The Luxury Collection launches Expeditions: 10 curated journeys that extend hotels into cultural gateways

# What Expeditions is Expeditions: a set of curated travel experiences that build on the brand's portfolio of over 130 hotels in more than 40 countries. The program aims to move guests beyond sightseeing by offering guided, access-driven experiences that connect them with local people, practices, and landscapes.

# How the program is structured Expeditions is offered through three distinct expressions that promise cultural authenticity, local expertise, and elevated hospitality. The announcement details two of those expressions and the kinds of experiences they deliver:

• Private Tailored Journeys: Bespoke, multi-day itineraries designed around a guest's interests. These link multiple Luxury Collection hotels with private transportation, local experts, and curated cultural access so each stop builds into a coherent regional story.

All offerings combine exceptional accommodations and service with expert guides—chefs, artisans, historians, winemakers, and conservationists—who lead guests into workshops, vineyards, archaeological sites, kitchens, and natural ecosystems.

# Representative itineraries and experiences The announcement highlights several named journeys that showcase the program's variety and level of access:

• Journey (10 days) uses three Luxury Collection hotels across Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara. Privileges include entry to a samurai residence, sushi-making with a fourth-generation master, access to rarely opened temple spaces with a resident monk, and a geiko dinner in Gion. Travel between chapters is by chauffeured transfers and Green Car rail to preserve continuity and pace.

• Greece: The Aegean Odyssey (nine days) connects Mykonos, Paros, and Santorini using helicopter and yacht transfers. Activities include archaeological exploration of Delos with a local archaeologist, sailing to Antiparos and Despotiko, visits to Paros marble quarries and villages, and intimate wine and culinary experiences in Santorini's historic canava.

• Spain (Rioja Alavesa): Custom wine experiences include creating bespoke wine blends with local winemakers.

• South Caicos: Conservation-focused explorations led by marine conservationists are available to connect guests with local ecosystems.

# Day Discoveries example Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto, offers Farm to Fermentation, a Day Discovery for up to four guests. The experience starts at a seasonal vegetable farm and continues to a fermentation house to learn traditional rice-bran preservation techniques and other local preservation methods.

# What travelers should expect Expeditions is designed for travelers who want deeper context and hands-on access when they travel. Private Tailored Journeys are sold as seamless, multi-day narratives across destinations, while Day Discoveries offer concentrated, participatory cultural or ecological immersion within a single day. Both formats emphasize local expertise and curated access that typical walk-up sightseeing does not provide.

# Practical implications Travelers should expect higher-touch logistics—private transfers, curated entry permissions, and small-group or private expert guides. These experiences are integrated with Luxury Collection accommodations so each night serves as part of the journey rather than just a place to sleep.