HOTexperiences

Pug Seal: Hospitality with Soul

Ten years ago, José Manuel Quintana and Sergio Celis began Pug Seal with a simple question: why is it so difficult to find a hotel that truly feels like home? From the outset, the project was guided by a clear intention—to create a place where staying felt natural, where design carried meaning, and where hospitality was genuine. Pug Seal was conceived […]

Travel in Antiquity: Tourism Before Travel Apps

Since ancient times, humans have felt an undeniable fascination with movement—a need to explore what lies beyond the familiar. Evidence of this can be found in language itself: nearly every ancient culture developed at least one word to describe this impulse. The German term Wanderlust literally means “a passion for exploration.” The Spanish viajar and the French voyage both derive from […]