Inside Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List Party in Dubai

31.01.2025 - 19:23 / cntraveler.com / Conde Nast / Divia Thani

Condé Nast Traveler celebrated its 2025 Gold List in Dubai, with a glittering party against the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab, which marks its 25th anniversary, as well as being featured on the prestigious Gold List. The evening, which included a "Touch of Gold" dress code, was hosted by Condé Nast's CEO Roger Lynch, chief content officer and global editorial director of Vogue, Anna Wintour, and Condé Nast Traveller's global editorial director Divia Thani. The list is created annually by Condé Nast Traveler and is a selection of hotels and cruises that its discerning editors across the world deem as their own personal favorites.

Condé Nast Traveller's Gold List party took place at Jumeirah Beach Hotel's Nuska Garden

The event marked Wintour's first visit to Dubai, a trip she described as a "revelation”. “I had known that this city was a great place to come for a lovely vacation in a fantastic hotel,” she said. “But I am not sure I expected what I found, which is a completely global city and a totally diverse one, too, as the best of cities in the world are.”

Lebanese designer and content creator Karen Wazen

Tunisian model and actress Rym Saidi

Also in attendance at the Gold List party were Lebanese accessories designer Karen Wazen, Indian fashion designers Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Manish Malhotra, Tunisian model and actress Rym Saidi, business leader and philanthropist Ingie Chalhoub, Tunisian artist eL Seed and supermodel Imaan Hammam.

Anna Wintour, Divia Thani and Roger Lynch

Condé Nast's Divia Thani and Cara Crowley against Jumeirah Burj Al Arab

Held at Jumeirah Beach Hotel's Nuska Garden in partnership with Jumeirah, HSBC, Buccellati, NIO, Grey Goose and Le Clos, the party marked the first time the Condé Nast Traveller's Gold List has been celebrated with a global event, bringing together editors, hoteliers, travel industry professionals and friends of the brand from around the world.

Divia Thani with fashion designers Sabyasachi Mukherjee and Manish Malhotra

Winners from this year's Gold List traveled from London, Paris, Amsterdam, Mallorca, New York, California, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Australia and all over Africa and the Middle East to join the celebrations.

Entrepreneur Masoom Minawala

Lebanese model and activist Nour Rizk

Guests posed with NIO's glambot, displayed alongside a sleek black ec6 model set against a suitably gold backdrop. Grey Goose mixed up a selection of specially created cocktails at its pop-up bar and, at its Goose Bumps station, served bumps of Ars Italica Caviar alongside sips of premium Grey Goose Altius. Guests sipped champagne provided from Le Clos, and browsed stunning pieces from Buccellati's latest collections at the Buccellati Lounge.

Cristina Buccellati