The world’s largest luxury cruise suite will have a sauna, pool and $200,000 bed
Cruise cabins are notorious for being tiny, cramped, and pretty much lacking in the luxury department. The Regent Suite, aboard… Read More »
Vegan luxury vacations are the hot new travel trend
The travel industry has gone vegan. The five-star Hilton London Bankside hotel has a posh new vegan suite created entirely… Read More »
Rethinking luxury: in search of the un-Google-able experience
Jon Grutzner, president of the U.S. for Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold, is happy to be “back home” in the… Read More »
New luxury expeditions make solo traveling for women more appealing than ever
With the rise in popularity of booking solo vacations, more high-end companies are following suit with creating experiences that are… Read More »
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The most romantic way to experience the Northern Lights Travelers looking for a unique adventure that combines luxury and experiential… Read More »
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This winter’s best new Alpine ski experiences You wait ages for a fabulous new Italian mountain hotel, and then two… Read More »
Indonesia is ‘world’s most chilled out country’
The South-East Asian nation of Indonesia is the world’s most chilled out country, according to a study by lastminute.com. The… Read More »
Davos 2019: What you need to know about ‘the world’s most exclusive business bash’
The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will see the planet’s political and business elites descend on the… Read More »
How to train for the world’s most elite wine exam
The master sommelier exam has a reputation for being impossible to pass. Becoming certified is so difficult that, to date,… Read More »
Crazy, rich city: what to do if you’re a super-wealthy visitor to Singapore
When I was growing up in Singapore in the late ’60s, foreigners never mentioned the city. I’ve seen it transition,… Read More »
How Americans acquired a taste for haggis, with help from the Scottish poet Robert Burns
When Anne Robinson and Andrew Hamilton founded their catalogue-order business, Scottish Gourmet, in 2005, they were focussed on importing luxury… Read More »
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Around the world in 245 days on the Ultimate World Cruise Many of us dream about packing it all in… Read More »
Will the Nairobi Attacks Dent Kenya’s Tourism Boom?
Tourism operators in Kenya are hopeful that this week’s terror attacks in Nairobi will have little impact on the country’s… Read More »
New luxury destinations to add to your travel plans in 2019
The world is your oyster, so goes the famous line in Shakespeare’s play The Merry Wives of Windsor. Thanks to… Read More »
The cheapest cities to book a five-star hotel
Antalya in Turkey is the cheapest city in the world for five-star accommodation, according to new research. The cheapest top-tier… Read More »
Google Maps’ ‘incorrect’ outback travel times could be deterring tourists, businesses say
Business owners in Queensland’s south-west say travel times on Google Maps are inaccurate and could be deterring tourists from making… Read More »
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Visiting the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s most amazing sights. James Litston looks… Read More »
Cruise ship captain seen drinking on the day he slammed vessel into U.S. navy pier, company admits
The captain of a cruise ship that hit a U.S. Navy pier in Guam in December was seen drinking alcohol… Read More »
Japan has the world’s most powerful passport while the UK and USA drop to joint sixth place
Japan has entered 2019 with the world’s most powerful passport, a new global ranking has revealed. Citizens of Japan can… Read More »
Dubai set to get another ‘super tall tower’
The city of skyscrapers, Dubai, is set to get another ‘super tall tower’. DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and… Read More »
Boeing’s unveils radical ‘transonic’ wing design
The future looks interesting for air passengers, with a raft of new designs in the pipeline promising faster planes capable… Read More »
Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi woman ends airport hotel standoff
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family at the weekend has left Bangkok airport “under the care” of the… Read More »