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This refreshed Hawaiian property moves the focus to health. After a four-year hiatus, the Lodge at Koele in the tropical highlands of Lanai has returned as the Four Seasons Hotel Lanai at Koele, a Sensei Retreat. “Sensei guides” trained in nutrition, fitness, and spa therapies design custom itineraries for guests of the Four Seasons’ first all-inclusive wellness enclave. Three-night minimum stays emphasize movement, nourishment, and rest – key pillars supported by as many as 16 exercise classes a day, 30 spa treatments, a menu created by acclaimed Japanese chef Nobu Matsuhisa, and 96 tranquil rooms. Guided hikes, beach excursions, and cultural lectures supplement on-property activities in two movement studios, onsen soaking tubs, and ten private hale , or spa cottages. Wellness, island-style, at the new Four Seasons Hotel Lanai at Koele. Virtuoso travelers receive a $100 resort credit.

Where next?  It’s a big question – and world – which is why we tapped Virtuoso’s in-the-know travel advisors for their picks on where to point your compass in the year ahead. Learn which destinations made our list, from close-to-home gems such as Grand Canyon National Park and Puerto Rico (your visit can lend a helping hand), to farther-flung, rarely touristed lands like Laos and Oman (the “anti-Dubai,” anyone?). Also inside our special 2019 Preview Issue: new ships, trips, and hotels; 19 travel resolutions you’ll want to keep – think skipping museum lines, traveling waste-free, and journaling more; local flavor in Puebla, Mexico; barrio hopping in Santiago; and Siberia by skis. Here’s to a year of happy trails. -Joel Centano, Editor of Virtuoso Traveler Virtuoso Traveler: December 2018