S5E22: Cultural Gravity: Divia Thani, Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller, on Luxury’s Eastward Pull

Update: 2025-10-09

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As Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller, Divia Thani is witnessing a profound shift in the balance of cultural influence. Once defined by Western ideals of taste and sophistication, luxury is increasingly shaped by perspectives from the East—by travellers who value meaning over display, connection over consumption.

In conversation with Anant Sharma, Divia reflects on travel’s evolving power centres, the rise of India and the Middle East as arbiters of modern luxury, and how storytelling can restore depth in an age of infinite access and instant gratification.

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S5E22: Cultural Gravity: Divia Thani, Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller, on Luxury’s Eastward Pull

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S5E22: Cultural Gravity: Divia Thani, Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller, on Luxury’s Eastward Pull

S5E22: Cultural Gravity: Divia Thani, Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller, on Luxury’s Eastward Pull