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6 reasons to do yoga on your luxury travels

6 reasons to do yoga on your luxury travels

By on Jul 10, 2015 in Accommodation, Asia, Health & Safety, Hotels, Indonesia, Leisure Travel, Maldives, Regions, Resorts, Spas & Pampering, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Travel Miscellany, Vietnam

So your luxury travel plans have been made; you’ve booked a stunning resort or found a far flung beach to while away the hours on your luxury getaway. You might choose to drink cocktails next to a pool, ski down mountains in the frosty weather or laze around on a tropical beach, but whatever kind […]

Affordable luxury safaris in South Africa

Affordable luxury safaris in South Africa

By on Feb 26, 2014 in Accommodation, Adventure Travel, Africa, Leisure Travel, Regions, Resorts, South Africa, Speciality Travel

South Africa is renowned globally for its safari experiences, and deservedly so.  Historically, there have only ever been a handful of truly luxurious safari destinations in South Africa, such as Londolozi, Singita, and Mala Mala, with very luxurious price tags associated with them.  These are all located in the Kruger area, which is ideal for […]

Top 10 luxury travel gifts for Valentine's

Top 10 luxury travel gifts for Valentine’s

By on Jan 24, 2013 in Accessories, Clothing, Europe, Featured, Gadgets, Italy, Luggage, Regions, Road Travel, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Worldwide

Our top 10 Christmas round-up of gift ideas proved to be such a huge success that we thought we’d run with something similar for Valentine’s Day. Whether you are buying for him or for her, we hope you’ll find something here to give you inspiration. And so, without further ado, here are 10 luxurious ideas […]

3 lakes not to be missed when visiting the Italian Lakes

3 lakes not to be missed when visiting the Italian Lakes

By on Jan 04, 2013 in Europe, Italy, Regions, Western Europe

The Italian Lakes region known as Lombardy is a destination unlike no other in Italy. Steeped in history and culture, this region was named after the northern Lombards who conquered it from the Romans centuries ago. A commercial junction in Europe, Lombardy is famous for being the destination where emperors were crowned, but lately more […]

Dreaming of a white (sand) Christmas on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Dreaming of a white (sand) Christmas on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

By on Nov 27, 2012 in Accommodation, Australia, Food and Drink, Going Out, Leisure Travel, Oceania, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

Lizard Island’s new Executive Chef Anthony Healy is preparing a week-long culinary Christmas season celebration this year. While guests snorkel or dive the beautiful Great Barrier Reef or simply sink their feet into the island’s 24 powdery white beaches, Healy will be creating a specially designed Reveillon Christmas Eve Menu, a Christmas Day menu and a […]

5 of the best off-season luxury rental destinations

5 of the best off-season luxury rental destinations

By on Nov 20, 2012 in Accommodation, Africa, Australia, Europe, Italy, Mauritius, New York, North America, Oceania, Regions, South Africa, USA, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe

Saying farewell to the holiday season always leaves travelers feeling a little blue. The warmth turns to cold and you long for a vacation after your vacation. But keep your chin up; there are plenty of go-to places for off-season stays that will warm the cockles of your heart and save you a few pennies […]

Discover the Prosecco zone, home of Italy’s favorite sparkling wine

Discover the Prosecco zone, home of Italy’s favorite sparkling wine

By on Jan 05, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Europe, Food and Drink, Italy, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe

Lying north of Venice in the province of Treviso, in the foothills of the Marco Trevigiana running from Valdobbiadene to Conegliano, is the Prosecco DOCG wine zone. Vineyards take up just about every square food of land, amongst picturesque towns with ancient churches and castles. Here is the source of the wonderful sparkling wine that […]

I’m a celebrity, get me in here!

I’m a celebrity, get me in here!

By on Nov 16, 2011 in Accommodation, Australia, Celebrities, Hotels, Oceania, Regions, Spas & Pampering, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

So, I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here has returned to our screens. For some, this is a cause for celebration and more daily discussions in the office (I’ll bring my earplugs) whilst for others it’s just another addition in a long list of reality TV shows that seem to be so popular these […]

2nd, 3rd and 4th on Google for a search for 'luxury travel'

2nd, 3rd and 4th on Google for a search for ‘luxury travel’

By on Nov 03, 2011 in A Luxury Travel Blog, Travel Miscellany

As regular readers will know, A Luxury Travel Blog is more of a sideline interest for me rather than my main business, although I do work in online tourism marketing.  I do not (and have never) spent money on advertising this site, but I’m pleased to be able to tell you that it’s up there […]

Please RT to win a FREE luxury vacation!

Please RT to win a FREE luxury vacation!

By on Dec 14, 2010 in Fun Stuff, Travel Miscellany

First off… I’d like to apologise. Please forgive the title for it’s completely misleading.  There is no free luxury vacation here – this is in fact nothing more than a Twitter experiment.  Once published, this blog post will automatically go out on Twitter with the subject line “Please RT to win a FREE luxury vacation!” […]

Win a copy of the fabulous book 'Dive in Style'!

Win a copy of the fabulous book ‘Dive in Style’!

By on Aug 19, 2010 in Adventure Travel, Books, Leisure Travel, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature, Worldwide

A Luxury Travel Blog has teamed up with the publishers Thames & Hudson to offer you a great chance to win one of 5 copies of the fabulous book ‘Dive in Style‘ by Tim Simmond. I have a copy of this beautiful book myself and it contains over 700 fabulous illustrations of where you can […]