This Month
Ibiza’s ditching its party image. It reflects a wider phenomenon
At the world’s hottest resorts, the signature cocktail is likely to be a mix of vitamins served via a drip in your arm.
Hotel dining used to be bland. Now it’s reinventing room service
Renowned chefs are stepping out of the kitchen to become hoteliers.
You’ll have heard of the train. Now there’s a hotel
Impossibly glamorous, La Minerva is setting the standard for the famous Orient Express brand’s pivot into luxury lodgings.
May
The luxury travel trend you probably haven’t considered
Train travel is nothing new. Maybe that’s why you should hop on board.
The iconic Costa del Sol resort where Golden Age glamour lives on
This visionary second-generation owner of the Marbella Club is shepherding it towards a bold new chapter.
April
What do hotel awards really mean?
Baffled consumers may wonder how to glean any intelligence at all from such a soup of discrepancies and contradictions.
March
How the billion-dollar wellness industry took over your holiday
Are we approaching peak retreat? There are simpler ways to get away from it all than chanting to trees in the forest.
February
England’s most quintessential country escape isn’t where you think
Forget the rural idylls of Austen and Brontë – the epic skies, sweeping vistas and seaside charm of North Norfolk are just as worthy of song and story.
The European destinations loved to death – and where to go instead
Avoid the overworked northern hemisphere hot spots this season and seek authenticity.
January
Is a true luxury holiday about going without?
While ensconced in the plush Cheval Blanc, our travel columnist found herself dreaming instead of places so simple they’re lit by candlelight.
December 2024
Egypt’s bygone glamour gets a luxurious new spin
In a land with an ancient civilisation comes a new offering for travellers seeking luxury with an authentic patina.
October 2024
Hit films and now a hit hotel: The design genius of Luca Guadagnino
The director behind Challengers and Call Me By Your Name has a new movie, a new five-star hotel in Rome and a just-opened craft festival.
August 2024
London’s hottest hotel will surprise you again and again
Discretion is a hallmark of all-suite hotel The Emory, where you enter a world of pitch-perfect luxury through a back alley.
June 2024
The California wine hot spot that locals have only just discovered
The little-known Santa Ynez Valley behind Santa Barbara offers a delicious mix of ambitious restaurants and small-town vibes.
Chopard jewellers open their first exclusive hotel in Paris
Guests can enjoy grand surroundings and five-star hospitality above the Scheufele family’s famed watch and jewellery boutique at the prestigious Place Vendôme square.