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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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Madeira tonic from Estalagem Quinta da Casa Branca

June 22, 2009

By Paul Johnson

A Portuguese off-road adventure awaits driving enthusiasts at the glass-walled designer haven of Estalagem Quinta da Casa Branca, where a…

The 10 most followed travel-related Twitter accounts – updated

June 21, 2009

By Paul Johnson

Last month I blogged about the most followed travel-related accounts on Twitter. Now, a month on and aware of…

Do you trust Tripadvisor reviews?

June 21, 2009

By Paul Johnson

Recently I was reading the Tripadvisor reviews of a hotel that I’m familiar with and noted that all the reviews,…

MÃ¶venpick Hotel Berlin with special offer marking 20 years since fhe fall of the wall

June 21, 2009

By Paul Johnson

The MÃ¶venpick Hotel Berlin is offering a particularly attractive package to coincide with the start of the 2009 anniversary year….

Knysna Oyster Festival

June 20, 2009

By Paul Johnson

Knysna is renowned for the quality of its oysters, which are celebrated each year during the Knysna Oyster Festival, one…

Yet another Gordon Ramsay restaurant

June 19, 2009

By Paul Johnson

It seems there’s no stopping Gordon Ramsay at the moment. No sooner had I blogged about the new restaurant…

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ first hotel in Russia

June 19, 2009

By Paul Johnson

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is set to open its first hotel in Russia in 2012. It will be a 400-room…

New Gordon Ramsay restaurant in Sardinia

June 19, 2009

By Paul Johnson

Next month Gordon Ramsay will open a new restaurant at the award-winning luxury resort Forte Village in Sardinia. Forte Village…

New to the Syrian coast: Afamia Rotana Resort, Latakia

June 19, 2009

By Paul Johnson

The doors have been opened to the Afamia Rotana Resort, Latakia. Located on a sandy peninsula, two kilometres from Latakia…

Your must-have travel items

June 18, 2009

By Paul Johnson

We asked you (via Twitter) what item of luggage was a ‘must-have’ when travelling in luxury. And here’s just…

How low will you go in San Diego?

June 18, 2009

By Paul Johnson

In what is no doubt more of a PR exercise than anything, the Rancho Bernardo Inn in San Diego has…

Make detox a pleasure at Kamalaya, Koh Samui

June 18, 2009

By Paul Johnson

Far from life’s toxic stresses and strains, Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary & Holistic Spa, on the southern coast of Thailand’s beautiful…

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