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Luxury travel news from around the world (May 2025)

Posted on May 31, 2025

From the skies above Riyadh to the rice terraces of Vietnam, and from barefoot islands…

Review: JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa, Maldives

Posted on May 24, 2025

The JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa opened up in 2019 and has been a…

Review: Son Brull Rural Sanctuary, Mallorca, Spain

Posted on May 22, 2025

The sunny shores of Mallorca are home to hotels aplenty. On my first visit to…

Review: Cotswold Grange, Cheltenham, UK

Posted on May 14, 2025

Cotswold Grange is quintessential Cheltenham. Created from light honeyed Cotswold stone in 1856, for its…

Review: Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa, Thailand

Posted on May 12, 2025

The timing couldn’t have been better. It was the week of the launch of White…

Walking the Wainwrights: Troutbeck Tongue

Posted on May 8, 2025

Over the years, we’ve walked many of the Wainwrights — the 214 fells in the…

Luxury travel news from around the world (April 2025)

Posted on April 30, 2025

The world’s farthest frontiers continue to be reimagined with this month’s round-up of luxury travel…

Review: Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa, Maldives

Posted on April 28, 2025

Every now and then, the Maldives calls my name — and this time, it led…

Review: European Waterways Burgundy Canal Cruise, France – Days 4 to 7 on La Belle Epoque

Posted on April 26, 2025

Half-way through this European Waterways seven days / six nights cruise, pampered passengers, enjoying a…

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Photograph of the week: Playa Vik Jose Ignacio

September 22, 2011

By Paul Johnson

This week’s image is of the pool at Playa Vik Jose Ignacio. It is a 75-foot cantilevered pool of Uruguayan…

Interview with Guy Roger, President of Asiana Pearl Vision

September 22, 2011

By Paul Johnson

Guy Louis Roger is President at Asiana Pearl Vision, a boutique travel designer based in Cebu city and operating exclusively…

I wish I was… in the Maldives

September 22, 2011

By Carole Booth

Winter is drawing in, the nights are getting darker, the temperature is starting to plummet, and Im already starting to…

Top luxury hotels for holidays in Brazil

September 22, 2011

By Dan Clarke

From stunning country haciendas to slick city hotels, Brazil today has a huge range of luxury hotels for you to…

The world’s most expensive whisky

September 21, 2011

By Paul Johnson

A bottle of Scotch whisky priced at 250,000 Singapore dollars (around 200,000 USD or £125,000) and displayed at a duty-free…

The Presidential Suite at the Henderson Park Inn

September 21, 2011

By Jan Ross

When I first contacted the Henderson Park Inn about a press visit and they said they really wanted me to…

3 places that every driver should visit

September 21, 2011

By Richard Kershaw

For anyone who loves to drive and who loves to travel, there are few holiday concepts more appealing than the…

Royal luxury in Morocco

September 21, 2011

By Rupa Ganatra

It is no wonder that King Mohammed VI’s first hotel took over 1,000 craftsmen and artisans 3 years to complete…

Autumn offers from the Ragosta Hotels Collection

September 20, 2011

By Paul Johnson

This Autumn the Ragosta Hotels Collection properties on the Amalifi Coast and in Sicily are offering great discounted off-season rates…

The future of luxury travel

September 20, 2011

By Alan Hazel

Although the recent financial crisis has certainly much affected the travel industry, the luxury traveler is alive and well. But according…

Special feature: Le Normandie, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

September 20, 2011

By Kay McMahon

The prestigious Mandarin Oriental Hotel contains several restaurants offering different cuisines. All are renowned for their excellence and Le Normandie…

Africa’s world beater: The Saxon Boutique Hotel

September 20, 2011

By Greg Fox

An anticipant crowd of tourism representatives from across Africa gathered in Egypt Hall, Sharm El Sheikh on Friday 16th September…

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