The Upgrade by SUITCASE Magazine

Off-grid adventures, avoiding tourist traps in Italy and destinations to visit in 2022. Join us as we chat about our standout travel experiences, the hotels we should check into and the trips we've got on-radar for the new year. Plus, our hosts give us the lowdown on Florence’s lesser known foodie hotspots, the trips that shaped them and why train travel reigns supreme.

We’re taking you on a food pilgrimage through Tenerife. Stopping by secret “guachinches”, new-wave wineries and the rustic restaurants serving the island’s most delicious traditional cuisine, we’re digging into Tenerife’s gastronomy. Planning a trip to the island? Listen up because we’ve got a host of insider recommendations. Here’s where to drink and dine in Tenerife.

Join our Editor-in-Chief India Dowley and Editor Fleur Rollet-Manus as they shine a light on the under-radar places you need to know in Tenerife – be it a boutique hotel, hip coffee shop or up-and-coming vineyard. Plus, they’ll be joined by two island eco experts who share their insider recommendations too.

Self-care secrets, skin-saving science and must-visit Moroccan travel tips. As part of our partnership with cult beauty brand whind, India and Fleur will be joined by founder Hind Sebti. Join us as Hind reveals how to get that envious desert-glow, spotlights her Moroccan travel tips and tells us just what it takes to start a cult beauty brand.

We’re raising a glass to the UK wineries that are shaking up the English wine-making scene. Dipping our noses into homegrown grapes, we’re spotlighting the UK vineyards championing community and locality. Plus, we’ll be joined by Renegade Urban Winery’s Warwick Smith who shares his must-visit UK producers, under-the-radar wine regions and how to bluff your way through a wine tasting.

Burnout. Exhausted. Fatigued. Lethargic. The list goes on. That’s why we’re giving our bodies the TLC their craving and booking a wellness retreat for our first post-lockdown trip. Alongside sharing the retreats we’re securing a spot on, we’ll be talking to Artah founder and former Psycle CEO Rhian Stephenson about her transformative travel experiences, how we can extinguish the flames of burnout and what the future of wellness looks like.

We’re catching up with the founders of Italy’s coolest crash pad, Villa Lena, who’ll be sharing their Tuscan recommendations, under-the-radar restaurants in Rome and where to (hopefully) sip rosé this summer. Plus, we’re revealing the hedonistic hideaways we can’t wait to visit with our support bubble. Flaking on post-pandemic plans? Us? Never.

Frustrated by “postponed until further notice” flights putting the brakes on your travel plans? Us too. That’s why we’re ditching the traditional flight-and-hotel model and riding the campervan trend as soon as travel gets back on the road. Join us as we deep-drive into why a holiday-on-wheels is the hottest new way to travel.

Work and holiday – two words that needn’t be contradictory. As multi-hyphenates look at new ways they can blur the boundaries between work and play, we’re deep-diving into how a generation of slashies and side-hustlers are choosing to holiday. Spoiler alert: you don’t need to leave the day job behind.

As 2020 draws to a close, we’re looking forward to hitting the road in 2021. Join us as we share the destinations we can’t wait to explore, the hotel openings on our hotlists and the travel trends that are taking over. We’ll also be chatting to travel influencer and content creator Olivia Lopez about her travel philosophy, the first place on her agenda and why she’s obsessed with all things Italian.