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Would You Go on a Coffee Date with a Robot?

What Is It? At the heart of Suzukagawa’s shopping complex, the LOVOT Café offers a rare hospitality concept where your companion might not be human. Located in LAZONA Kawasaki Plaza…

The Mirror That Heals: Emotional Rituals in Hospitality

Mirror Ritual is an interactive installation developed at Monash University in 2020 by Nina Rajcic and Jon McCormack. It combines AI and machine learning to read your facial expression and…

Gorillas and Good Taste: One&Only Gorilla’s Nest, Where Luxury Meets Conservation

What Is it? Set on the edge of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, the One&Only Gorilla’s Nest is a luxury resort that places guests in the heart of one of…

Fashion or Fit? Why Hermès Says You Don’t Have to Choose Anymore

What Is It? In a world glued to screens, HermèsFit offers a fashionably fresh way to move. This itinerant pop-up merges luxury and wellness into an immersive experience that turns…

Sleeping Under the Stars: How Null Stern Hotel Redefined Luxury Through Absence

What Is it? Null Stern Hotel, German for “Zero Stars”, is perhaps the world’s most paradoxical luxury experience. It began in 2008 with a converted nuclear bunker in Zurich but…

Into the Wild: Desert Island Survival Experiences Reconnect Us With Our Primal Instincts

What Is It? ‘Desert Island Survival’ is not your typical vacation; it’s a profound challenge that strips away modern comforts to reveal your most fundamental human capabilities. This immersive experience…

Buried in Luxury: The Ultimate Underground Escape at Sala Silver Mine Hotel

What Is it? Tucked 155 meters beneath the surface of Sweden lies one of the world’s most extraordinary hotel experiences: the Sala Silver Mine Suite. Once a working silver mine,…

(S)SCNT: Capturing Memories Through Scent

What Is It? Ever wished you could bottle the scent of the first rain after a drought, the comforting smell of your grandmother’s kitchen, or the salty aroma of an…

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DO NOT READ THIS WHILE EATING

What is it? A moldy burger? We hear you think, why the hell would you advertise food that looks like it will literally kill you. Yes, we all prefer a fresh good-looking…

VIRTUAL TOUR WITH REMOTE-CONTROLLED GUIDE

What is it? The Faroe Islands, a Denmark territory, have come up with a way to allow people around the world to go on a self-guided tour of the archipelago. Camera-wearing…