In an age of Web3, artificial intelligence and great warehouses of digital information on just about any destination you can think of, it might be tempting to wonder whether we need travel specialists at all. But at Conde Nast Traveller, our inaugural list of 50 approved experts is based on our belief that they’re more crucial than ever: not just to guide us to the heart of a destination, avoiding lazy tropes and opening doors that would otherwise remain locked, but to make sure we do so…

