Brett Anderson
Executive Vice President, Editor in Chief
the british author, journalist, and longtime frenemy of playwright George Bernard Shaw observed—correctly—that the essence of travel is a matter less of geography and motion than of perception. Unexpected insights of the kind Chesterton would have endorsed certainly informed the centerpiece of our annual travel issue, “The Places to Be in 2018” (page 101). “Our readers’ travel tastes have evolved quite a bit in the 15 years I’ve been at Robb Report,” says executive editor and veteran rover Bruce Wallin, who championed the feature. “We’re venturing farther and to a wider variety of destinations than ever before, inspired by everything from art fairs to extreme adventures. That diversity is reflected in our cover story, which spans the range from cultural events in Buenos Aires and Malta to luxury expeditions through Rwanda and Antarctica. That’s not to say we don’t still love the classics—Napa Valley and St. Barts rank high on our list after their rapid recoveries from fire and hurricane, respectively—but the tried-and-true destinations are now complemented by less-expected ones, opening up an even wider world to explore this year.”