/* eslint-disable */ const { useState: useLState } = React; /* ---------- HERO ---------- */ const LuxuryHero = () => (
); /* ---------- I · SHORTLIST ---------- */ const LuxuryPlaces = () => { const [region, setRegion] = useLState("All"); const regions = ["All", "Europe", "Asia", "Africa", "Middle East"]; const filtered = LUXURY_PLACES.filter(p => region === "All" || p.region === region); return (
I

Twelve destinations,at their ceiling.

Picked by editors who have stayed in every tier — not because they are expensive, but because this is the version worth the expense.

{regions.map(r => ( ))}
{filtered.map((p, i) => (
{p.tag && {p.tag}} NO. {String(p.rank).padStart(2, "0")}
{p.city} {p.country}

{p.why}

{p.nights} nights · {p.budget} · {p.season}
{p.best.map(b => {b})}
))}
{LUXURY_PLACES.length} destinations reviewed · Updated {LUXURY_META.updated} All destinations
); }; /* ---------- II · TRIP STYLES ---------- */ const LuxuryStyles = () => (

Six ways to travelat this level.

The destination matters. So does the type of trip. Pick the one that describes how you want to move, not just where.

{LUXURY_STYLES.map(s => (
{s.num}

{s.title}{s.em}

{s.desc}

{s.count} Read more
))}
); /* ---------- III · ITINERARIES ---------- */ const LuxuryItins = () => (
III

Eight itinerariesto copy.

Day-by-day plans with budgets confirmed in 2026. Each is a complete trip at the right tier — not over-programmed, not under-considered.

{LUXURY_ITINS.map(it => (
{it.ref} {it.days}days

{it.title}{it.em}

{it.tags.map(t => {t})}
by {it.author} {it.price}
))}
); /* ---------- IV · BY LENGTH ---------- */ const LuxuryLength = () => (

By the day count.Pick your window.

Luxury trips have a different cost-per-day curve. Shorter trips in Paris or Marrakech work. Longer trips in the Maldives or on safari scale proportionally better.

Length Days Guides Destinations Budget
{LUXURY_BY_LENGTH.map(r => ( {r.len} {r.days} {r.count} {r.examples} {r.price} ))}
); /* ---------- V · PRACTICAL ---------- */ const LUXURY_PRACTICAL = [ { num: "01", kind: "Hotel tip", title: "Book direct or via Virtuoso.", p: "Direct bookings get better upgrade odds. Virtuoso-affiliated agents layer on amenity credits and complimentary upgrades at participating properties — at zero additional cost to you. For Paris palace hotels or Maldives overwater villas, the difference is meaningful." }, { num: "02", kind: "Dining tip", title: "Reserve Michelin restaurants 60 days out.", p: "France is 60 days minimum, often 90 for the top tables. Japan requires a Japanese-speaking intermediary or a hotel concierge with the relationship. Book the restaurant before you book the flight. This is not a joke." }, { num: "03", kind: "Pace tip", title: "Two nights minimum per property. Three is better.", p: "The one-night luxury hotel stay is a performance. Two nights is when you become a guest. Three nights is when the staff knows your coffee order without asking. Never check into an expensive property for one night if you can avoid it." }, { num: "04", kind: "Staffing tip", title: "A private guide for the first day changes everything.", p: "Not for every day — just the first. A good guide in Kyoto, Marrakech, or Petra reframes what you're looking at in a way that sticks for the rest of the trip. Skipping the guide to save $300 on a $12,000 trip is one of the most common luxury travel mistakes." }, { num: "05", kind: "Packing tip", title: "Capsule wardrobe. Valet pressing is included.", p: "Four outfits that mix, two pairs of shoes, one formal option. Every property at this level offers laundry. Pack for one week regardless of trip length. The single exception: whatever cannot be replaced. Everything else, check it." }, { num: "06", kind: "Timing tip", title: "Shoulder season gives you 70% of the experience at 40% of the crowd.", p: "Amalfi in May instead of July. Paris in September instead of August. Kyoto in late November instead of peak cherry blossom. The food is the same, the views are the same, and you can actually walk through the places you came to see." }, ]; const LuxuryPractical = () => (

The brief.Six things that actually matter.

Not hotel rankings. Not packing lists. The structural decisions that determine whether a high-cost trip delivers what it promised.

{LUXURY_PRACTICAL.map(pr => (
{pr.num} {pr.kind}

{pr.title}

{pr.p}

))}
); /* ---------- VI · READING ---------- */ const LuxuryReading = () => (
VI

The reading list.Eight essays from the desk.

Read the first two before you book anything. Read the timing piece before you commit to a month.

{LUXURY_READING.map((r, i) => ( {String(i + 1).padStart(2, "0")} {r.tag} {r.title}{r.em} By {r.author} {r.duration} read ))}
); /* ---------- VII · VOICES ---------- */ const LuxuryVoices = () => (

The luxury desk.{LUXURY_DESK.length} editors, 124 trips.

Every guide on this desk was written by someone who has stayed in the property type they are writing about. The advice is specific because the expense was real.

{LUXURY_DESK.map((v, i) => (
{v.name}
{v.role} · {v.trips} trips
"{v.line}"
))}
); /* ---------- VIII · FAQ ---------- */ const LuxuryFaq = () => { const [open, setOpen] = useLState(null); return (

The questionswe get a lot.

Ask a question →
{LUXURY_FAQS.map((f, i) => (
setOpen(open === i ? null : i)}>
{f.q} +
{f.a}
))}
); }; /* ---------- CTA ---------- */ const LuxuryCta = () => (
HowTo: Travel Edition · Luxury Desk

Travel well.Not just expensively.

The difference between a high-cost trip and a genuinely great one is almost never about spending more. Our desk spends 44 guides explaining exactly where that line is.

Start with the Maldives All trip types
48°51′N · 02°21′E · PARIS
FIELD DESK Nº 001 · CÉLINE MARCHETTI
); /* ---------- ROOT ---------- */ const LuxuryApp = () => ( <>