Miami 2012: The World Comes to Miami
In 2012, Miami's international profile reached new heights — a year of global events, luxury brand moments, and the kind of travel coverage that established Premier Guide Miami as the definitive guide to the city's most extraordinary experiences.
Part of our ongoing curation of what it means to live, love, and play in the Magic City.
From the Vault · 2019
This is an archival piece from the Premier Guide Miami collection. The coverage, context, and details reflect the time it was originally published.
By 2012, Miami's international profile had reached a new level of visibility. The city was no longer just a domestic destination — it was a global one, drawing visitors, investors, and cultural figures from every corner of the world. Premier Guide Miami's coverage that year reflected this expanded horizon, with stories that ranged from the BMW Art Car Collection at Art Basel to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's Global Dream Tour to the Range Rover Evoque's Miami launch.
The travel coverage in 2012 was some of the most ambitious the publication had undertaken. From Barbados's Little Good Harbour to Maui's Fairmont Kea Lani, from Napa Valley's Carmel Valley Ranch to Jamaica's GoldenEye Resort, Premier Guide Miami was documenting the world's most extraordinary travel experiences through the lens of a publication that understood luxury, culture, and the art of the good life.
The BMW Ultimate Driving Experience brought automotive culture to Miami in a way that felt genuinely exciting. The Davidoff Cigar Lounge at Art Basel captured the intersection of luxury, art, and the kind of social experience that Miami does better than anywhere else. The Aspen Summer Trip coverage showed that Premier Guide Miami's reach extended far beyond South Florida — it was becoming a guide to the good life, wherever that life was being lived.
Art Basel 2012 was another extraordinary edition, and the Wynwood Walls continued their evolution into one of the world's most important outdoor art destinations. The neighborhood around them was changing rapidly — new galleries, new restaurants, new energy. The transformation that Tony Goldman had set in motion was accelerating, and Premier Guide Miami was documenting every step of it.
2012 was the year Premier Guide Miami became a truly comprehensive guide to the good life in Miami and beyond. The publication's coverage of food, travel, entertainment, and culture had matured into something that could stand alongside the best lifestyle publications in the country. The city it was covering was maturing too — becoming more international, more sophisticated, and more confident in its own identity.
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In 2012, Miami's international profile reached new heights — a year of global events, luxury brand moments, and the kind of travel coverage that established Premier Guide Miami as the definitive guide to the city's most extraordinary experiences.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visits Miami
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, made several stops in South Florida as part of his United States and Canada tour, culminating in a lecture to over 7,000 guests at the University of Miami’s BankUnited Center.
The Naughty Volvo Tour Stops in Miami
Known for their traditional, reserved and conservative image, Volvo created a new campaign to lure a younger demographic — The Naughty Volvo Tour. Premier Guide Miami got behind the wheel of the all-new 2011 S60.
A Day of Celebration and Luxury at Nikki Beach Miami Beach
Nestled along the shimmering shores of Miami Beach lies a place that transcends mere relaxation — a sanctuary of celebration, a tribute to life itself.
You're the Jury: This Interactive Courtroom Show at the Manuel Artime Theater Puts You in the Deliberation Room
The Jury Experience — a 60-minute live theatrical show by Fever where the audience becomes the jury — is running at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami through the end of the year. No two performances are the same because the room decides the verdict.
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