Our new CEO, Lucy Lieberman, talks about 2021, the future of travel, and the reality of becoming the head of a hotel booking company in the middle of a pandemic. She also shares a dozen hotels she’s most excited about for the coming year.

Our new CEO, Lucy Lieberman, talks about 2021, the future of travel, and the reality of becoming the head of a hotel booking company in the middle of a pandemic. She also shares a dozen hotels she’s most excited about for the coming year.
Tablet doesn’t play favorites with the hotels on our site. But the writers of the Agenda have a little something called “editorial independence.” Here, as a signal to brighter days ahead for travel, are our favorite new hotels added to the Tablet selection in the past year.
In so many of its most exciting hotels, Mexico has mastered the art of marrying traditional forms with modern designs, creating the perfect blend of old-world charm and present-day progress.
The most remarkable thing about Sri Lanka might just be the incredible variety that’s packed into such a compact island. The hotels are no exception.
For some in the U.S., winter is a chance to dive deep into the welcoming arms of colder weather. For others, it’s a chance to go south and get warm. And yet for another group, it’s a chance to (finally) find a room at off-season destinations. Here we’ve got something for everyone.
The Hoxton hotels have taken the best bits of the best boutique hotels that came before them and crafted a group of properties that appear poised to stand the test of time. They represent the new normal of boutique hotels. And normal ain’t what it used to be.