Divia Thani, Condé Nast Traveler Global Editorial Director
The Travel Diaries
Holly Rubenstein
4.6 • 758 Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Today, we're joined by a titan of the travel industry. Divia Thani is the global editorial director of Conde Nast Traveler magazine, overseeing seven editions of the title across the globe, including here in the UK. If you're not familiar with Conde Nast Traveler, It's the ultimate guide to the world's most exciting destinations, hotels, resorts, restaurants, and experiences. Divia is at the helm of it all and has been shaping the brand's voice and vision for several years now, having served as Editor in Chief of Condé Nast Traveller India for a decade.
Born and raised in Mumbai with family based across the globe, Divia’s travel diaries today take us far and wide, across Europe, Africa, North America and Asia. From ultra luxury hotels, to affordable homestays, belly dancing in Egypt to a shamanic experience in Mexico, her inspiring recommendations are sure to spark your wanderlust. Stay tuned for a quick fire round at the end, where Divia answers some of the questions you sent me on Instagram and offers some brilliant travel advice.
Destination Recap:
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Mumbai, India
- Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, India
- Oberoi Mumbai, India
- London, England
- Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- One & Only Palmilla, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- Mayascrest, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab, India
- Raffles the OWO, London, England
- Mandarin Oriental, London, England
- Peninsula London, England
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Japan
- Argentina
- Egypt
- Alexandria, Egypt
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Travel Diaries podcast. |
| 0:09.7 | I'm your host, journalist Holly Rubinstein, and here each week I'll be speaking to a very special guest about the seven chapters in their life's travel diaries. |
| 0:19.1 | From their earliest childhood travel memory and the first |
| 0:22.5 | place they fell in love with to their hidden gem and what's at the top of their travel |
| 0:27.2 | bucket list. We'll be uncovering their adventures around the world and the travel experiences |
| 0:32.4 | and destinations that have shaped their lives. Welcome back to the podcast everyone. I hope you've had a |
| 0:39.2 | lovely week. I'm now back in England after a week in sunny Spain. I was down in Andalusia, |
| 0:46.0 | my first trip abroad with my five-month-old Isabella, which on the whole was really successful. |
| 0:52.8 | Actually, a really nice confidence boost and so nice to get away. |
| 0:57.1 | I told you last week, I was nervous about the flight, mainly about her little ears and whether |
| 1:02.2 | she'd be okay during takeoff and landing. And, you know, I tried to time her nap and feed to work |
| 1:07.4 | perfectly so that she'd be all right. But of course, the flight was delayed. So we just kind of had to go with the flow and just hope she'd be all right but of course the flight was delayed so we just kind |
| 1:12.6 | of had to go with the flow and just hope she'd be okay and thankfully she was she's a she's a |
| 1:18.4 | better flyer than her mom and clearly like her parents too she's just happier and sunnier climbs |
| 1:24.7 | I mean like so many of us, right? The weather was just |
| 1:27.8 | unseasonably warm down there. It was sunshine and mid to high 20s every day. It was horrible |
| 1:34.2 | here, I know, so sorry to rub it in. But a great time of year, if you're thinking maybe about |
| 1:40.0 | planning something for next spring, a great time of year to get down to the south of Spain, if you |
| 1:43.8 | can. I was out there to get down to the south of Spain if you can. |
| 1:52.3 | I was out there to review the family offerings of two really different but equally beautiful hotels. |
| 1:59.1 | The first place that we stayed was called the Marbea Club and I'll be discussing that in detail on my forthcoming family travel special episode of the podcast, |
| 2:02.7 | which is coming up in a few weeks, which I'm really excited about, an opportunity for a group of |
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