United Airlines’ Famed Ice Cream Sundae Cart Returns to the Sky
If there’s any sign that travel is back in full force, this sweet surprise is the signal we’ve been waiting for. After two and a half years since…
Design + Culture
New York City’s Tallest Ice Skating Rink Is Officially Open
There’s one place that comes to mind when thinking about the most iconic spot to ice skate in New York City: in front of the Rockefeller Center Christmas…
12 Perfumes that Take You Around the World
Scent is a compelling thing. Catch a whiff of butter browning on the stove, and you’ll swear you can taste your mom’s chocolate-chip cookies fresh out of the…
On Designing a Nairobi Oasis, with Fashion Designer Anna Trzebinski
It was just over two decades ago that German-born, Kenya-raised fashion designer Anna Trzebinski launched her eponymous line of luxe women’s apparel and accessories inspired by the traditional…
How Hospitality Visionary Rami Zeidan Turned Boutique Hotel Brand Life House Into A Phenomenon
If there’s one thing that sets entrepreneur Rami Zeidan apart from other next-gen hoteliers, it’s his well-honed aptitude for storytelling. Zeidan is a big-picture guy with a deft…
The Above Par Culture Edit 2.0
Greetings, HAPpers! The air is crisp. The leaves are changing. And the holiday season is just right around the corner. Can you believe it? For the second Above…
Tapping into Native Hawaiian Secrets to Good Living with Annie Daly, Co-Author of Island Wisdom
For her literary debut, Destination Wellness, journalist Annie Daly ventured to six destinations around the world to plumb the depths of generations-spanning wellness traditions. Months of on-the-ground research…
Hôtel Plaza Athénée and Gray Malin’s New Photography Series “Dogs of Paris” Is the Content You Need In Your Life
Here at Hotels Above Par, you could say we are superfans of Gray Malin. His travel photography puts a smile on your face, whether it be “Welcome to…
The Best Travel Films
Just like the books we love to read that teleport us from reality to whatever faraway place in the plot, there are some films we just can’t get…
Building a Hospitality Empire in Dubai and Beyond, with Restaurateur Joey Ghazal
With all that Joey Ghazal has accomplished in the last decade, it’s a surprise that the multihyphenate gets any sleep at all. Not only has the Canadian-Lebanese “gastro-preneur”…