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We're shining a light on the places we love and think you'll enjoy too, be it a boutique hotel, third-wave coffee shop or an up-and-coming gallery.
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Planning your next trip? We've picked the brains of locals to bring you the insider recommendations you won't find elsewhere. This is your little black travel book.
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You know how you have that one friend who knows their hometown inside out? That's us. We take the world's most dynamic destinations, hand-pick the best bits and give them to you in one place. This is the kind of guide that you don't need to run by a local - it was written by one.
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Escape to a wild landscape or peer around corners in a city's backstreets. These visual series from award-winning and up-and-coming photographers portray destinations in a different light. This is your window to the world.
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Treat the cultural connoisseur in your life to hand-picked edits of our favourite magazines or the ultimate traveller's library.
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Tune in to The Upgrade podcast to discover our favourite destinations, best-kept travel secrets and check in with the people who are shaking up the way we explore the world.
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From fashion powerhouses to badass explorers, these are individuals who are pushing boundaries around the globe. Get to know them better.
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Whether you're catching some rays in Isla Holbox, bar-hopping in Bergen or going for brunch in Bushwick, we've got a suitcase packed for every destination.
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Suitable for your bae and besties, colleagues and cohabitors, and everyone in between, SUITCASE Gifts is the go-to for finding that nailed-it present.
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Not sure where you want to go but like to be ahead of the curve? These under-the-radar spots are the places that everybody will be talking about in a couple of years. You heard it here first.
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The people, places and things that you can't get enough of this week. Stay ahead of the travel curve here.
Saving Your Skin and the Planet: In Conversation with Jerry Kim, Founder of K-Beauty Brand AROMATICA
Can what your slather on your skin really save the planet? AROMATICA founder and conscious-beauty pioneer Jerry Kim believes so. The disruptor behind one of Korea’s leading beauty brands talks zero-waste hero products and how essential oils can save fatigued skin.
Deck the Halls: Seven Independent Shops for Beautiful Christmas Decorations
Tis’ the season for Christmas decorations. This year we’re trimming our tree, decking the halls and tablescaping (it’s a thing) with offbeat ornaments, eco-friendly crackers and handmade trinkets from small, independent UK businesses.
Save Our Shops: The Community Projects Reshaping Britain's High Streets
Celebrating the independents traders, shops and community-first businesses that are coming together to change the UK high street's fortune. These are the people, places and projects saving our high streets.
Meals and Musings: Literature’s Great Plates (and Recipes to Recreate at Home)
Both food and books can be forms of escapism. Inspired by her favourite novels, food designer Imogen Kwok creates four recipes that nourish our minds and bodies. Food for thought, indeed.
Wake Up Here: Wilderness Reserve
Situated on a sprawling estate in a little-discovered pocket of East Anglia, Wilderness Reserve is collection of cottages rewriting the traditional self-catering stay. Spend days free-wheeling through woodland or foraging in the bucolic grounds.
Postcode Pioneers: Richard Haward’s Oysters, Essex
In Postcode Pioneers, we celebrate independent shop owners from across the world as they share their neighbourhood haunts. This week, we venture to the hidden beaches and marshlands of Mersea Island, Essex, to meet the eighth-generation farmer behind Richard Haward’s Oysters.
Win a Luxurious Trip to Zurich and St Moritz (Flights Included)
To celebrate the launch of Vol. 32: The Homegrown Issue, we’ve put together a corker of a prize. Experience the winter wonderland of Switzerland with our competition to win a first-class trip aboard the iconic Bernina Express train, bookended by stays in luxe hotels in Zurich and St Moritz. Better yet, flights are included in the prize.
Quiz: What Type of Traveller are You? (Plus, the SUITCASE Magazine You Should Read)
How do you decide which kind of getaway is right for you? Take this quiz before planning your next trip. Plus, we’ll match your traveller type with the SUITCASE magazine – discounted for Black Friday – guaranteed to entertain and inspire.
Marie-Louise Sciò’s Insider Guide to Christmas Shopping
Festively frazzled? We’ve called upon Marie-Louise Sciò of Pellicano Group and Issimo to share her Italy-inspired Christmas present recommendations for gifting the travel lovers in your life.
Global Young Designer Spotlight: Ji Hye Koo, Creative Director and Founder of gu_de
Meet Ji Hye Koo, the Creative Director and Founder of gu_de, Seoul's cult handbag brand. Here, the designer reveals the stories behind the label and where to visit in the South Korean capital.
Hitch a Ride on The Bernina Express: See Switzerland’s Winter Wonderland on Wheels
The Bernina Express, one of Switzerland’s most epic train rides, is fast gaining traction among a new generation of eco-minded, wildlife-oriented travellers. Here’s why.
Home Comforts: North Korean Defectors Celebrate Belonging in New Malden, London
In the face of displacement, North Korean defectors find hope on foreign shores, build a sense of collective identity and celebrate belonging in New Malden, London.
11 Running Routes for Londoners
Training for a half marathon? Stretching lockdown legs? Try one of these SUITCASE-approved running routes. Spanning from 2km to 20km, they take in some of London’s best green spaces and historic sights (and make social distancing a breeze).
Rewriting the History Books: In Conversation with The Black Curriculum
Discover The Black Curriculum, a social enterprise that was founded in 2019 to address the lack of Black British history in the UK’s national curriculum. We sat down with some of its members to discuss what needs to change, and how.
Show On the Road: The Drag Performer's Radical Commute
For the drag performers who call Seven Sisters home, the commute to the thrumming queer bars of East London is nothing short of radical. It's here, in this hinterland of clattering carriages and horn-blasted pavements, that kings and queens are at their most political.