This is Window Shopping, a weekly briefing from Window Seat. Every issue covers essential news in luxury travel, spotlights one exceptional hotel, and shares personal updates or recent product discoveries.
Air Canada dropped its 2027 international routes this week with—you guessed it—a codebreaker video, following the trend set off by United and then American. They did put a fun spin on it by inviting GeoGuessr Rainbolt to break down each of the codes hidden in their video. As for the routes, highlights include direct routes to Oslo, Shannon, and Basel on their new A321XLRs, alongside widebody service connecting Vancouver to Guangzhou and Montreal to Dubrovnik.
The World’s 50 Best Hotels just unveiled its 51–100 ranking for 2026 ahead of the official top 50 reveal on September 15. Asia dominated with 20 inclusions, including five separate properties in Tokyo alone. Excited to see my beloved Park Hyatt Tokyo on there as a new entry.
I haven’t had much of a shopping itch this year, but then September hit, and suddenly I’m craving a back-to-school-style refresh of my wardrobe. I’ve realized my style is basically ‘90s minimalism with exaggerated proportions and a slightly utilitarian edge, which, this fall, means lots of black, cream, navy and brown, very wide trousers, rigid denim, drapey layers and slightly strange shoes. I’m trying to focus on pieces that make what I already own feel new rather than buying an entirely new wardrobe, but I’ve already found a few things that were too good to resist.
St. Clement — London, England
I got a preview of the hotel while they’re in their soft opening during my recent trip to London, so you can take it from me: I think it’s on track to be the new “it” hotel in the city. Set inside the 180 quarter along the Thames, this 90-room property (which also has 15 loft-style apartments with arguably the best views in London) actually achieves the feeling of pure residential ease that so many other properties chase. Some of my favorite features are complimentary N/A minibars and free laundry and steaming (!), but the one that takes the cake by far is the “bathroom apothecaries” filled with full-sized luxury products.
But it’s not just the rooms that impress. For food, Café Clement is a must-visit regardless of whether you’re a guest at the hotel, serving French/Italian dining under River Café alum Danny Bohan. And a massive subterranean spa is currently in the works, too, set to feature a pool, hot and cold plunge circuits, infrared saunas, steam rooms, and treatment rooms linked directly to neighboring 180 The Strand. This is definitely one to add to your London list.
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