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Review: Pink Door Franschhoek, Winelands, South Africa

Posted on November 2, 2025

In the heart of Franschhoek, widely recognised as South Africa’s gastronomic capital, Pink Door Franschhoek by the…

Review: Riviera Travel’s History and Art of the Rhône River cruise – Days 5 to 8

Posted on November 1, 2025

We’re half-way through Riviera Travel‘s epic Rhône River cruise. A journey from Avignon to Lyon,…

Review: Riviera Travel’s History and Art of the Rhône River cruise – Days 1 to 4

Posted on October 30, 2025

Sailing upstream on the Rhône from Avignon to Lyon, on Riviera Travel‘s MS Thomas Hardy,…

Review: Queens Hotel, Leeds, UK

Posted on October 29, 2025

Built as a flagship for Leeds railway station in 1937, and enjoying a Grade-II-listed art-deco…

Why Wichita is the Air Capital of the World

Posted on October 15, 2025

Wichita is often billed as the “Air Capital of the World” and, after spending a…

Review: Playitas Sports Resort, Las Playitas, Fuerteventura

Posted on October 9, 2025

If your idea of a vacation is lounging by a pool doing absolutely nothing, then…

Review: The Pilsley Inn, Pilsley, Peak District, UK

Posted on October 7, 2025

A traditional 18th-century pub with rooms, The Pilsley Inn is part of the Chatsworth Estate…

An introduction to Wichita, Kansas

Posted on September 30, 2025

I landed in Wichita last night after a mammoth 20+ hour journey from my home…

Review: Wressle Grange Farmhouse, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK

Posted on September 18, 2025

Finding good-quality holiday accommodation for a large gathering is charming in theory, but logistically fraught…

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Angsana Resorts & Spa expand

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

Angsana Resorts & Spa is spreading its wings to the Middle East and Asia. In the years to come, you…

The Talei, Fiji

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

GHM has announced a new project, The Talei, placed atop the beautiful Fijian island of Nananu-I-Ra. It is scheduled…

The Setai, Miami, Florida

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

The Setai on Miami’s Collins Avenue is, without doubt, the most exclusive hotel ever to grace South Florida. (You’ve got…

Bangkok luxury hotel news

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

The luxury Bangkok Siam Intercontinental, once a top hotel in the heart of the city at Siam Square, has been…

Hoang Anh Da Lat Resort, Vietnam

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

A new five-start resort with 110 rooms and 3 restaurants has opened in the Central Highlands’ city of Da Lat….

New luxury hotels in Lahore, Pakistan

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

Three new five star hotels will be constructed in the Punjab provincial capital of Lahore, it has been revealed. …

Argyle Resort Fiji

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

Argyle Hotels International and Suzhou Youth Travel have announced a deal on the soon to be built Argyle Resort Fiji….

SeaDream I South American itinerary

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

The boutique SeaDream I – the world’s highest ranked cruise ship – will be running itineraries in South America from…

New Millennium hotel in Shanghai

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

Millennium & Copthorne (M&C) Hotels plc has added another prestigious property to its group of over 90 hotels – the…

Hilton hotels lose ratings Down Under

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

The Hilton hotels in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Cairns have all lost their coveted five-star ratings and been downgraded to…

New five star hotels in India

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

Ambattur Clothing (ACL), a garment exporter in India, is looking to diversify into the luxury hotel market. Vijay Mahtaney, managing…

Luxury Texas hotels and restaurants

January 12, 2006

By Paul Johnson

AAA Texas has released its elite list of AAA Five Diamond Rated properties for 2006. In all, five hotels and…

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