The Last Resort

The Last Resort is a monthly hospitality-focused podcast hosted by Travel Weekly hotels editor Christina Jelski. In each episode, travel advisors share their first impressions of the last resort they …

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The Last Resort: Saseka Tented Camp and Matetsi Victoria Falls
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Karen Urosevich, founder of Well Placed Travel, about her recent stays at Saseka Tented Camp in South Africa's Greater Kruger and Matetsi Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, where her trip ended with a surprise proposal on the banks of th…
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The Last Resort: Siari Riviera Nayarit, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Leah Smith Fulenwider, COO of Coastline Travel Group, about her recent stay at Siari Riviera Nayarit, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Mexico. Smith Fulenwider talks about what it means to stay at a Ritz-Carlton Reserve property and why…
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The Last Resort: Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Amanda Veldman Doyle, owner of AVD Global, about her recent stay at the Grand Velas Boutique Los Cabos on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. Veldman Doyle talks about what sets the adults-only Grand Velas Boutique property apart…
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The Last Resort: Nihi Rote
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski chats with Amanda Khazem, owner of the Fora-affiliated agency Wanders and Travel, about her recent visit to Nihi Rote, a recently opened luxury resort on Indonesia's remote Rote Island. Khazem talks about the multi-leg journey required to r…
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The Last Resort: The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Fora-affiliated luxury travel advisors Jill Albino and Ronit Margolis about their recent stay at The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland. Albino and Margolis break down what makes The Retreat worth its premium price tag, with Margolis…
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The Last Resort: Atelier Playa Mujeres
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Jace Tarbell, founder of Somewhere Travel Co., about his most recent stay at Atelier Playa Mujeres, an all-inclusive just north of Cancun, Mexico. Tarbell breaks down what sets Atelier Playa Mujeres apart within the crowded all-i…
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The Last Resort: Collegio alla Querce, Auberge Collection
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Rebecca Bullen, a Smartflyer-affiliated luxury travel advisor and self-described Italy obsessive, about her recent visit to Collegio alla Querce, an Auberge Resorts Collection property in Florence, Italy. Bullen makes the case fo…
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The Last Resort: SHA Mexico
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Lauren Pronger, president and founder of Well Inspired Travels, about her multiple visits to SHA Mexico, the SHA brand’s first property in the Americas and what Pronger calls her “wellness Disneyland.” Pronger breaks down what se…
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The Last Resort: Prospect Berkshires
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Erica Gragg, lead travel designer and founder of Escape Artists: Luxury Travel Advisors, about her recent visit to New York’s Hudson Valley and the Berkshires in Massachusetts, including her stay at the Prospect Berkshires. Hudso…
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The Last Resort: Saffire Freycinet and Flockhill Lodge
On this episode of The Last Resort, host Christina Jelski talks with Karen Urosevich, founder of Well Placed Travel, about her recent visit to Australia and New Zealand and her stays at the Saffire Freycinet in Tasmania and Flockhill Lodge in Canterbury, New Zealand. Urosevich talks about how thes…
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