The Beautiful Game, Beautifully Travelled

Boston & The Langham, Boston

A Sophisticated downtown retreat

Boston will host seven World Cup matches in 2026, including a quarter-final at Gillette Stadium and England’s match with Ghana at Boston Stadium. One of America’s oldest cities, it offers a contrasting World Cup experience to Los Angeles: historic streets, waterfront neighbourhoods and a compact, walkable city centre. Your base will be The Langham, Boston, housed within the former Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, blending contemporary luxuries inside with the grandeur of its 1920’s heritage on the outside.

Between matches, explore Beacon Hill’s gaslamp-lit streets and Federal-era townhouses, follow the Freedom Trail, and stroll the harbourwalk. Afterwards, retreat to The Langham’s generous rooms and suites, where Italian marble bathrooms, bespoke furnishings and oversized windows frame views across the city. Evenings in the Langham are best spent sipping cocktails within the art-filled, 1920s-era lounge of The Fed, housed within the former banking hall, which, for the occasion, will be serving a series of ‘Host Nation’ sliders and cocktails crafted for the World Cup.

For an elevated match day, speak to your Travel Designer to arrange private helicopter transport between the Langham, Boston and the stadium.

Guadalajara & Casa Habita

A peek inside Mexico’s Creative Heart

Guadalajara will host four FIFA World Cup matches in 2026, offering visitors a chance to experience a side of Mexico that often escapes international eyes. Regarded as something of a cultural capital, and the largest city in Jalisco state, this is the birthplace of mariachi music and tequila, a city of striking colonial architecture, leafy avenues and one of Mexico’s most influential creative scenes. Your base is Casa Habita, a stunningly restored 1940s mansion merged with a contemporary structure, in the chic Lafayette district.

Blending Mexican modernism with a design-forward eye towards understated luxury, the hotel feels almost homely with just 37 rooms, a rooftop pool and a laid-back mood, effortlessly reflecting the neighbourhood’s charm. The restaurant has the glamorous style of an art deco speakeasy: moss green accented with metals and polished woods, while the spa has massage cabins, a sauna and a steam room as well as amazing panoramas of Guadalajara´s skyline from an open-air rooftop space dedicated to yoga and meditation.

Casa Habita makes an excellent base to explore Lafayette’s independent galleries, the Art Deco architecture, and José Clemente Orozco’s remarkable murals at Hospicio Cabañas, before venturing into Tequila country for private tastings among the agave fields.

Toronto & The Hazelton Hotel

Canada’s Cosmopolitan Capital

Toronto is diverse and walkable, revealing itself neighbourhood by neighbourhood, from Yorkville’s polished streets to the vibrant vintage stores and cafés of Kensington Market. And your base, The Hazelton Hotel, is perhaps its most celebrated address. Located in the heart of Yorkville, it combines discreet luxury with the feel of a private members club. Spacious rooms and suites feature chic marble bathrooms, high ceilings, and elegant furnishings, while the Luxury King Balcony Rooms boast a walk-out balcony through impressive French doors. The One at The Hazelton Hotel is a chic restaurant focused on polished North American cuisine, with an atrium for al fresco dining.

There are six World Cup matches taking place in Toronto, so if you plan to see them all, you’ll have plenty of between-match time to see the industrial architecture and boutiques of the Distillery District, browse the independent boutiques and cafés of Ossington Avenue, and to explore Kensington Market’s eclectic mix of food and culture. For the latter, arrive hungry: some of Toronto’s most beloved independent bakeries, taco counters and cafés are hidden among those charming and colourful Victorian terraces. For travellers extending their stay, the vineyards of Niagara-on-the-Lake provide a lovely escape from the city, pairing award-winning wineries with farm-to-table dining and the distinctive terroir of the Niagara Peninsula.