Each year, my editorial team and I try to cover as much of the world as possible. When choosing where to go, we consider numerous factors, one of the most important being where Andrew Harper members would like us to go. We regularly receive correspondence suggesting destinations, but as part of the Members’ Choice Awards, we wanted to specifically encourage people to send more ideas. We asked directly: Where Should Andrew Harper Go in 2026?

Members wrote to us before all the 2025 issues of the Hideaway Report had been circulated, and I’m pleased to say that we’ve already covered a few of the suggestions, such as Santa Monica, St. Lucia and India’s Golden Triangle.

Several respondents requested more coverage of hotels in United States national parks. One noted, “Most of the in-park options that I am aware of are not good” — and therein lies the problem. Most of the options are simply not good. When properties with potential do open in or near national parks, they are always a priority for us. Other domestic destinations popped up, but not necessarily the usual suspects on the coasts. In fact, members mentioned the Midwest as often as anywhere, notably Traverse City and Mackinac Island in Michigan.