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Grazia USA
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Looking to Escape to Ibiza? Discover the Soulful, Wellness-Focused Side of the Island at Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort
Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort When you hear 'Ibiza,' chances are you picture strobe lights, superclubs, and a never-ending stream of sunset-to-sunrise parties. But tucked away in the island's lesser-known northern region lies a completely different kind of experience — one rooted in stillness, slowness, and soul. Welcome to Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort, a five-star adults-only sanctuary that proves you don't have to compromise luxury for tranquility. Part of Hilton's Curio Collection, the property first opened to the Spanish market in 2024, and only now is making its official debut to US and UK travelers for the 2025 season. Situated on a crescent-shaped bay where the mountains meet the sea, this resort is not just a hotel stay — it's an invitation to rediscover yourself. From cacao ceremonies and moonlit meditations to barefoot dinners under the stars and healing rituals at golden hour, Cala San Miguel offers a side of Ibiza few have seen — and even fewer want to leave. Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort: A Place Where Time Slows Down Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort Unlike the south's buzz of mopeds and beach clubs, northern Ibiza remains delightfully off-radar. Cala San Miguel Resort sits nestled in a secluded enclave near the iconic Benirràs Beach — famous for its Sunday sunset drum circles — yet far enough to feel like a private paradise. This stretch of the island is affectionately called 'the last bastion of the real Ibiza' for a reason. It's unpolished, raw, and wildly beautiful. Olive trees line the hillsides. Ancient trails wind through pine forests. And the Mediterranean laps gently at shores that haven't been overrun by loungers and loudspeakers. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort The resort blends into this environment effortlessly. With 292 rooms, including 114 part of the exclusive Club tier, every element of the architecture and design honors its natural surroundings. Light stone, neutral palettes, and organic textures create an earthy, breathable aesthetic. Locally sourced materials reflect the island's heritage, while wide terraces — many with views of the sea, mountains, or pool — make every sunrise and sunset feel personal. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort For those craving more than just a view, several suites come with outdoor whirlpools, private plunge pools, and even complimentary use of a Fiat 500 Cabrio to explore the island in true Mediterranean style. Not Just Wellness — Wholeness Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort At Cala San Miguel, wellness isn't just a buzzword tacked onto a menu — it's the pulse of the property. The resort's Complimentary Experiences and Activities Programme is one of the most robust we've seen in the Mediterranean. Curated by an on-site Guest Experience Manager, every guest has access to a personalized schedule of soul-stirring activities designed to reconnect the body, mind, and spirit. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort During my stay, the itinerary featured Pilates overlooking the sea, sound healing at dusk, and an immersive Ibizan herbal liqueur workshop where we learned to bottle our own take on hierbas ibicencas using locally foraged ingredients like fennel, mint, and rosemary. The sunset sound bath — complete with crystal bowls, incense, tarot cards, and guided meditation — was a standout moment, washing over me with deep calm as the sky melted from coral to indigo. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort New for this season, the resort also offers cacao ceremonies, full moon rituals, SUP yoga on the sea, open-water swims, art jam sessions, and a curated program of live music and open-air cinema screenings. It's Ibiza for the emotionally intelligent traveler — the one who craves depth and meaning, not just mezcal and techno. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort And when you're ready to unwind more traditionally? The resort's two wellness zones offer Natura Bissé treatments, indoor and outdoor gyms, sea-view yoga decks, and facial therapies that leave your skin glowing with Mediterranean radiance. Culinary Alchemy: Where Island Ingredients Meet Global Inspiration Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort Ibiza has no shortage of fine dining, but Cala San Miguel elevates the concept by pairing bold, global flavors with a true farm-to-fork ethos. Every one of the 12 venues across the property reflects its own distinct identity while staying rooted in seasonal, local-first sourcing. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort Our journey began with Atrio Raw Bar, a stunning al fresco space set above the bay, where we sipped herbal-infused cocktails and savored oysters, shrimp crudo, and Ibizan shellfish as the sun dipped behind the mountains. With ambient live music and candlelit tables, it's the kind of place where time evaporates. Dinner my first evening was at Savina, a serene indoor-outdoor space where everything from the architecture to the ingredients pays tribute to Ibiza's natural rhythm. The setting is timeless yet unpretentious — think low lighting, locally crafted ceramics, and the subtle hum of live acoustic music drifting through the warm island air. The menu leans into seasonal Mediterranean cuisine, with a focus on traditional techniques and biodynamic ingredients. Paired with a crisp natural wine, the meal felt less like a restaurant service and more like a soulful, shared ritual. As the evening sun slipped beneath the horizon, it was clear that Savina isn't just about food — it's about reconnecting with the land, the season, and the simple beauty of slow dining done right. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort The following morning, Na Joaneta — exclusively for Club guests — offered a light and luxe breakfast experience, complete with Balearic beats, artisanal pastries, gluten-free options, and a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar. It felt like the chic, coastal answer to a Soho House morning. Lunch at Cálido was perhaps the most surprising: a vibrant fusion of Mediterranean and Asian influences. Think tuna poke with preserved lemon, citrusy ceviche sprinkled with edible flowers, and sake-infused mocktails garnished with shiso. We followed it with a relaxed dip at the poolside DA'MAR, where wood-fired pizzas and natural wines added to the breezy, boho vibe. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort While the much-anticipated Beach House Cala San Miguel was still in development during our visit, we previewed the space — and it's destined to be the resort's showstopper: an open-air beach bar with live music, sea views, 'arroces al canto,' and a sunset DJ lineup that celebrates Ibiza's soul without the chaos. The Club Experience: A More Refined Way to Retreat Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort For those seeking elevated privacy and curated perks, 'The Club' tier of the resort adds a layer of exclusivity that's subtle, sophisticated, and seamless. Club guests enjoy a private check-in area, surprise welcome gifts, and priority access to designated pools, lounge areas, and restaurants like Na Joaneta. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort The Club rooms are noticeably more spacious (27–49 m²) and thoughtfully appointed, with plush robes, Natura Bissé amenities, Nespresso machines, Marshall speakers, and premium stocked minibars. Some even come with whirlpools or sea-facing daybeds. It's not over-the-top luxury — it's intentional luxury, grounded in comfort and ease. What to Do in North Ibiza, Beyond the Resort Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort While Cala San Miguel is a destination in itself, its location on the northern coast means you're ideally placed for off-the-beaten-path adventure. A quick walk down the beach brings you to the famed Benirràs Beach, where locals and travelers alike gather on Sundays for the now-iconic sunset drum circle. Hundreds line the sand to dance, drum, and bask in the golden light as the sun sets behind the islet of Cap Bernat. If you're feeling adventurous, the hotel staff can point you to a nearby hiking trail marked subtly with paint blazes on rocks — a bit tricky to navigate, but worth it for panoramic views of the sea and cliffs. For those with access to a car, nearby villages like San Juan and San Miguel offer charming cafes, art galleries, and farmers markets that capture Ibiza's rural charm. A Final Note: You Don't Need to Party to Find Magic in Ibiza Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort redefines what it means to 'do Ibiza.' It's not about detoxing after a night out — it's about choosing presence over performance, restoration over revelry, soul over spectacle. Whether you come for a weekend wellness reset or make it your base after hopping around the island, the experience lingers long after checkout. Photo courtesy of Cala San Miguel Ibiza Resort Here, mornings are for mindful movement. Afternoons stretch out beneath palm trees with a good book and a glass of local wine. Evenings are dedicated to nourishing food, intentional rituals, and reconnecting — with yourself, with your travel companion, and with the beauty of slow, intentional living. If Ibiza is the island of escape, Cala San Miguel is where you escape to remember who you are.
New York Post
a day ago
- Business
- New York Post
Paris Hilton's $63M mansion buy led US home sales in June
Paris Hilton and her husband led the US real estate market in June with their pricey purchase of Mark Wahlberg's former megamansion. The mammoth Beverly Hills estate cost Hilton and her venture capitalist husband, Carter Reum, a cool $63 million. Their purchase topped out Redfin's top 10 list of the country's most expensive home sales, as did five other California-based transactions. Agents told CNBC the recent ranking reflects a pattern of luxury real estate regaining momentum in fire-ravaged Los Angeles. Advertisement 9 Paris Hilton, pictured in June. GC Images 9 Hilton and her husband, Carter Reum, share two children — and a new place to call home. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP 9 Wahlberg and his wife Rhea Durham sold the impressive property for $55 million in 2023. Paul Barnaby Advertisement Indeed, Hilton and Reum, who share two young children, lost their $8.4 million oceanfront Malibu home to the Palisades Fire — one of several that raged through the state in January. Hilton was candid about the loss in a post to her millions of Instagram followers. 'Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience,' the heiress and influencer wrote. The sheer scale of her family's new home makes its eye-watering $63 million price a little more understandable. 9 A sun-lit dining room. Paul Barnaby Advertisement 9 One of two kitchens in the main house. Paul Barnaby 9 A wine and cigar cellar with a tasting area. Paul Barnaby 9 The outdoor pool includes a grotto, waterfalls and waterslides. Paul Barnaby The nearly 30,500-square-foot spread sits on 6 private acres. The extensive grounds feature a sports court, a skate park, a five-hole golf course and a pool worthy of a waterpark. A main house and a guesthouse include a collective 12 bedrooms — as well as a wine and cigar cellar, a home theater and staff quarters. Advertisement The mansion's sellers made a tidy profit from the deal, CNBC reported, even accounting for Los Angeles' hefty mansion tax. Their success makes Mark Wahlberg's $55 million sale of the home in 2023 look sadly premature. Hilton and Reum's purchase is currently the fifth priciest home sale of 2025, according to Redfin. Nicole Plaxen, an agent with the Beverly Hills Estates, told CNBC that LA's luxury market is being driven by displaced homeowners like Hilton. Plaxen also noted a return in foreign buyers, especially from China. 9 The Palisades Fire claimed modest starter homes and A-lister mansions alike. London Entertainment for NY Post 9 Hilton closed on the home five months after losing her family's Malibu beach house. Paul Barnaby The other 50% of Redfin's chart-topping June sales took place elsewhere: Three in coastal Florida, one in Manhattan and another on Lake Tahoe's Nevada side. All 10 sold for more than $30 million. New York's appearance in the June rankings was credited to the sale of a 50-foot-wide mansion in Midtown Manhattan. The sprawling 22-bedroom residence just off Fifth Avenue was built for a cousin of J.P. Morgan during the city's Gilded Age. The seller, previously reported at real estate developer Orin Wilf, cinched a $38.2 million deal on the property. Neither Wilf's sale nor Hilton's purchase comes even close to the year's most expensive deal so far. That superlative belongs squarely with the $225 million sale of three adjacent beachfront properties in Naples, Florida. The April transaction marked the second-highest home sale ever in the US, trailing Ken Griffin's $238 million penthouse purchase at 220 Central Park South in early 2019.
Korea Herald
a day ago
- Business
- Korea Herald
Journey Joins Starlab to Design the Commercial Space Station Experience
HOUSTON, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Starlab Space LLC announced a strategic partnership with Journey, a multidimensional experience agency, that will help shape the interior and experiential design of the next-generation commercial space station. Journey joins Hilton and Airbus in developing a station environment that elevates how astronauts live and work in orbit. Journey brings a deep portfolio of globally recognized projects, including the Sphere in Las Vegas, the Empire State Building observatory in New York City and the Sun Princess Dome for Princess Cruises. The agency will be working closely with Hilton, one of the original strategic partners in the Starlab program, designing the Starlab hospitality and crew experience. Journey's role adds a vital layer of design and experiential innovation, shaping a space that reflects both function and humanity. "With Starlab, we want to create an intuitive and comfortable environment for astronauts that allows them to fully focus on their mission," said Tim Kopra, Starlab CEO. "Journey understands how to merge design and technology in a very unique context. Their work will help make Starlab not just a successful operational platform in low-Earth orbit but also an exceptional place to work and live." This collaboration focuses on enhancing everyday life in orbit. By combining narrative design, digital infrastructure and spatial layout, Journey will help ensure Starlab functions as both a cutting-edge research platform and a welcoming, livable habitat. "Our mission is to create multidimensional experiences for the world's most compelling and ambitious projects," said Lionel Ohayon, Journey's Chief Creative Officer & Co-Founder. "We're applying our decades of design expertise to humanity's next frontier: space. We couldn't be more excited to partner with Starlab to bring this world-shifting vision to life." Starlab is targeting launch ahead of the International Space Station's planned retirement and is designed to support a continuous human presence in orbit. The station will offer research and commercial opportunities for government agencies, academic institutions and private industry worldwide. Starlab Space is a U.S.-led, global joint venture among Voyager Technologies, Airbus, Mitsubishi Corporation, MDA Space and Palantir Technologies, with strategic partners including Hilton, Northrop Grumman and The Ohio State University. Starlab is developing a next-generation, AI-enabled commercial space station, aiming to ensure continued human presence in low-Earth orbit and a seamless transition of microgravity science and research alongside the retirement of the International Space Station. Starlab's advanced, user-driven design and robust capabilities make it a premier platform for scientific discovery and technological advancement in space. For more information, visit About Journey Journey is a global design and innovation agency shaping the future through multidimensional experiences (MDX) that connect people, brands, and culture. Journey's layered MDX approach crafts story-driven, sensory-rich engagement across physical, immersive, digital, and virtual spaces—fuelled by creative and technological innovation. Born from a legacy of pioneering studios, Journey blends strategic thinking with deep creative expertise to deliver solutions across industries. Journey fuels growth and forges lasting value for audiences and partners by creating meaningful experiences that resonate across every dimension of human interaction. Visit for more information.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
US travel bookings rebound for August, boosting companies' revenue outlook
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK -U.S. travel companies including air carriers United Airlines and Southwest Airlines and hotel operators Hilton Worldwide and Wyndham Hotels have issued a collective sigh of relief as budget-conscious Americans have started booking travel again after many put vacation plans on pause earlier this year. U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded in July from a shaky June, dinged by inflation, a weakening U.S. dollar, and President Donald Trump's trade war. That translated to a rise in spending, with travel companies seeing an uptick in bookings and now expecting stronger fourth-quarter revenue growth. Companies that primarily service price-sensitive customers or the domestic U.S. market have higher expectations for August, with some seeing the end of the third quarter as an inflection point for what has otherwise been a rocky environment in 2025. "Just as quickly as demand stepped down in early February due to this uncertainty, it appears that demand is now stepping up," United Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella said on a post-earnings call, saying uncertainty has dropped in recent weeks after five months of weak demand. Hotel operator Hilton echoed those sentiments, saying the freeze in corporate and business travel spending was finally "thawing." "Given our overweighting to the domestic market, we would expect to be an outsized beneficiary of any recovery in the domestic demand environment," said Southwest CEO Robert Jordan on an investor call. The company said demand stabilized in the second quarter, and its recent bookings showed clear signs of improvement. Most U.S. airline and hotel operators withdrew or cut their financial forecasts in April and May as President Trump's trade war threw the industry into its most uncertain time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, there is lingering uncertainty over how the economy will fare in an ever-evolving tariff landscape and with inflation still above the U.S. Federal Reserve's desired 2% rate. Super 8 motel operator Wyndham said that it was seeing more strength in revenue per available room, an important metric in the hospitality industry, in states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri, indicating steady demand from blue-collar everyday travelers. "In August, we'll see a stronger summer travel season," said CFO Michele Allen. American Airlines said it expects revenue to improve sequentially in August and September. Alaska Air Group Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Harrison said closer-in bookings are coming in stronger, with "very good" activity in August. However, the uptick in demand will be more evident for hotels and airlines in the fourth quarter. For airlines, "a continuation of these demand trends is needed as a catalyst for airline stocks" as weak demand for main cabin seats has forced airlines to offer sales to fill planes, Andrew G. Didora, Bank of America equity research analyst, said in a note. (Doyinsola Oladipo in New York; Editing by Cynthia Osterman) Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
a day ago
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- Yahoo
US travel bookings rebound for August, boosting companies' revenue outlook
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK -U.S. travel companies including air carriers United Airlines and Southwest Airlines and hotel operators Hilton Worldwide and Wyndham Hotels have issued a collective sigh of relief as budget-conscious Americans have started booking travel again after many put vacation plans on pause earlier this year. U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded in July from a shaky June, dinged by inflation, a weakening U.S. dollar, and President Donald Trump's trade war. That translated to a rise in spending, with travel companies seeing an uptick in bookings and now expecting stronger fourth-quarter revenue growth. Companies that primarily service price-sensitive customers or the domestic U.S. market have higher expectations for August, with some seeing the end of the third quarter as an inflection point for what has otherwise been a rocky environment in 2025. "Just as quickly as demand stepped down in early February due to this uncertainty, it appears that demand is now stepping up," United Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella said on a post-earnings call, saying uncertainty has dropped in recent weeks after five months of weak demand. Hotel operator Hilton echoed those sentiments, saying the freeze in corporate and business travel spending was finally "thawing." "Given our overweighting to the domestic market, we would expect to be an outsized beneficiary of any recovery in the domestic demand environment," said Southwest CEO Robert Jordan on an investor call. The company said demand stabilized in the second quarter, and its recent bookings showed clear signs of improvement. Most U.S. airline and hotel operators withdrew or cut their financial forecasts in April and May as President Trump's trade war threw the industry into its most uncertain time since the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, there is lingering uncertainty over how the economy will fare in an ever-evolving tariff landscape and with inflation still above the U.S. Federal Reserve's desired 2% rate. Super 8 motel operator Wyndham said that it was seeing more strength in revenue per available room, an important metric in the hospitality industry, in states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri, indicating steady demand from blue-collar everyday travelers. "In August, we'll see a stronger summer travel season," said CFO Michele Allen. American Airlines said it expects revenue to improve sequentially in August and September. Alaska Air Group Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Harrison said closer-in bookings are coming in stronger, with "very good" activity in August. However, the uptick in demand will be more evident for hotels and airlines in the fourth quarter. For airlines, "a continuation of these demand trends is needed as a catalyst for airline stocks" as weak demand for main cabin seats has forced airlines to offer sales to fill planes, Andrew G. Didora, Bank of America equity research analyst, said in a note. (Doyinsola Oladipo in New York; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
