BILLIONAIRE

BILLIONAIRE is an award-winning magazine not available on newsstands, but offered to a distinguished group of the most powerful, influential, high net worth readers across the world. Join them to receive special subscriber-only invitations. We go the extra mile to report on important topics such as the future of technology, world health, philanthropy and humanitarian work. We bring you incredible travel experiences, the very best in elegant living, the arts, culture and craftsmanship. We exclusively interview some of the world’s most illustrious billionaires, from Ted Turner to Nicky Oppenheimer to Joe Gebbia to Mo Ibrahim, about the problems keeping them up at night, their passions and projects. We speak to some of the planet’s most inspiring change-makers, from Jimmy Carter to Buzz Aldrin to Kofi Annan, about their visions for the future and how they are making the world a better place. Each quarterly issue of BILLIONAIRE is carefully curated with unique content that other magazines simply do not offer.

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Beyond Labels • Sustainable tourism isn’t about grand gestures but small, consistent, changes.

OPINIONS • Each issue we ask three thought leaders the same question. This time: if stranded on a desert island, what luxury item could you not live without?

Palm House

The Singapore Weekender • Two excellent new hotels only enhance the appeal of the island city state.

Five Minutes With… Thom Whiddett

FIRM FOUNDATIONS

Printed Classrooms • How 3D printing is helping to construct sorely needed African schools in record time.

A Pledge For The Future • Katherine Lorenz is making good on her grandparents’ philanthropic legacy after they signed The Giving Pledge.

Power of Good • An African-born non-profit harnesses the power of celebrity for the people of Nigeria.

Vision Thing • Scientists and artists join forces for the cause of sustainability.

GETTING OFF GRID

Simple Pleasures • Il San Pietro in Positano is considered one of Italy’s finest hotels.

Mountains of Peace • Amangiri offers the ultimate in silence, stillness and untouched beauty.

Alpine Chic • The ski-in, ski-out Arula Chalets has the perfect ingredients for high-altitude fun.

The Still Wild West • Montana is a year-round lesson in beauty and nature.

Where Time is Luxury • Villa Haven is a Maldivian sanctuary in the heart of the South Ari Atoll.

TRAVEL GIVING BACK

Shifting the Status Quo • Safaris are finally getting serious about protecting nature for the long term.

Scenic Routes • The island of Senja, Norway, offers a set of mesmerising landscapes.

Primate Paradise • Rwanda takes a giant leap forward in safeguarding its gorillas and chimpanzees.

Polar Ambassadors • Two female explorers focusing attention on the Arctic’s melting icecaps.

OUTSIDE THE BOX

Good Books • Rare book collecting is moving beyond its image of being only a gentleman’s pursuit.

Defying Gravity • As interest in space tourism grows, a zero-gravity flight is one way to get closer to orbit.

Patron on a Mission • Amar Singh is raising the profile of relatively unknown female, minority and LGBT artists.

The New Dolce Vita • As a Steve Jobs alumnus, Pascal Cagni is relentless in the pursuit of perfection, which shows in his latest villa renovation on Lake Como.

My Favourite Things: Romanos Brihi