx 232 Volcano Tours of the best providersainspiky 35 sectors take on what s hot in travel, 82 City Hotels & Resorts Arranged alphabetically, from Tahiti to jets, yachts and 236 Wine Tours the entrants the Spear s Coast & IslandofHotels & Resorts 154 UHNW & HNWAntarctica Travel s new luxury camp Agents & Tour Operators 238 Luxury Property Rentals 118 Country Hotels & Resorts TR AVEL SERVICES 272 HNW Travel Insurers TRAVEL 26SERVICES WILLIAM CASH 153 Spa The most sumptuous establishments and palaces of pampering across the world p144 Culinary Tours p166 Cultural Tours p Luxury Cruises Country A Welsh haunt of Queen Victoria and a ranch reborn in Santa Fe our incredible country collection p118 Mountain & Ski We all need a little piste and quiet sometimes, and Spear s has sought out the superlative chalets p136 UHNW & HNW Travel Agents & Tour Operators p Country Hotels & Resorts EdITOR S LETTER Coast & Island Be at one with the sea discover the finest places to stay by the ocean anywhere in the world p92 Lake & River For the best fishing, kayaking, or simply relaxing here are the world s top resorts by the water p130 Adventure & Wilderness Tours p162 Ballooning Tours p golfing Tours 184 Hunting 5 City From the grandest Paris edifice to the heights of Hong Travel Services Kong, these are the city hotels to be seen at p82 Golf Spear s has scoured the globe to find the best hotels and resorts for people who swing p Exotic Car Rentals 270 Fractional Membership & Travel Clubs AVIATION & YACHTS 82 City Hotels & Resorts 92 Coast & Island Hotels & Resorts 06 Resplendent on the Nile 34 Tracking black rhino on foot in Kenya 38 Savouring the bustle of car-free Fez 42 Contrasting mountain and beach resorts in Oman 46 A private island off Tanzania 48 On the Peruvian Nantucket: The Grey Lady 54 Rhode Island royalty 57 Amazon 52 Expedition to Antarctica 58 Three resorts in Bali 60 Tranquility in Thailand 62 Serenity in Cyprus 64 Belmond s new train journey through Ireland 66 Sicily s seven Aeolian Islands 68 Lake Como 72 Jamaica s Round Hill 74 Mauritius celebrates a 50th Anniversary 76 Alphonse Island, Seychelles 78 A SeaDream Caribbean cruise 186 An aerial safari 214 Wonderful Gstaad 226 A chateau tour in Bordeaux 234 A resort community in the Bahamas 242 How to buy a private island 252 A visit to the Pendennis shipyard in Cornwall Luxury Ski Chalet Rental Companies WELCOME 254 Private Islands 172 diving Tours CONTENTS WILLIAM CASH The latest on travel trends among the world s UHNWs and HNWs from Spear s editor-in-chief Rest of World Villas 168 Cultural Tours 171 glamping VILLA LA MASS FROM ARNO RIVER Culinary Tours 81 AVIATION & YACHTS IMAGE BIG DOG MEDIA PRODUCTIONS: 29.7M WALLY LOVE The Spear s selection of the very best hotels and resorts in City, Coast & Islands, Country, Lake & River and Mountain & Ski locations, and the best hotels for Golf and for Spas from grand dames to boutiques, and from vibrant city locations to remote island and mountain fastnesses, presented in elite Top Five and pre-eminent Top Recommended categories An introduction to the Spear s by Christopher Silvester Hotels & Resorts HOTELS & RESORTS VILLA LA MASS FROM ARNO RIVER EdITOR S LETTER 246 European Villas IMAGE BIG DOG MEDIA PRODUCTIONS: 29.7M WALLY LOVE Castles & Manors Marrakech, Morocco Aviation brokers Feel like flying? Make sure you ve got an appointment with one of our best brokers before you take off p276 Finance & legal Your guide to the top advisors on all things legal and financial, in the air and on the sea for 2018 p284 Pendennis Spear s speaks to the superyacht supremo as it gets ready to celebrate an impressive 30 years afloat p294 54% have set up their own company. Tuscany Ballooning Tuscany, Italy travel-tomorocco.com Napa Valley BallooNs napa Valley balloons napa tuscanyballooning.com Few landscapes lend themselves to balloon travel quite like morocco, which is blessed with marvellous panoramic views of the dunes of the Sahara and the Atlas mountains. From its starting-point marrakech the paris of the Sahara as churchill called it Sahara Soul travel organises balloon trips, complete with food and travel to and from the landing site, over Berber villages and terraced irrigated fields of the oued tensift. clients can opt for an exclusive flight package (sole occupancy) or a group champagne flight package, both of which comprise a one-hour private flight with a fully qualified pilot, and a glass of champagne the moment you land. All this is followed by a private tour of the villages, and a visit to a Berber family home for tea and a snack. lifting off every morning at sunrise (weather permitting) from the heart of the chianti wine region, just six miles south of Florence, tuscany Ballooning offers bird s-eye views of the vineyards, silver-grey olive groves and ancient towns and castles of tuscany, chianti, Florence, Siena and Lucca. It s the renaissance seen from the skies, as Leonardo da Vinci, that inventor of flying machines, would most like to have seen it. When you land, a prosecco breakfast awaits, with local pecorino cheeses from Fattoria corzano e paterno, olive oils and tuscan bread. You can opt for a standard shared flight, which accommodates between four and eight people, a privilege flight for two, a private flight for a group of up to eight, or even a large group flight, for up to 18 people. travel services: castles & manors 245 Norfolk, England voewood.com top recommended cas tles & manor s The Gatehouse Shropshire, England uptoncressetthall.co.uk Huntsham Court Devon, England huntshamcourt.co.uk info@voewood.com laura@uptoncressett.co.uk enquiries@huntshamcourt.co.uk the Butterfly House, also known as Voewood, is set in beautiful woodlands on the outskirts of the Georgian town of Holt, north norfolk, just three miles from the north norfolk coast. It has a quirky, Arts and crafts aesthetic that is both cosy and whimsical. the house is arranged over three floors, and can accommodate 41 guests in 15 bedrooms. there are six bathrooms and a shower room. the Butterfly House is licensed for civil ceremonies and partnerships, weddings, renewal of vows, naming ceremonies and celebrations of all religions and faiths. It can be hired for parties, film and photo shoots, family gatherings, corporate events, retreats and weekend breaks. the highlight is the Butterfly House and Garden, with more than 20 species of Virginia butterflies. the Gatehouse at Upton cressett, built by richard cressett in 1580, is considered to be one of the finest elizabethan gatehouses in the country. Indeed, in his book, England s Thousand Best Houses, Sir Simon Jenkins describes it as an elizabethan gem, and it has been compared to the tower at Sissinghurst castle in Kent in which Vita Sackville-West created her library and wrote her books. the interior features luxury Lefroy Brooks bathrooms, tudor-log fires and heavy-draped, four-poster beds. It is Grade I Listed, and has five stars from Shropshire tourism. Upton cressett has a long tradition of hospitality including hosting such historic figures as the eldest prince in the tower in 1483, prince rupert of the rhine in 1646, and numerous prime ministers. Huntsham court has won numerous awards for offering a Victorian country-style house party weekend. eighty can stay, in 34 luxury bedrooms. these include the Gate House Lodge at the end of the driveway and the four-bed Garden Wing. All of the bedrooms have a unique style,from atmospheric turret rooms to large four-poster beds with silk drapes. this Baronial mansion is located in tranquil devon countryside on the borders of the exmoor national park and close to the Somerset border.the house can accommodate a wedding or house party for up to 120 guests, but is intimate enough to always feel homely. Hotel-style bathrooms come with fluffy white towels, complimentary toiletries and that rare country house commodity lots of hot water. North Cadbury Court Yeovil, England northcadburycourt.com The butterfly house, voewood, Norfolk england 77% napavalleyballoons.com Roshven House Inverness-shire, Scotland roshvenhouse.com enquiries@northcadburycourt.com this fine historic estate, with superb entertaining facilities, is owned by Archie montgomery, whose family has owned the estate for 100 years. It was conceived as a medieval hall built by the de moels more than 700 years ago, and the original magnificent roof trusses are still visible in several rooms today. this superb house is as iconic as the hill nearby that is farmed, which is visible from its windows. the rural setting includes cadbury Hill Fort, said to be the home of King Arthur s camelot. the house and grounds are available for guests exclusive use. Facilities include 21 bedrooms (19 en suite), a swimming pool with a volleyball net, ten-seater jacuzzi, sauna, ballroom, private casino, croquet lawn, two grass tennis courts, and a fishing lake. roshven House is a classic Scottish Baronial sporting mansion dating from the 1850s, with its origins dating back much earlier. the house was built by the Blackburn family after acquiring the estate in Ideal for family groups, roshven House sleeps 20 in ten bedrooms. the Boathouse sleeps another six. the house is ideally located close to the islands of eigg, rhum, muck and Skye. roshven stands on a secluded bay with a sweep of sandy beach and a small island offshore.the name roshven comes from the conspicuous hill behind the house, just a few miles off the historic A830 known as the road to the Isles. the Fort William-mallaig railway, now better known to the younger traveller as the Hogwarts railway, shares this scenic route. There s plenty of that rare country house commodity lots of hot water Huntsham court devon Some of the clients we worked with on the Spear s 500 Travel Guide 2018: castles & manors the California, USA established in 1980 by ballooning enthusiast don Surplus, napa Valley Balloons has since become synonymous with luxury ballooning worldwide, and with good reason. passengers can expect to drift along corridors of grapes and between the mountains of one of the most magnificent valleys on earth. Boasting a team of pilots with more than 23,000 hours of collective experience and a high regard for safety, its fleet comprises balloons for between two and 20 passengers. With napa Valley Balloons representatives regularly appearing on television programmes as widely watched as The Oprah Winfrey Show, the luxury tour operator has become the celebrity choice for ballooning tours, and counts chelsea clinton among its star-studded list of clientele. Sahara Soul Travel The average Spear s reader has a net worth (excluding primary residence) of 5.5 million ($8.8 million) and an average annual income of 780,000. of readers enjoy our range and style of articles. Napa Valley Balloons Just an hour on the tgv from paris, a Loire Valley tour is a two-day extravaganza of wine tastings, cliff-top walks, château tours and, as you d expect, a balloon flight. each balloon can take up to 16 people across the Loire Valley at either sunrise or sunset, depending on your preference. You ll visit the château d Amboise, an Italian-style castle seized and rebuilt by charles VII of France in the 15th century, and its chapel, where Leonardo da Vinci is buried; taste mature Vouvray wines dating back to 1952 at Les caves duhard, which were established in 1874; spend the night in a renaissance château; and, finally, take a hot air balloon for the full panoramic bird s-eye experience of the valley, landing at the fabulous château de chambord. The Butterfly House some of the wealthiest in the history of media. 164 Ballooning Tours France loire-valley-tours.com cairns@hotair.com.au Hot air balloon Cairns is arguably the best way to see the Atherton tablelands: those who sign up rise seamlessly above a series of rainforest-fringed mountains and tranquil country landscapes, with a bird s eye view of such stunning sights as Lake Barrine, Lake eacham, Yungaburra and Undara Volcanic national park. You ll also get to see exotic birdlife along the way. It s a luxury package, which includes door-to-door pick-up by a chauffeur from cairns, palm cove, port douglas, Yungaburra, trinity Beach, cairns Beaches or the Atherton tablelands prior to the flight. After landing, clients receive a private transfer to a beachfront five-star resort for breakfast and sparkling wine followed by a walk along one of cairns s tropical beaches. Passengers can drift along corridors of grapes and between magnificent mountains the spear s 500 travel Guide Spear s 62,000 readers are 162 Adventure & Wilderness Tours Loire Valley Tours hotair.com.au Spear s Readers HOTEL & RESORT SELECTION 165 Hot Air Balloon Cairns Described by GQ as the Bible of the banking fraternity, with its own wit and outlook, Spear s reaches the affluent financial services community, including the bankers, lawyers and family offices who advise the wealthy. Through awards, dinners and seminars, Spear s is uniquely placed to connect luxury brands to this exclusive and elusive audience. Our Wealth Management Awards annually attract 500 of London s wealthiest and most influential people. WELCOME travel services: ballooning tour operators b a l l o o n i n g t o u r o p e r at o r s Circulation

4 STATISTICS Spear s Travel Guide Statistics The high spending Spear s audience will reserve top suites, event space, spas, private dinners, and concierge services at top resorts 68% 73% 65% 79% have selected a hotel or resort seen in Spear s used a hotel/resort for meetings or events, spending an average of 32,916 stayed in hotel for leisure in the past year, spending an average of 17,160 have stayed at a spa, spending an average of 9,600 Spear s readers fly abroad 13 times each year for both business and leisure, minimum 3 times of which are long haul Spear s Travel and Spa supplement categories: HNW travel insurance providers HNW travel agents and tour operators HNW golf travel agents and tour operators Safari tour operators Safari camps and lodges Luxury ski chalet rentals Ski safaris CRUISES Luxury ocean cruises Expedition cruises Scenic nature cruises Ships with sails River cruises Yacht cruises Sea safaris Private train tours Spear s hotel selection Spear s private islands selection Spear s golf hotels and resorts Spear s chalet selection Spear s spa selection Luxury hotels & resorts Luxury house rentals international Luxury house rentals UK Fractional Ownership/Travel Clubs Exotic Car Rental Ecotourism Glamping AVIATION Private jet charter and rental Aviation lawyers Aviation finance YACHTS Yacht brokers Yacht designers Yacht advisory Superyacht lawyers Superyacht finance providers

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