Guest from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer holding up a block of ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Courtyard of the Hotel de Paris, one of the world's most exclusive hotels, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Inside a traditional house, Luca Ioan and Elena guesthouse, village of Sibiel, department of Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania

Woman sitting on the edge of the swimming pool of the Summerville Bungalow overlooking the Castlereagh Lake, luxury Ceylon Tea Trails resort, near Hatton, Sri Lanka, Indian subcontinent, South Asia

A large dining table in Palacio Real (Royal Palace), Madrid, Spain

Abaka guesthouse, Ngor, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Swimming pool of Dar Tantora The House Hotel, a renovated original mudbrick village in the oasis of AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Swimming pool, Our Habitas AlUla, sustainable desert luxury resort in ancient oasis in canyons of the Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Badii (El Badi) Palace, Marrakesh, Morocco

Casa Juan, guesthouse at Ait Isfoul, Nesrate village on edge of Sahara desert, Draa River valley, Province of Zagora, Region Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Roof terrace of Kasbah Tebi guest house at moonlight, Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet region, Morocco

Dining room at Kasbah Tebi, guest house in Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Terrace on roof of Kasbah Tebi, guest house, Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, UNESCO, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet region, Morocco

Terrace of Kasbah Tebi, guest house in Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Main entrance of the Maria Cristina Hotel, San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Abaka guesthouse, Ngor, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Foyer of The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Lobby of Maria Cristina Hotel, San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Villa Castel guesthouse, Ile de Goree (Goree Island), Dakar, Senegal, West Africa

Sama Wakan Heritage hotel by night, Wakan village, Western Hajar Mountains, South Batinah and Al Dakhiliyah Governorates, Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Riad Myra, Medina, Fes, Morocco

Riad Myra, Medina, Fes, Morocco

Foyer of The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia

Interior of Fraser Suites, Hamburg, Germany, Europe