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.
The biggest Centurion Lounge yet is coming to Newark. American Express announced four new Centurion Lounge projects this week—two new lounges and two lounge expansions—with the most exciting addition being a massive two-story, 30,000-square-foot lounge coming to Newark’s Terminal A next year. Amex is also adding a second Heathrow lounge in Terminal 5, doubling the size of its outpost in Philadelphia, and nearly tripling Houston’s. And once Newark opens, Amex will be the first card issuer with lounges at all three New York area airports.
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I wouldn’t wait much longer to book your holiday flights if I were you. Google analyzed five years of Google Flights data to find out the best time to book, and the short answer is: right now.
e.l.f. wants to bottle your vacation. A new category for the company, e.l.f. is turning destinations into fragrances with e.l.f. POP, a new body care and scent line inspired by places around the world. First stop: Tromsø, Norway, interpreted through a limited-edition fragrance scented with notes of spice cake, orange zest, cardamom, buttercream, cedarwood, and musk. And it comes in a travel size, of course.
In case you missed it: My packing guide for Iceland, which, based on its weather and terrain, was one of my biggest challenges yet.
I have a rare stretch of time at home for a few weeks, so I’ve been dedicating more time to social content. One of my goals is to grow my platforms; I just hit 10k on Instagram—finally!🎉 and my TikTok has been doing pretty well this week too. I just started a new series called Hand Carry where I show a bag I’m using as my personal item and walk through everything I packed for that particular flight. My travel bags and their contents vary so wildly based on a few different variables: the length of the flight, whether it’s domestic or international and/or a redeye, whether I’m checking a bag or not, the list goes on. If you’ve been reading for a while, make sure you’re following me on my other platforms, too!
Neptune — Providence, Rhode Island
To be very honest, Providence is not a place I ever imagined myself wanting to go. It seems more like one of those places you just end up in one day and decide, hmm, this is actually quite nice. At least that’s the way I imagine it in my head. But this new opening from ASH Hotels is making a very convincing case for a weekend trip. It’s a 52-room boutique hotel that has an interesting blend of old-world interiors and atmospheric irreverence to intrigue me. Plus, there’s Mémère’s, a French-accented restaurant, and The Boombox, a private karaoke lounge inspired by Tokyo and Seoul (that detail alone more than sells me). It has an air of eccentricity I simply have to experience for myself.
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Window Seat covers the intersection of luxury hospitality, aviation innovation, and the culture of modern travel, written by Tori Simokov, a writer and designer based in New York. For partnership opportunities: tori@v1projects.com. You can also connect with her on Instagram, TikTok, or ShopMy.
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Hand Carry series is such a good idea!! I live for a “what’s in my bag” lol and tailored to specific flights/trips is so helpful, excited to follow along!!