EXPLORERS The Ultimate
The inaugural Ultimate Explorers fam trip hosted by Kerzner International in partnership with Aspire took place in May, with eight luxury agents and operators travelling to Dubai and Cape Town for a week of luxury stays and high-octane activities. Here’s what they got up to
ONE&ONLY ROYAL MIRAGE
The Ultimate Explorers fam trip kicked off with two action- packed nights at One&Only Royal Mirage. On arrival, staff were waiting with cool towels and warm smiles, and instantly whisked bags to suites while the group enjoyed breakfast. Later, delegates headed to the hotel’s adult-only beach club, Drift, where tropical house tunes meet chilled glasses of rosé and French-inspired dishes of linguine vongole and chateaubriand. After a hotel site tour, the group headed out on a sunset cruise from the property’s private jetty, which concluded with a spectacular dinner in the private dining room at 101 Dining Lounge & Marina, One&Only The Palm’s exclusive seafood restaurant by esteemed French chef Yannick Alleno. The next morning, the group ventured to the new Museum of the Future, which offers a fascinating glimpse into what our future might hold. It was then time for a South American-inspired lunch at the newly renovated Beach Bar & Grill at One&Only Royal Mirage, before a site tour of sister property One&Only The Palm. That evening, delegates headed out on a desert safari experience in vintage 4x4 Land Rovers courtesy of Platinum Heritage Dubai. The colourful Land Rover convoy sped through the desert, stopping for a sunset falconry experience, and concluding at the brand’s Bedouin base camp, home to food stalls, henna stations and, of course, camels.
Drift at One&Only Royal Mirage
Delegates head into the desert
Clare Levy, Different Planet Travel
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What was your favourite part of the fam trip? Meeting the teams from each resort. When you work with people remotely for so long and feel like you know them, to meet in person is such a treat and makes the relationship so much stronger.
What was your favourite property? One&Only The Palm. I have always understood this to be the ultimate luxury offering in Dubai but to see it for myself reinforced this for me. I love that it is a small, low-rise place of calm in amongst the craziness.
What was your key takeaway from the trip? That the brand encompasses so many different styles of property – city, beach and full resort joy.
101 Dining Lounge & Marina
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