About International Excellence Luxury Magazine

About International Excellence

International eXcellence is a luxury title built on first-hand experience. We do not repackage press releases. We drive the cars, stay in the hotels, sail the yachts and wear the watches, then tell you what we actually found.

Now published in five languages

IX Magazine is now read worldwide in English, French, Spanish, German and Arabic. Every review, every road trip, every hotel appraisal now reaches readers in Paris and Munich, Madrid and Marbella, Dubai and Riyadh, in their own language, with the voice and judgement intact. For our audience, it means the magazine travels as widely as they do. For the brands we work with, it means a single commission now reaches five of the world's most valuable luxury markets at once: readers with the means to act on what they read, and the discernment to know when a recommendation has been earned rather than bought.

How we work

Over 99% of our images are shot by our own team, on location. We prefer to visit, review and appraise directly, so when we tell you a hotel is worth the journey, we have made it ourselves.

Our supercar reviews run between 600 and 3,000 miles, because a car reveals itself over distance rather than in a car park. We take the Ferrari across mountain passes, put the Lamborghini through everyday errands, and report honestly on both. Each review is paired with a proper escapade, paragliding, sailing, scuba diving, skiing, jet-packing, or simply a very good spa.

We invest weeks in a single review. Not a skim, an immersion.

What you'll find here

Luxury travel, supercars, yachts, watches, fine dining, whisky and fine spirits, art, fashion and adventure sports. Interviews with people who have built extraordinary lives, and ideas on how to live one. From Goodwood to the Mille Miglia, Carnival in Rio to flying over Namibia.

Tour in style. Travel with finesse. This is our philosophy, and our idea of an education.

In the meantime, please look through our galleries, peruse our blogs and indulge in eXcellence.

International eXcellence is published by The eXcellence Group.

CEO: Viscount Yves de Contades

Editorial Director: Emily Wills

Production: Ben Black

Press: Daisy Constantine

Luxury, Cars & Travel: Yves de Contades

Travel & Films: Helena Carter

Watches & Lifestyle: Annabel Hirst

Cars & Motorbikes: Mark Turner

Cars & Wellness: Annabel Goldie-Morrison

Cars: Jan Pensaert

Travel & Humour: Nina Wadia

Car & Hotels: Chris Walsh

Luxury, Hotels, Fine Dining & Cars: Raj Gill

Drinks: Darren McCabe

Beauty, Wellness & Travel: Cleo McGee

Travel: Sarah Chu

Features Editor: Martin Gutteridge Hewitt

Beauty & Makeup: Tracey Gray Mann

Sports & Lifestyle: Darren Lynsdale

Arts Editor: Robert Mann

Travel, Luxury & Watches: Tim Stevens

Whisky & Fine Spirits: David Pearce

Travel: Antonia Windsor

Art: Theo Woodham-Smith

Travel & Drinks: Ramy James Salameh

Travel: Adam Jacot De Boinod

Sport & Art: Kris Griffiths

Drinks, Bags  & Travel: Li Boatwright

Cars, Travel, Adventure Sports & Finance: Joseph de Contades

Business & Finance: Roger Aitken

Cars, Travel & Technology: Gabriel de Contades

Travel & Adventure Sports: Ben de Contades

Please contact us through the website form or call us on WhatsApp: +44 (0)7957246845 or email us on editorial@internationalexcellence.co.uk