Uwern Jong

#Experientialist-in-Chief and co-Founder @OutThereMag | Award-winning travel editor | Luxury hotel aficionado | Inclusive tourism advocate | 🇬🇧 🇲🇾 🏳️‍🌈

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Travel to the USA now comes with a side of geopolitical anxiety. For some, this "othering" is new; for us, it’s an old story. Is the human connection still worth the friction? #PoliticsOfTravel #USA2026

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As we open our gates to a new year of travel, we look at 10 luxury travel trends that don't chase noise, but surface need, gleaned from real conversations with travellers moving through the world with intention. These are the trends that truly matter.

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Inspired by the @soneva’s Maker's Place initiative to upcycle waste into art, OutThere asked the studio to craft our Experientialist® Awards trophies. #ExperientialistAwards

Find out more about Soneva and how we’re working together at https://t.co/RY3AhT00lt

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From a private island retreat in Fiji to a lakeside sanctuary in Finland, these are the experiences – and the individuals driving them – that reflect an era of ‘unscripted journeys’ defined by curiosity and the courage to explore with purpose.

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[FINN Partners Global Travel @FINNtravel]

Positivity, meaningful storytelling, and evolving media landscapes! These are just a few of the topics we covered at our latest ‘In Conversation With’ series this week with @OutThereMag EIC, @Uwern Jong.

Looking forward to continuing these global conversations throughout 2025!

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Enjoy the contrasts of the OutThere city of Tokyo, Japan...

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In partnership with the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau

Photography: Hama-rikyu Gardens © Tokyo Metropolitan Park Association

[World Travel Market (WTM) London @WTM_London]

🌍✈️ It's time for the travel industry to move from promises to action in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI). @uwern dives into the transformative power of DEAI and why actions truly speak louder than words. Read more: https://t.co/53DyUqINID

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This sumptuous Lake Como hotel was crowned the 'best in the world' in 2023 and was once home to legendary composer Vincenzo Bellini. @uwern checks into Passalacqua and shares his thoughts.

#OutThereReviews @Italia @PerowneInt @50Best_Hotels #LuxuryTravel

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Set within a Grade II-listed manor house on a idyllic 60-acre Oxfordshire estate, this new hotel and private members' club exemplifies British estate refinement. @uwern checks in for a closer look.

#OutThereReviews #EstelleManor @VisitEngland

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Have you been to Dutchess County in Upstate New York’s Hudson Valley?

#OutThereRecommends In partnership with @dutchesstourism

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On Monday, we held our very first #IconsOfInclusion event, bringing together industry experts to discuss diversity and inclusion in luxury travel at The Dorchester in London.

#OutThereTravel @TheDorchester @VisitMaltaUK @IGLTA @LosCabosTourism

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[GEC PR @GECPRUK]

This week, our director @fionaatweets attended the luxury travel DEAI event #IconsOfInclusion by @OutThereMag founder #UwernJong. It was boldly intersectional, with change makers striving to make luxury travel more accessible. Congratulations @uwern on a great event!

[Esther Bell(e) @HelloMrsBell]

Stoked to be at the inaugural Icons of Inclusion conference at @TheDorchester #iconsofinclusion Staring with a spine tingling opening address by @uwern #luxurytravel sponsored by @VisitMalta and @TheDorchester @TravWriters @LosCabosTourism @IGLTA @AspireTravel

[Eugenio Pirri @eugeniopirri]

Wonderful start to the #iconsofinclusion forum by @OutThereMag at @TheDorchester !

Bravo @uwern for a powerful welcome to the day ahead!

#belongtothelegend

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Set on a small islet in the ‘River of Kings,’ only an hour away from Bangkok, Sala Bang Pa-In is an ideal base from which to explore rural Thailand this #Songkran. @uwern stays and shares his thoughts.

#OutThereReviews @salahospitality @AmazingThailand

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Is Explora Journeys setting a new standard in luxury ocean travel? OutThere’s @Uwern takes us aboard the brand’s inaugural cruise ship, EXPLORA I, to find out.

#OutThereTravel #Experientialist @ExploraJourneys @MSC_Cruises_UK @LUCHFORD_

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Once the setting of an iconic TV drama, this Georgian homestead in one of Australia’s best-known wine regions oozes old-world farmhouse charm. OutThere’s #Experientialist®-in-Chief @Uwern Jong investigates.

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Rediscovering the joy in the journey:
OutThere's @Uwern is transported to a bygone era of romance and glamour aboard the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, A Belmond Train.

#OutThereReviews @belmond @LVMH #TheArtsOfBelmond

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We're live from our #ExperientialistAwards afternoon tea at @homehouselondon and ready to announce the winners of our #luxurytravel awards. There are 10 amazing categories up for grabs, with sustainable trophies to take home thanks to @Soneva. Who will win? Stay tuned!

[Uwern Jong @uwern]

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