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 »
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 »
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 »
Holidaymakers flee £3,000-per-night luxury Maldives hotel after devastating fire
One of the top luxury resorts in the Maldives has been hit by a devastating fire which tore through the… Read More »
15 new restaurants to try in 2019
From Miami to Tokyo and Brisbane to New Delhi, some of the world’s hottest new restaurants in the coolest locations… Read More »
The Rise Of Millionaire Tourism
My greatest experience was standing in the Makgadikgadi salt pan in Botswana, which, as far as you can see in… Read More »
The world’s first plastic-free flight is here – but will other airlines follow?
The world’s first plastic-free flight took to the skies just after Christmas, operated by a Portuguese airline that says it… Read More »
What’s it really like on board the $1 billion cruise ship with its own ‘Magic Carpet’?
Ooh, I love the Edenists, says the young man watching a nymph-like goddess sing Pink Floyd’s Great Gig in the… Read More »
First ever luxury space hotel to launch
Tourists will soon have a new travel destination as Orion Span plans to open a luxury hotel in orbit 200… Read More »
Miami Beach the world’s priciest New Year’s Eve destination
MIAMI – Miami Beach is the most expensive destination in the world for accommodation on New Year’s Eve this year,… Read More »
National Trust defends Giant’s Causeway charging policy
There have been complaints that official signs have misled people into thinking they have to pay to visit the world-famous… Read More »
Things to look out for in the China luxury market in 2019
China’s unique and continually evolving market creates exciting opportunities. Rather than try any crystal-ball predictions, here’s my summary of what… Read More »
Spaceships and submarines: unique ways to get to your latest travel destination
The race to space for paying punters is coming to a climax. News has emerged that Virgin Galactic is finally… Read More »