Sri Lanka fears up to $2 billion tourism losses
Sri Lanka fears its lucrative tourism industry could see arrivals drop by up to 30 per cent, with losses of… Read More »
See Komodo dragons up close on this luxury cruise around Komodo National Park
I had been wandering Komodo for over an hour when I encountered its most famous resident. Covered in muddy, chainmail-like… Read More »
25 of the most beautiful places around the world
The world’s a spectacular place, full of hidden and overt beauty in every corner. But beauty’s also subjective. It’d be… Read More »
Clark, the Philippines reopens after earthquake damage
Clark airport reopened on April 24, two days after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake partially damaged the airport’s terminal. The airport’s largest… Read More »
Maldives’ Flyme looks to start seaplane services in 4Q19
FlyMe (Maldives) (VP, Malé) will launch seaplane operations in August, soon after a new terminal opens at Malé Velana International Airport, the island nation’s… Read More »
Airline official calls for harsher penalties on airplane-drone near-misses
An unidentified drone operator nearly collided his UAV with an Air Newzealand plane descending onto Auckland airport. Air Newzealand flight… Read More »
10 of the world’s most scenic stargazing holidays
The Milky Way over the desert, Norwegian Lights in Tromso and a planet-themed cruise to New York – there are… Read More »
Axe-wielding robbers steal €400k of jewels from luxury Paris hotel
French police are searching for a team of robbers who stole thousands of euros’ worth of jewels and luxury clothing… Read More »
First class is disappearing from airlines
First class is disappearing at a worrying rate. As an increasing number of airlines opt to either reduce capacity or… Read More »
Stonehenge and the battle over a $3 billion tunnel under one of the world’s most famous prehistoric sites
For millennia Stonehenge has been the centrepiece of Neolithic funerals, druid festivals and pagan ceremonies. Now the iconic monoliths find… Read More »
Why luxury resorts in Cyprus are installing ‘cat hotels’ for strays
We’ve all come across stray cats in European holiday destinations. They’re a dime a dozen in places like Greece and… Read More »
George Clooney calls for hotel boycott over Brunei LGBT laws
Hollywood actor George Clooney is calling for a boycott of nine luxury hotels with links to Brunei, after the country… Read More »
Kazakhstan renames capital Nur-Sultan in honor of veteran leader
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan renamed its capital Astana as Nur-Sultan on Saturday in honor of veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, who… Read More »
Russian oligarch at centre of UK’s biggest divorce fight keeps his £350 million superyacht out of his ex-wife’s hands after sharia judges Dubai overrule British court
A Russian oligarch embroiled in Britain’s most expensive divorce battle has won the right to keep his £350 million mega… Read More »
How the world’s most popular spots are dealing with overtourism
Tourism can provide an incredible economic boost, sure, but it can also be harmful to the environment and put pressure… Read More »
Japan, Singapore and South Korea have world’s most powerful passports
Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the world’s strongest passports, according to a new ranking. Citizens of all three countries… Read More »
‘Clear similarities’ between catastrophic Boeing plane crashes
On a day when thousands mourned the 157 victims of last Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash, Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges said… Read More »
Could new flights make St Helena an unlikely mini-break destination?
Visitors to Cape Town next winter will have more opportunity to tack on a trip to St Helena, one of… Read More »
Look inside Damien Hirst’s US$100,000-a-night Empathy, the world’s most expensive hotel suite
The world’s most expensive hotel room doubles as an art gallery. Featuring work by renowned contemporary artist Damien Hirst, the… Read More »
The super-rich are being scammed on their private jets
Five grand for mystery sushi. Seven for plastic cups. And more fuel than the plane could possibly hold. Such are… Read More »
These are the 15 hottest destinations billionaires are traveling to in 2019
The ultra-rich are investing more in travel as a way to show off their wealth, and that includes everything from… Read More »
Bugatti unveils the world’s most expensive new car
Even before the car was unveiled to the public at the Geneva Motor Show, Bugatti’s La Voiture Noire, meaning “The… Read More »
Paris residents plea for influencers to leave Instagram’s most famous street alone
Nothing garners more Instagram likes than a row of candy-hued houses, with influencers travelling from far and wide to capture… Read More »
Cuba taps into high-end luxury tourist market
In Havana, there’s a shop selling a camera for more than $25,000 — roughly 850 times the average monthly wage… Read More »
Luxury cruise market capacity set to double
The luxury cruise market is set to more than its capacity between 2019 and 2027, with a fleet of more… Read More »
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo to open a luxury Marrakesh hotel in 2020
The Pestana CR7 hotel will be launched by the sports star in partnership with the Portuguese Pestana Group, and it… Read More »