THE HYPE TRAVEL / OCTOBER 2025
Book
CONCRETE PUZZLE
Before Katie Burnett took up the camera, she worked as a stylist. This makes her the perfect candidate for Louis Vuitton’s “Fashion Eye” book series, in which photographers portray a specific place with their creative vision. Katie Burnett’s New York is black and white, collaged and puzzled and so abstract that it feels like seeing the city for the first time. And this despite the fact that she depicts the classic tourist magnets. Leafing through it makes you want to get on the next plane – and hope that the now absurdly strict controls at the airport have mercy on us. Katie Burnett x Louis Vuitton, “Fashion Eye New York”, 96 pages, ca 55.-, louisvuitton.com
Unfuck the World
FARM FOR FUTURE
As enriching as traveling can be for those on the move, it can also be damaging to the region being visited. The travel company Wilderness helps to counteract this in two ways. On the one hand with its eco-safaris, and on the other with offers for the locals. The new training center Ngamo Livestock Farm & Vocation Centre in western Zimbabwe offers young adults prospects after leaving school. A fully funded, one-year diploma programme is available to them, which is recognized by the Zimbabwean Ministry of Education. The aim of the program is to provide participants with in-depth knowledge and practical skills in the field of sustainable agriculture so that they can then enter the agricultural industry. Anyone who wants to know more about this is welcome: Wilderness guests can visit the center and experience how sustainable tourism and community development work together. wildernessdestinations.com
We Love
PACK UP, DRIVE OFF
Driving and traveling go hand in hand, because after all, you can also set off on four wheels. The Spanish car company Cupra has teamed up with lifestyle brand Harper Collective to create stylish and sustainable travel accessories. The luggage collection comprises three different models, the production of which focuses on marine plastic and recycled materials. If you’re already working on your Christmas wish list: The pieces will be available at the end of the year. cupraofficial.com, harpercollective.co.uk
Places
OFF TO THE ALP
“Become one: with your origins, with nature, with yourself.” The eriro Alpine Hide in the Austrian Alps promises this and nothing less. And we believe this small luxury hideaway will restore our lost connection with nature in no time at all. Nine suites made of stone and natural wood are the first step towards becoming one with nature. The spacious rooms are deliberately equipped without a television. You don’t need one at this dream destination. Instead, there is a record player and wild nature right outside the window. And a pair of woolen socks for ultimate comfort. If you want, you can let off steam outside in the mountains. But spending your days in the three pools in the spa area is an equally wise decision. eriro Alpine Hide, Ehrwalder Alm 4, 6632 Ehrwald, Austria, eriro.at
Exhibition
ART & CRISIS AREA
Turning a crisis into art: That’s what photographer Khashayar Javanmardi can do. His photographs are raw and genuine, yet beautiful. But they are not just for aesthetic purposes. For ten years, he has been documenting the deteriorating situation on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, which borders Iran. Incidentally, the Caspian Sea is not a sea at all, but the largest lake in the world. It is home to a unique and fragile ecosystem that is increasingly suffering as a result of climate change, pollution and mismanagement. FOAM in Amsterdam is showing Javanmardi’s works until the end of November. “Khashayar Javanmardi – The Caspian ‘Lake'”, until November 30, 2025, FOAM, Keizersgracht 609, 1017 DS Amsterdam, Netherlands, foam.org
