Category: Western Europe

Fast cars & fine dining at the Monaco Historic Grand Prix

By on Nov 16, 2011 in Accommodation, Europe, Events, Going Out, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Monaco, Regions, Restaurants, Road Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 471 times

The Historic Grand Prix (11th-13th May 2012)  is a magnificent event that commemorates the golden age of motor racing on the glamorous streets of Monaco.  It is a must for any motorsport enthusiast! The race takes place on the very same circuit as it did back in 1929. The Monaco circuit is considered one of [...]

Interview with Marty Carr, CEO of Carr Golf Travel

Interview with Marty Carr, CEO of Carr Golf Travel

By on Nov 15, 2011 in Accommodation, California, Celebrities, Europe, Florida, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Interviews, Ireland, Leisure Travel, North America, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA, Western Europe   - Read 2940 times

Marty Carr is CEO of Carr Golf Travel, which includes the brand Online Golf Travel, and offers bespoke golf travel in Europe and the US and runs several world-class golf events in Ireland. The son of Joe Carr, who won 40 golf championships and was one of the world’s best ever amateur golfers, Marty studied [...]

5 luxury swimming pools with a view

5 luxury swimming pools with a view

By on Nov 11, 2011 in Accommodation, Africa, Asia, Europe, Hotels, Indonesia, Italy, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, Seychelles, Singapore, Speciality Travel, Tanzania, Western Europe   - Read 694 times

There was a time when a swimming pool was just a body of water in which to exercise, but in recent years, exclusive and luxury hotel builders seem to have been playing a game of one-upmanship against one another in a race to create the most amazing swimming pool imaginable. Now personally, gimmicks aside, I [...]

New opening: Grand Hotel Mencey, Santa Cruz, Tenerife

New opening: Grand Hotel Mencey, Santa Cruz, Tenerife

By on Nov 11, 2011 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Regions, Spain, Western Europe   - Read 619 times

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts’ historic Grand Hotel Mencey in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands) opens its doors today after a €25,000,000 renovation that re-affirms the Spanish chain’s commitment to expanding its portfolio of all-inclusive beach resorts to include urban lodgings in select locations, most recently in Budapest, Hungary. Set in a romantic Spanish colonial-style [...]

Star Clippers – where the age of sail meets state of the art modern day luxury cruising

Star Clippers – where the age of sail meets state of the art modern day luxury cruising

By on Nov 10, 2011 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Europe, Regions, Spain, Speciality Travel, Western Europe   - Read 438 times

‘I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.’ The words of John Masefield’s ‘Sea Fever’ poem rang in my ears as I took in the splendid sight of the 134 metre long five masted [...]

Experiential travel: new horizons for the luxury traveler

Experiential travel: new horizons for the luxury traveler

By on Nov 06, 2011 in Europe, Regions, Spain, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe, Worldwide   - Read 945 times

Experiential travel is no new concept, though the term pops up with renewed significance and frequency of late. Backpackers and adventurers have long been exploring unchartered or little known destinations for the personal growth, satisfaction and self-realization that come with the profound impact of extraordinary experiences or overcoming internal and external obstacles. As globalization brought [...]

The Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux and Spa joins forces with Repetto to design a ballet-themed Christmas tree

The Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux and Spa joins forces with Repetto to design a ballet-themed Christmas tree

By on Nov 03, 2011 in Accommodation, Europe, France, Hotels, Western Europe   - Read 464 times

For those with a penchant for style and culture, The Grand Hôtel de Bordeaux and Spa has partnered with the original French ballet shoe brand Repetto, to design a magical Christmas tree with a ballet theme, including pink and black satin ballet shoes, golden medals and Repetto-wrapped presents. Repetto ballet shoes are displayed at the [...]

Interview with Simon Pardoe, Director of The Healthy Holiday Company

Interview with Simon Pardoe, Director of The Healthy Holiday Company

By on Nov 03, 2011 in Africa, Croatia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Fiji, Going Out, Interviews, Italy, Oceania, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Zambia   - Read 643 times

Simon Pardoe is a director and co-owner of The Healthy Holiday Company, which owns three luxury healthy holiday brands: fitscape, destination yoga and in:spa. Established in 2003, the company is now the UK’s leading provider of healthy holidays with a selection of large private villas and boutique hotels in Italy, Spain, Morocco, France, Greece and [...]

Luxury Travel Fair 2011

Luxury Travel Fair 2011

By on Nov 02, 2011 in Europe, Events, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 850 times

The Luxury Travel Fair gets underway at Olympia, London from tomorrow and will run until the end of the week. Now in its 6th year, it is the only dedicated consumer focused luxury travel event in the UK. Held in association with Condé Nast Traveller, the fair hosts over 100 hotels, travel companies and destinations [...]

Dewsall… for the perfect countryside Christmas

Dewsall… for the perfect countryside Christmas

By on Nov 01, 2011 in Accommodation, Europe, Regions, United Kingdom, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe   - Read 2641 times

Escape to the wild winter countryside of unspoilt Herefordshire and book your Christmas at Dewsall Court. This beautifully furnished, unique house has a relaxed feel about it so you can unwind as soon as you walk through the door. Surrounded by 1000 acres of Duchy of Cornwall land, winter walks can be part of the [...]

Where to get naked in London

Where to get naked in London

By on Oct 27, 2011 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Leisure Travel, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 4510 times

London is awash with new spas so here’s a round up of the best places to go to get naked and… relax. Como Shambhala Urban Escape at The Metropolitan This is the newest of the new breed, it only opened earlier this month. You’d be forgiven for not knowing about it – the truth is [...]

Celebrating in style at the Hotel Métropole Monte-Carlo

By on Oct 25, 2011 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Monaco, Regions, Western Europe   - Read 530 times

When it comes to the festive season, it seems that Hotel Métropole Monte-Carlo love to celebrate in style. From 25th November 2011 until 6th January 2012, “Miss Rose”, the hotel’s very talented in-house stylist and florist will create a “Christmas in Wonderland” theme a tribute to Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”, in all public areas [...]

In Merano luxury is about intimate access…

By on Oct 19, 2011 in Europe, Food and Drink, Italy, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 676 times

Merano is a quaint village perched at the base of the Alps in Alto Adige in the north of Italy. Here the air is smooth and clean and the scenery is breathtaking. Well known to high-end German and Swiss tourists, Merano has not really been discovered by Americans or the British. This is where the [...]

Bespoke, hand-crafted beds for 18th Century London townhouse hotel

Bespoke, hand-crafted beds for 18th Century London townhouse hotel

By on Oct 18, 2011 in Accommodation, Europe, Hotels, Regions, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 2052 times

Eccentric London hotelier and acclaimed interior-designer David Carter has commissioned bespoke, hand-crafted beds to add the finishing touch to his theatrical 18th Century townhouse. The decadent 40 Winks, dubbed the “world’s most beautiful small hotel” by German Vogue, is located in trendy East London and is a favourite for fashion and lifestyle shoots. Last year [...]

Admire great Renaissance artists with an exclusive stay in Florence

Admire great Renaissance artists with an exclusive stay in Florence

By on Oct 18, 2011 in Accommodation, Attractions, Europe, Events, Going Out, Hotels, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 664 times

An exclusive stay package is now offered at the most luxurious private residence in Florence, with “no queues” entrance tickets to the exhibition “Money and Beauty. Bankers, Botticelli and the Bonfire of the Vanities”. Experience the most topical art exhibition in Florence through the masterpieces by Botticelli, Filippo Lippi, Beato Angelico, Paolo Uccello, Donatello, Antonio [...]

Interview with Jean-Christophe Nager, General Manager, The Pavilions, Phuket

Interview with Jean-Christophe Nager, General Manager, The Pavilions, Phuket

By on Oct 15, 2011 in Accommodation, Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Asia, Australia, Botswana, Cambodia, Caribbean, Europe, Interviews, Italy, Maldives, Oceania, Philippines, Regions, Resorts, Switzerland, Thailand, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 1204 times

Jean-Christophe Nager is the General Manager of The Pavilions, Phuket, a 5-star luxury resort built on a hill-top on the delightful island of Phuket. A Swiss national with more than 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Jean-Christophe (JC) graduated from Collège St-Michel, Fribourg, in Switzerland in 1978 and studied photography in Montreal, Canada for a [...]

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