Kevin Davidson

I learned to travel from my airline mom—always with a sense of adventure but never without doing my homework first. My travel style is what I call ‘smart luxury.’ I’ll hunt down that incredible hole-in-the-wall ramen shop in Tokyo and secure reservations at the city’s most coveted omakase, often on the same day. Food drives a lot of my personal travel choices. I’ve eaten at over 350 Michelin-starred restaurants across 41 countries, but I get equally excited about discovering an amazing street cart or family-run local spot. I gravitate toward experiences that feel bespoke rather than cookie-cutter, the kind you can’t replicate by following a guidebook. After 25 years as a healthcare executive, I bring serious research skills to travel planning, always digging deep to uncover those places that make people ask ‘how did you find that?’ My husband and I keep returning to Asia, particularly Japan and Southeast Asia, but every destination teaches me something new about balancing the must-sees with the hidden gems that become the real memories.

I learned to travel from my airline mom—always with a sense of adventure but never without doing my homework first. My travel style is what I call ‘smart luxury.’ I’ll hunt down that incredible hole-in-the-wall ramen shop in Tokyo and secure reservations at the city’s most coveted omakase, often on the same day. Food drives a lot of my personal travel choices. I’ve eaten at over 350 Michelin-starred restaurants across 41 countries, but I get equally excited about discovering an amazing street cart or family-run local spot. I gravitate toward experiences that feel bespoke rather than cookie-cutter, the kind you can’t replicate by following a guidebook. After 25 years as a healthcare executive, I bring serious research skills to travel planning, always digging deep to uncover those places that make people ask ‘how did you find that?’ My husband and I keep returning to Asia, particularly Japan and Southeast Asia, but every destination teaches me something new about balancing the must-sees with the hidden gems that become the real memories.