Amanda Millin

The American Rust Belt has a shining new beacon of luxury. The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland—set in the heart of the Ohio city that steel magnate John D. Rockefeller made a major metropolis during the mid-1800s—has debuted a stunning new look that is putting the 206-room hotel front and center of C-Town’s 21st-century revitalization. Nearly every detail of the revamped Ritz-Carlton honors Cleveland’s past while creating an elegant vision of its contemporary future.

Richard Branson is no stranger to setbacks. The famed Virgin Group founder, who quit high school at 16 years old, has long been known to thrive on disaster—from the time a trip around the world in a hot-air balloon almost killed him to the catastrophic crash of his Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo in 2014. But those obstacles didn’t deter Branson—and neither will Hurricane Irma.

Botswana is best known for its wildlife-rich Okavango Delta, and safari-goers have no shortage of high-end camping options to explore its unspoiled wilderness whether by foot, game drives, or mokoro canoes (the preferred mode of transport in the delta). But this month, a new option will join the top of the list: Qorokwe by Wilderness Safaris.