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Rihanna and LeBron James are the New Faces for Travel Luggage Brand Rimowa By Nasha Smith

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inger/business mogul Rihanna, NBA superstar LeBron James, 20time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer, and multidisciplinary artist Patti Smith are all part of the new global Rimowa campaign “Never Still” which showcases their personal relationship with travel. The Covid-19 pandemic created a shift in travel, forcing the industry

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to redefine how we experience different destinations. The legacy LVMH-owned luggage label is leaning into more purposeful travel and has enlisted the high-profile icons to share their own travel stories. The reflective and intimate short videos feature a poem written and narrated by Smith and a custom score by Jamie xx. “Travel as we knew it is over,” says LeBron James in a 15-second clip.

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Events Around the African Continent and the World

3min
pages 86-88

Golf Africa

4min
pages 78-82

African Cuisine! Republic of Zambia

7min
pages 83-85

Ski Africa

4min
pages 76-77

Travel Africa

5min
pages 70-75

WORLD HERITAGE SITES

1min
pages 68-69

This Black Tech Company Invented Wireless Headphones that Translate Any Language

2min
page 65

Ghanaian Artist Creates Haunting Sculptures of Slaves in Accra Lake

2min
pages 60-61

Into the Wild

5min
pages 62-64

2021 Travel + Leisure Annual World’s Best Awards - Focus on Africa

2min
pages 50-51

New Book: Safari Style, Exceptional African Camps and Lodges

7min
pages 52-55

Africa’s Iconic Architecture in 12 Buildings

7min
pages 46-49

For the First Time, a Team of All-Black

3min
pages 44-45

Osun Osogbo Festival: The Annual Nigerian Event That Honors the Osun Goddess

3min
pages 36-37

Women Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, and They’re all Over

4min
pages 40-42

From a Hotel Housekeeper in the US to Owning a Luxury Hotel in Dakar, Senegal

3min
pages 34-35

Rob and Melani Walton Foundation Commits $100m to Wildlife Conservation

2min
pages 26-27

Amazing Ancient Forests Around the World Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar

4min
pages 31-33

Kenya Has a Beautiful Geothermal Spa and it Should be on Your Bucket List

2min
pages 22-23

5 Things to Look for in a Sustainable Hotel

6min
pages 28-30

National African Museum Reframes History of Slavery in Angola

2min
pages 24-25

Goings-on in Ghana

3min
pages 20-21

Ghana’s “City of Baskets”

1min
page 19

United Airlines Expands Routes to 40 Destinations in Southern Africa

2min
page 13

South African Airways Operates First Flight Since Resurrection

1min
page 9

Black-Owned App ‘Melanin On The Map’ Now Has a ‘Travel Bae and Bestie’ Feature

1min
page 15

You’ll Soon be Able to Use Your iPhone for Your ID at Airport Security

2min
page 6

Radisson Hotel Group set to Double its West and Central Africa Portfolio by 2025

7min
pages 10-12

‘Living Abroad in Tanzania, I Felt Peace

6min
pages 16-18

Zimbabwe Floods Victoria Falls With Vaccines to Help Tourism

2min
page 7

British Airways Announces Codeshare with Kenya Airways

1min
page 14
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