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 »
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 »
Marriott to add more than 30 luxury hotels internationally in 2019

Marriott International has announced that it is projecting to open more than 30 luxury properties in 2019, furthering the company’s… Read More »
Yurts, domes and luxury tents — next level glamping is here

“Roughing it” isn’t something that has ever appealed to Dorian Santos. She has always preferred the creature comforts of a… Read More »
The best retreats for barefoot luxury travel

Luxury is a subjective notion – for some, it’s as simple as a hot bath; for others, it might be… Read More »
Trump stays in luxury hotel for Vietnam summit, avoids ‘Hanoi Hilton’

During his summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, President Trump is staying a few miles from the notorious… Read More »
Inside Kim’s $275-a-night luxury hotel room in Hanoi

A luxury hotel in the heart of downtown Hanoi is where DPRK top leader Kim Jong-un will stay during his… Read More »
Where to stay in Bangkok

FacebookTwitterPinterest The Siam OK, so it’s expensive, but for a luxe stay, this is the place. Six years in the… Read More »
The world’s most expensive island is in Ras Al Khaimah. And it’s up for sale

The world’s most expensive island – a man-made 660-acre expanse in the Arabian Peninsula – goes up for sale in… Read More »
Hoshinoya Tokyo is Japan’s most luxurious urban ryokan

With just over a year till Tokyo hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics, now’s the time for travelers planning to take… Read More »
Must-stay luxury hotels in South Africa

As a travel writer based in South Africa, I have the privilege of visiting some of the country’s finest hotels… Read More »
The best beach clubs for a French Riviera yacht charter

Glamorous, decadent, and dripping in celebrity history, the beach clubs of the Cote d’Azur have long been synonymous with the… Read More »
Luxury UK hotel trains its staff for Valentine’s Day proposals

As Valentine’s Day approaches, one hotel isn’t leaving anything up to chance and is currently training all of its staff… Read More »
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 »
The Panama Hotel is both a working hotel and a living museum

The Panama Hotel opened in August of 1910, a five-story brick building of single-occupancy rooms for laborers built at 605… Read More »
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Five places to dine in Negril, Jamaica

PHOTO: Yum! Jerk chicken at the Rockhouse Restaurant in Negril. (Courtesy Flickr/Crl Mikoy) Jamaica is well-known as a tropical paradise… 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 »
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 »
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 »