According to the worldwide travel community, Greece is the best country in the world in 2026, claiming the highest slot in the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards UK. Coming [ … ]
Category: Destination
Redefining Luxury: Why Privacy is the Ultimate Amenity in Modern Travel
For decades, the currency of high end travel has revolved around being in the right place at the right time. Meaning grabbing a dinner table in the busiest restaurant, walking [ … ]
Where to Stay in Imerovigli: Finding the Pulse of Santorini Without the Crowds
When it comes to choosing where to base yourself on an island formed by ancient eruptions, it can be difficult to find a place that offers the best of both [ … ]
What Philoxenia Means to Us: The Aestian Approach to Hospitality
A welcome is more than a greeting A guest arrives with a suitcase, a reservation, and a picture of Santorini in their head. They may have planned the restaurants, saved [ … ]
Philoxenia, The Art of Hospitality: Why Real Luxury Can’t Be Produced
There is an ancient Greek word which doesn’t have an equivalent in any modern language. It sounds like hospitality, but it sounds much more spiritual than that. It’s called Philoxenia. [ … ]