CONTENTS
WHAT’S INSIDE SEPTEMBER 2015
EDITOR’S LETTER
PICK YOUR PAGES 47 COVER STORY
BOTSWANA JOANNA BOOTH EXPLORES ARGUABLY THE BEST SAFARI DESTINATION IN THE WORLD
8 THE CLUB
AWARDS See photographs from the Aspire Awards and find out who won
10 NEWS
LATEST Pure, Abercrombie & Kent, The Dorchester, Regent Seven Seas, Ultravilla
20 DIGITAL SUMMIT
REPORT Photos and words from our inaugural Aspire summit at the Savoy
71 MYLEENE KLASS
INTERVIEW We meet the popstar, model, entrepreneur and keen traveller
COVER PICTURE
CHEETAH AT VUMBURA PLAINS. PHOTO: WILDERNESS SAFARIS/DANA ALLEN
aspire september 2015 — 5 ELSEWHERE IN ASPIRE
BRUNCH CLUB (P26) The topic was authentic travel and our panel had plenty to say
SPA GODDESS (P38) Some seriously relaxing places, treatments and products
EDITOR’S PICK (P44) Rupert Murray at the revered Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
ROCKY MOUNTAINEER (P55) The Canadian train that is the star of track and field
JAPAN (P75)
We explore Aman Resorts’ stunning new hotel in Tokyo
PRIVATE JET (P89) A report from inside Four Seasons’ private jet
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RUPERT MURRAY EDITOR, ASPIRE
If you don’t like photos of people at really cool and fun events, there is a chance this issue might annoy you a bit. Sorry. Trouble is, a lot has been going on: since our last edition, we’ve had the Aspire Awards, our inaugural Digital Summit, held at the Savoy, and a Brunch Club. Just be thankful our two September
forums, in London and Manchester, haven’t happened yet (they’re on September 25 and September 29, and you can still come if you’d like), or we’d have photos of those events too. Oh, and our next brunch is not far away (October 29 and, again, feel free to pop along). My recommendation, if you are a hater of happy pictures, is to avoid pages 8, 9, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29 and 30. The good news is, this issue is 92 pages, so
there’s another 82 pages you might like. My favourites are pages 44 and 45. I quite like 71 and 72. And actually 33 and 34 are a good read too. Then there’s pages 47 to 53. If you like the photo of the big cat on the front cover you’re going to enjoy those enormously.
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