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Seventeen World Heritage sites, two thousand temples and the ryokan tradition perfected — Japan's cultural heart.

One island, one resort: the purest expression of private-island luxury, reached by seaplane over impossibly blue atolls.

River palaces, rooftop bars and the greatest street food on the planet — Bangkok is the luxury bargain of Asia.

Riads, rooftops and the roar of Jemaa el-Fna — the Red City is Africa's great luxury capital.

Four mountains, one Victorian mining town and the Little Nell at the base of the gondola — America's luxury ski capital.