London Design Gold

2025

A Luxury Experience, From Screen to Sea

Entrant Company

Explora Journeys

Category

User Interface Design (UI) - Hotel / Resort & Lodging

Client's Name

Explora Journeys

Country / Region

Switzerland

A digital flagship where boutique hotel design principles meet the scale of luxury ocean journeys.



Creativity / Concept / Idea:

Explora Journeys’ website embodies the essence of a luxury boutique hotel, translated into a digital experience that evokes calm, exclusivity, and refined sophistication. The creative concept focuses on delivering an immersive and elegant interface that captures the feeling of bespoke ocean travel, positioning the brand as a floating luxury resort.



Content / Brief / Objective / Planning / Execution:

The project brief required a platform that could showcase intricate details—suites, dining, itineraries, wellness, and destination experiences—while ensuring ease of navigation for discerning guests and travel advisors. Comprehensive planning involved detailed user personas and journey mapping, ensuring the content hierarchy supported intuitive discovery. Execution was driven by seamless integration of rich multimedia, clear information architecture, and optimised booking pathways.



Visual / Design:

The design reflects luxury resort aesthetics with full-screen cinematic videos, high-quality imagery, and a serene colour palette inspired by the sea and fine interiors. Spacious typography and generous white space enhance readability and evoke a sense of calm. Interactive elements, smooth transitions, and subtle animations enrich user engagement while maintaining visual clarity and brand consistency.



Innovation / Functionality / Effectiveness:

The interface delivers a refined resort experience through cinematic storytelling, intuitive navigation and calm motion design. Clear hierarchy simplifies complex choices, while responsive design ensures consistency across devices. Regional personalisation and optimised performance maintain clarity and elegance, reflecting the effortless luxury of a boutique resort at sea.



Impact / Memorability:

User analytics reveal high engagement, longer sessions, and increased conversion rates, indicating strong user confidence and satisfaction. The digital experience effectively mirrors the brand’s luxury resort ethos, leaving a lasting impression of exclusivity, comfort, and sophistication.

Credits

Explora Journeys
Paul Smart
Explora Journeys
Amanda Rosito
Explora Journeys
Clément Guerin
Explora Journeys
Silvia Pagliarino
Explora Journeys
Gauthier Van Damme
Skywire
Louise Wittlin-Hart
Skywire
Tom Wittlin
Skywire
Eva Hoff
Skywire
Andreea Iliescu
Skywire
Howard Dean
Skywire
Ben Thompson
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