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United Airlines’ Famed Ice Cream Sundae Cart Returns to the Sky

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…

New York City’s Tallest Ice Skating Rink Is Officially Open

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

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…

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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…

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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…

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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 with Annie Daly, Co-Author of Island Wisdom

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…

Scene from the movie The Tourist. Johnny Depp is on a boat in Italy with Angelina Jolie stepping onto a dock.

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…

Restaurateur Joey Ghazal wearing a suit and standing in front of a navy wall with two arches on either side.

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”…

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