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Friday\u00a0newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature luxury travel\u00a0contests<\/a>,\u00a0tips<\/a>,\u00a0series<\/a>, or\u00a0news<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today (November 9, 2018): Travel tip: how to become an Amanjunkie?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

It is no secret that I am a\u00a0devoted\u00a0‘Amanjunkie’ (in addition to being a Soneva<\/a> addict). I am often using this term in my blog and my Youtube clips<\/a>, but I realize that not all of you may be familiar with the term.\u00a0 The term includes the century old word\u00a0“aman”, which means “peace, security, safety, shelter, protection” in the\u00a0Sanskrit, Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic, Ge’ez, Amharic, Urdu and Persian\u00a0languages. Today, Aman<\/a> is better known\u00a0as the world’s most exclusive hotel brand<\/a>, operating 33 uberluxurious resorts and hotels in 21 destinations, ranging from\u00a0the desert sands of Marrakech and the snowy peaks of Wyoming to the jungle-clad ruins of Siem Reap and the white sandy beaches of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

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The story of Aman goes back to three decades ago, when the company was founded by the Singapore based, Indonesian hotelier Adrian Zecha. The first Aman\u00a0came into being through happy accident. Looking for a holiday home in Phuket (Thailand), Zecha came across a magnificent coconut grove on the island’s west coast, but his creative plans soon developed into an idea to build a small boutique resort. Zecha and his friends invested their own money in the venture as no banks would lend for the project due to the small number of planned rooms, and in 1988 the hotel opened under the name Amanpuri (meaning place of peace).\u00a0A welcome reprieve from the unremarkable mega resorts that dominated the 1980s, Amanpuri was an instant hit, received a lot of press, and also raised the standard of five-star hotels to dizzying new heights\u00a0(with the introduction of a culturally-rooted approach to service, private plunge pools and new amenities like in-room massages, all unheard of at the time).<\/p>\n

Over the next three decades, the Aman branded slowly expanded with the opening of retreats all over the world, and also started\u00a0developing and breeding a fan base of loyal travelers who plan their holidays according to the location of Aman resorts across the globe. Although I don’t know where this term comes from, these self-confessed fans became known as Amanjunkies. And the term even gained in popularity in recent years because of Instagram, where Amanjunkies try to outdo each other with the most artsy and serene photos of Aman resorts under the hashtag #amanjunkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Are you an Amanjunkie? If yes, leave a comment about<\/strong>\u00a0your favorite Aman resort!<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are no conditions to become an Amanjunkie. You wil simply become one during\/after your first stay at an Aman resort. Indeed, once you stay at an Aman resort, you are hooked for life (and everything else will pale in comparison).\u00a0Every Amanjunkie knows that all of the hotel group\u2019s properties have seven things in common that set them apart from their competitors:\u00a0<\/p>\n