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Experience Group, the digital private members' club built around high-octane travel, has launched two new tiers: AIM Explorer for individuals and AIM Collective for companies. Led by Co-Founder Andrey Makiyevskiy and a senior team drawn from The Savoy, Claridge's and Corinthia London, the club trades the traditional clubhouse for shared journeys. Recent highlights include private access to the King's Chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, a 007-inspired helicopter flight across Iceland and Formula Renault racing on a fully privatised circuit. Paris couture ateliers are next on the list
travel
No1 Lounges will open a new flagship lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 5 in early Spring 2027, replacing the existing Club Aspire Lounge, for a major refurbishment and expansion. The project arrives as research from Airport Dimensions places lounge usage among regular flyers at a record 52% globally. Managing Director Sharon Jevans describes the terminal as one of the world's most important aviation gateways, and the enlarged space, inspired by the British country home, has been planned around comfort and personal space
Ferrari has pulled the covers off the CZ26 at Monterey, a one-off built for a single client in the United States and drawn by the Ferrari Design Studio under Flavio Manzoni. Underneath sits the SF90 Stradale, which means 1000 cv, 2.5 seconds to 100 km/h and 328 km/h flat out. On top sits a body nobody else will ever own, painted in liquid silver, with 3D-printed seat inserts and a tail cut off flat at the back. Two years of work, one car, no repeats
motoring
Reign Restaurant at The Rex has turned its attention to the colder months, with a new Autumn Afternoon Tea and a five-course Autumn Tasting Menu now running on the sixth floor. Savoury tiers bring chicken with red pesto and mature Cheddar with onion chutney, while evenings take in Crown Prince pumpkin, sea bass with Champagne sauce and venison with beetroot and blackberry. One floor up at Reserve, the rooftop terraces keep pouring cocktails over sweeping views of central Manchester
food & drink
Three yachts, three oceans and a season that runs from October 2027 through to May 2028. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has opened bookings on more than 60 winter voyages across Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean and the South Pacific, adding 14 new ports of call along the way. Evrima pushes further into French Polynesia and through the Panama Canal, Ilma works 27 Caribbean harbours, and Luminara returns to East Asia. Ernesto Fara, president and chief executive, describes a programme designed to feel expansive and personal at the same time