HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Inside the redesign of Palma’s superyacht club

• Soho House is coming to Venice Beach

• F1 returns to Sepang, nine years on

• Pogačar wins a fifth Tour, and breaks Alpe d’Huez

• Introducing the Loro Piana ‘Fast Walk’

• Embraer’s new jet can land itself

• The G-Class Cabriolet is coming back

• Molteni&C lands in Sydney

• A new look for Alpine House in Jackson Hole

• Four Seasons Mykonos has opened its doors

• London City Airport is finally getting a lounge

• Six Senses arrives on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast

• THIS Gym is now open in South Austin

• Garmin comes for Whoop’s crown

• Creatine’s surprising role in fighting cancer

• L’Étape du Tour, the amateur’s Tour de France

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Goodwood is coming to America

• Wimbledon 2026, recapped

• The Montreux Jazz Festival turns 60

• A new look for Soho House Paris

• Bentley’s first EV, the Torcal

• SpaceX IPO fuels uptick in private jet buyers

• A decade of JMM x Hopper sunglasses

• When does a Rolex stop being a Rolex?

• Gran Hotel Margalida opens in Mallorca

• UK–Switzerland deal eases travel

• Chapter Chianti opens in Tuscany

• Lily of the Valley announces an Alpine hotel

• Canyon Speedmax: The world’s fastest triathlon bike

• Helsinki gets an island dedicated to sauna

• Lanserhof introduces new Medical Concierge

• Supernatural opens ‘The Portal’ in Toronto

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Louis Vuitton revives its Dolomites car rally

• Silverstone breaks Formula 1’s attendance record

• The Tour de France kicks off in Barcelona

• Scorpios Bodrum forced to close

• Audemars Piguet’s ex-CEO launches a watch brand

• Ferrari builds a “manual” 12Cilindri

• Ralph Lauren lands in Saint-Tropez

• Loro Piana fights to own the white sole

• Ytrí opens on a remote Norwegian island

• The Como villa from Casino Royale hits the market

• Fouquet’s opens its first hotel in Greece

• Global Entry trials kiosk-free camera lanes

• Sam Laidlow breaks the Ironman record, sort of

• Unilever weighs a bid for Thorne

• Neko Health adds body scans and wearables

• Amazfit launches the Helio Strap Pro

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I know I’m not the only one who finds myself rewatching vintage films of a bygone era in anticipation of upcoming summer holidays. Picturing myself with even an ounce of Alain Delon’s coolness is a good way to get excited about the slow schedule of al fresco dining, salt-stained espadrilles, and cicada soundscapes that lie ahead. This is no original experience, though. It is not special nor unique of me to fill this mental summer moodboard of mine with sun-soaked 60s Tropezian imagery. What is unique, however, is having those images bear close resemblance to the experience that actually awaits at the destination.

Never has this ritual been more prophetic than on a recent getaway to Villa Belrose. Perched a couple hundred metres up the hill in Gassin – the tiny commune just a 10-minute drive (or 40, on market days) from Saint-Tropez town – it’s precisely this location that lends itself to the careless, time-agnostic essence that always captivated me about La Piscine.

Many will tell you that Saint-Tropez is a fragment of what it used to be, and whether or not that’s worth complaining about, up here, looking down at the bay and east to the Med, it’s a conversation that never crosses the mind. From Belrose’s pooldeck, the town looks the same as it has done for decades – just far enough that no supercar crawling the quai will beg for your attention, no gold leaf or truffle gluttony will spoil the mood. And if you really want, you can even picture Le Sénéquier in all its pre-Instagram glory.

The point is, what Althoff Collection has created here is really a bastion of the Saint-Tropez experience that I, and perhaps you, too, envision when a Riviera retreat is what’s called for. Most of Belrose’s primarily European guests spend the vast majority of their time at the hotel. Between the well-stocked pool bar and excellent service, it’s easy to slip into a rosé-fuelled, sun-bed-supported afternoon slumber, not checking the time, simply relying on the position of the sun above to remind you when it’s time to head back to the suite and get ready for dinner. Which, the house car will be happy to whisk you into town for – that is, if you’re not dining at Le Belrose, the property’s restaurant under Michelin-starred chef Jimmy Coutel (you should be, and order the red mullet).

Beyond the 60s-inspired interior design (one of the least 60s things about the place), I think the reason I was more than happy to draw this comparison to La Piscine, is that Belrose does a wonderful job at creating a residential atmosphere. The place feels like your own, more than many of its local hospitality counterparts. The room count does help on that front, just 40, but it’s more than that. It’s the privacy, the terrace space, the fact that, after all, this was once, as the name suggests, a villa – the homely design is in its bones. And though, in the film, the villa’s idyll is swiftly dismantled by some not-so-moodboard-worthy behaviour, I can assure you our comparison here in Villa Belrose is a haven for nothing more sinister than some well-deserved indulgence.

HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Vancouver is the World Cup’s best host city

• The Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic

• The world’s first three-star Mexican restaurant

• EYOS launches winter expeditions in Iceland

• Luxottica heir wants control of the empire

• Paris Fashion Week SS27

• Ferrari’s CMO steps down amid Luce debacle

• RH opens in Mayfair

• Villa d’Este opens Miralago on Lake Como

• Monocle names Tokyo the world’s most liveable city

• St Regis London opens for bookings

• The Dali EDITION opens in Yunnan

• LVMH eyes HYROX

• European heatwave cancels Ironman Nice

• Midjourney (the AI company) is building a spa

• Lake Garda gets a world-class cycle route

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• James Turrell opens a Skyspace in Denmark

• Art Basel 2026, recapped

• SailGP achieves 100% privatization

• WatchHouse opens in Abu Dhabi

• Milan Fashion Week SS27: Masculinity is back in style

• Rolex raises prices again

• Aston Martin cuts back on production

• Bang & Olufsen revives a 1985 turntable

• Qantas unveils the jet for the world’s longest flight

• Switzerland rejects a population cap

• Waldorf Astoria London opens for bookings

• Soho Roc House reopens with a refresh

• Canyon reveals a hazard-predicting bike

• Checking in on Zamaya in Tulum

• London announces a 100,000-person marathon for 2027

• Norway brings its own food to the World Cup

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• The Mille Miglia returns to its roots

• Langosteria opens in Porto Cervo and London

• Agua Madera opens a recording studio in Ibiza

• Toyota wins the Le Mans 24 Hours

• Hermès opens its biggest store in Europe

• Bucherer opens the world’s highest Rolex boutique

• Fritz Hansen and Technics pair light and sound

• Thom Sweeney opens on Madison Avenue

• The rise of the narrowbody

• Nolinski plans a hotel in Saint-Tropez

• Four Seasons reveals its second yacht

• Fouquet’s Paris becomes a Palace

• Cape Town becomes a marathon Major

• Discover Collection heads to Oman

• David’s ice cream isn’t ice cream

• Level Eleven plans a wellness club in Adelaide

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Formula One’s luxury problem

• Zverev wins his first Grand Slam

• Avenue reopens high above Manhattan

• Prairie Ark lands in Inner Mongolia

• Audi unveils the Nuvolari

• Zegna takes Spring/Summer 2027 to Malibu

• Elie Saab designs the Bombardier Global 8000

• TAG Heuer unveils the Monaco Speed 12

• Mandarin Oriental opens in Mallorca

• Jacobsen Studio reveals Amancaya

• Riyadh Air readies for takeoff

• Four Seasons plans a hotel in Sevilla

• America runs short on protein

• SHA Mexico launches stem cell therapy

• Chilipad 2.0 redesigns the cooling bed

• Looksmaxxing fuels a peptide grey market

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Isle of Man TT enters race week

• Shellona reveals its summer lineup

• Vingegaard completes cycling’s Grand Tour set

• Zuma brings its izakaya to Montenegro

• Richard Mille opens Monaco and Bangkok boutiques

• Oakridge Park opens in Vancouver

• Gus the T-rex heads to auction

• Ralph Lauren lands at Pebble Beach

• Château la Commaraine opens in Pommard

• Highstay launches L’Appartement Boétie

• Mauritius unveils a $1m golden visa

• Four Seasons opens on the Red Sea

• Oura Ring 5: The world’s smallest smart ring

• Equinox plans a Playa Vista club

• Resit’s smart cushion tracks posture

• Athletic and Bath Club opens in Bordeaux

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Jack Nicklaus returns to design with NOKOSI

• Cannes belongs to the brands now

• Scott’s Mayfair is coming to New York

• Black Coffee brings the orchestra to the O2

• Ferrari unveils the Luce, its first electric car

• A. Lange & Söhne revives the Cabaret in honeygold

• Missoni is no longer a family company

• Audemars Piguet hands the Royal Oak to Ambush

• St. Clement: the Soho House founder’s first hotel

• Bali starts deporting the influencers

• Aman opens the books on Amanvari in Baja

• PS opens a private terminal at Dallas

• Tramp, the nightclub, opens a wellness club

• The Enhanced Games stumble in Las Vegas

• Nude: America’s healthiest grocery store

• Oura files to go public at $11 billion

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Everest’s most crowded season on record

• Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2026

• Sinner completes the career Golden Masters

• Cucina Alba opens Alba Spiaggia at Montauk Yacht Club

• Lotus is going back to V8s

• Phillips sets a new world record for watch auctions

• The Gstaad Guy x Bentayga EWB Chalet Edition

• Checking in on Gucci under Demna

• One&Only and Raffles both announce Courchevel resorts

• Rosewood is coming to Tokyo

• Four Seasons opens 2028 private jet bookings

• Fouquet’s is headed to Mykonos

• Adidas and Satisfy announce a multi-year partnership

• Copenhagen’s Water Culture House nears opening

• Laurel Supply opens in West Hollywood

• Canyon launches the Endurace CF SLX

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Estelle is coming to New York

• KOKO celebrates 125 years with a new recording studio

• Field Report: &ME in Los Angeles

• Aprilia sweep the Le Mans podium

• Audemars Piguet and Swatch reveal the Royal Pop

• Lamborghini unveils the Fenomeno Roadster

• Orion Yachts launches its debut superyacht

• Liaigre brings its furniture to Capella Sydney

• COMO Le Beauvallon reopens in Saint-Tropez

• Sublime Sand opens in Comporta

• VistaJet adds the Bombardier Global 8000

• Auberge announces its first African safari lodges

• Arc’teryx opens trail hubs in Tokyo

• San Francisco’s Nob Hill Spa gets a new life

• 1.3 million people applied for the 2027 London Marathon

• District Vision opens in Los Angeles

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Antonelli takes his third win in Miami

• Lady Delilah comes to New York

• Checking in on SailGP

• 1927: Abu Dhabi’s new film members’ club

• Range Rover’s invitation-only SV Ultra

• Jacques Marie Mage opens in SoHo

• La Marzocco’s new home colourways

• Forte: the members-only supercar platform

• Zannier Île de Bendor is open

• Spirit Airlines is finished

• The Orient Express Corinthian sets sail

• Uber adds hotel bookings

• Six Senses Place opens in London

• Dream Seven: Paris’s new design-led Pilates studio

• The rise of the phone-free night out

• Meadow Lane eyes expansion

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Milan Design Week: too much FOMO

• The Monaco Historic Grand Prix returns

• Ibiza opens for the summer

• Istanbul Park is back on the F1 calendar – from 2027

• RIMOWA makes furniture now

• Porsche exits Bugatti Rimac

• Range Rover Sport Twenty Edition

• BOSS and Ligne Roset reimagine the Togo

• Villa San Michele reopens after 18 months

• Air Canada’s Aeroplan quietly devalues

• Aman announces its first Texas retreat

• New Europe entry requirements are coming

• Climatic’s L Max lung health device

• Canyon Ranch Austin opens in September

• The shoe that broke the two-hour marathon

• Rostudios comes to New York

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Annabel’s and the Ivy empire sold

• Milan Design Week preview

• Coachella 2026 recap

• Casa Tua arrives in Capri

• Porsche 911 GT3 S/C

• Watches & Wonders 2026 recap

• FPM Milano x Globe-Trotter

• Aimé Leon Dore opens in Los Angeles

• Airelles Palladio, Venice

• Casa Bonavita, Malta

• Delta One gets its first redesign in a decade

• The Hôtel Lili, Beverly Hills

• Colnago C72

• London Marathon activations

• Sanctum comes to Anguilla

• Qantas and the case for long-haul wellness

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Soho House heads to Los Cabos

• Willett’s opens at the Cadogan

• The Monte Carlo Masters

• Pacha is back in New York

• Breitling sends a watch to the moon

• Rolls-Royce goes invitation-only

• Selfridges opens its members’ floor

• Universal Genève returns

• Aman Sveti Stefan reopens this summer

• ANA’s new business class, explained

• Four Seasons arrives in Cartagena

• Amex expands its lounge network

• Paris breaks the European marathon record

• The Canyon Endurace CFR

• Equinox Hotels takes on sleep science

• Your supplements, personalised by blood

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• America’s first Raphael exhibition opens at the Met

• Stylus: New York’s new sound-focused members club

• Dragon-I Hong Kong relaunches

• Scorpios announces its 2026 summer programme

• Mercedes unveils the 2027 Maybach S-Class

• Vacheron Constantin’s new Miami flagship

• Bang & Olufsen’s final centenary Beolab 90 editions

• The Koenigsegg Gemera enters production

• The Zetter opens opposite the British Museum

• NetJets opens at Augusta and adds the Global 8000

• Luštica Bay launches The Peaks Townhouses

• Orient Express opens in Venice

• WHOOP is now a $10 billion brand

• New York gets a Russian banya-inspired bathhouse

• Inside 247’s growing community race series

• A look at SubRosa Spa, York

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Editor’s Letter

My apologies for the delay in delivering this week’s newsletter to your inbox, though I assure you the stories that stole my attention these past few days will serve as ample repayment. I’m writing this issue from a sensible suite at The Zetter, a boutique townhouse hotel in London’s charming Marylebone neighbourhood (my favourite in the city, and one I hope to call home sometime before summer’s end). I’m in town for the week, bridging the gap between this past weekend’s trip to Megève and some as yet unconfirmed travels this coming weekend – though it seems like Edinburgh is looking the most likely next destination, before continuing onwards to Paris, followed by a busy rest of April on the continent. We’ve got many great stories lined up – an itinerary that should just about cover nearly every vertical The Liber covers. It’s always a pleasure to find myself this side of the Atlantic, and it’s thanks to you, readers, that opportunities for coverage have steadily decreased the length I have to wait between visits. From a fresh Ibiza listening room to Omega’s latest engineering, this week’s issue touches on subjects that my upcoming travels will bring me face-to-face with, and I hope – as ever – you find them an intriguing digest. — Daniel Wickstone

HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Nocturna is the Ibiza night worth watching this summer

• Oia Downtown opens as Jeddah’s first women-only coastal club

• Miami Music Week 2026 wrapped

• Singer headlines Goodwood’s Central Feature this summer

• Omega’s new Constellation is a watchmaking milestone

• Carl Friedrik launches its first aluminium luggage

• Audemars Piguet opens AP House in Miami Beach

• Jaguar’s controversial designer has left the company

• The EDITION opens on Lake Como

• Auberge announces a ski-in ski-out lodge in Steamboat Springs

• The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse gets a Heathrow refresh

• Lufthansa turns 100 with a fleet of anniversary liveries

• KLAFS built a sauna that fits in your living room

• The London Marathon is exploring a two-day format for 2027

• The Commons opens Melbourne’s largest wellness club

• Everhaus is opening Las Vegas’s first private health club

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HEADLINES

This week, at a glance.

• Porsche owners can now book laps at Laguna Seca

• Pogačar makes the case to keep up with pro cycling

• Robin Birley is closing in on a Palm Beach members’ club

• Caprices Festival completes its debut edition in Gstaad

• An unreleased Jaeger-LeCoultre spotted at the Oscars

• Bugatti and Factor build a $24,000 UCI-illegal road bike

• Loro Piana expands into Australia

• Ferrari Style lands on Old Bond Street

• Corinthia Rome opens in the former Bank of Italy

• Four Seasons I sets sail on its maiden voyage

• The Beverly Hills Hotel gets its first upgrade in eighty years

• British Airways leaks its new A380 configuration

• Hidde Weersma runs 52:42, a new HYROX world record

• Riela, a new contemporary bathhouse, opens in Madrid

• Remedy Place launches injectable NAD+

• New Balance takes over a Renaissance hall for the Rome Marathon

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Headlines

This week, at a glance.

• Indian Wells: Tennis paradise returns

• Zero Bond opens at the Wynn, Las Vegas

• Palm Beach Cannes announces KLUB

• Soho House Tokyo opens this spring

• Sanlorenzo drops anchor in London

• Porsche is thinking bigger – much bigger

• Gieves & Hawkes charts a new course for SS26

• Burberry honours Queen Elizabeth II’s centenary

• The first Amangiri private residence lists for $33 million

• Introducing Azuma Farm Koiwai

• Korean Air’s new LAX lounge

• Fouquet’s is coming to Miami

• Neko Health opens in Victoria

• The LA Marathon is now a full cultural weekend

• Technogym’s reimagined boutique at Harrods

• MAAP plants a flag in Shanghai

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