All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors. If you purchase something through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Bali is a place that screams sybaritic splendor and Edenic bliss all at once. Of the thousands of islands in the Indonesian archipelago, the best beaches in Bali are undoubtedly the most visited. Seamlessly blending calm with the spiritual and a dose of fun, Bali’s best beaches (pantai in Bahasa Indonesia) speak for itself. Together with the soft-sand beaches, the Indian Ocean's kaleidoscopic haze of blues and greens has seduced travelers from all around–from honeymooners and digital nomads to families and friends–making it all the more reason to protect it when visiting. Although it may be tempting to hole up in your dreamy villa, the beaches of...

David Blaikie//Getty Images With the fun of the festive season long behind us, and sub-zero temperatures and a particularly blue January ahead, a little escapism is exactly what many of us need right now. It's no surprise, then, that thoughts naturally turn to holidays, and filling the coming year with as many bucket-list destinations, culture-packed getaways and fabulous new hotels as humanly possible. But in travel as in life, planning ahead makes all the difference – so if you want to secure the very best rentals and rates, it's high time you start turning those half-baked holiday ideas into concrete plans. In fact, according to the latest research by Vrbo, January is actually the ideal time to book an Easter 2025 holiday, while if you're dreaming...

If you were to close your eyes and imagine the picture-perfect holiday destination, chances are you’d be dreaming of Cabo San Lucas. Located on the southernmost tip of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, it was only in the 1980s that it first opened an airport and started attracting affluent American tourists, who came here for its untouched white sands and year-round sunshine. Fast-forward to today and it attracts over three million visitors a year, an increasing number of whom are seeking the utmost in luxury – a private, beachfront Cabo villa. According to the Los Cabos Tourism Board, there has been a 30% increase in luxury villa bookings over the past five years, no doubt influenced by the Hollywood set. Some of Mexico’s most beautiful coastline...

  Francesco Riccardo Iacomino//Getty Images Santorini has long held a reputation across the globe as one of the most luxurious and romantic destinations for couples – often those who are soon-to-be-engaged at sunset on the island, we might add – searching for breathtaking (read Instagrammable) holiday photos taken among the blue-topped white domes of the island’s most coveted coastlines. Located to the south of Athens and Mykonos, Santorini was once the site of one of the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history, which occurred in the 4th Century, with the last eruption taking place just seven decades ago. As the most active volcanic centre in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc, the island – named by the Latin Empire in the 13th Century as a...