You're planning the most important trip of your life, and everywhere you look, you're seeing the same tired suggestions: Santorini (again!), the Maldives (overexposed much?), or Cancun (please no!). Honeymoons are not about ticking boxes on some Instagram-worthy bucket list. They're about finding places that make you and your partner stop and say "whoa....that is perfect for us."

Dubai feels impossible until you're there, standing beneath the Burj Khalifa, gliding through lagoons in an abra at Madinat Jumeirah, or at one of the vibiest beach clubs on the planet. This is a city that built itself from imagination, where the skyline changes faster than most cities change their restaurant menus.

There’s been a quiet boom in London’s hotel scene—and it’s not about bigger, flashier openings. It’s about townhouses. Charming, intimate, beautifully restored homes-turned-hotels tucked into residential neighborhoods.