Need a little artistic inspiration with your next meal? The Confidante Miami Beach Hotel is here to deliver something surreal. In early 2021, the hotel brought back the historic art exhibition, "The Real Surreal," showcasing…

The Maldives, a favourite upmarket Indian Ocean holiday destination, has decided against imposing an expensive visa fee of US$100/£80 when it reopens for tourism in July. They have also scrapped the US$100/£80 fee for a…

Home to Mozart and "The Sound of Music"; named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its stunningly preserved baroque architecture and unique blend of German and Italian influence; marked on the map by the curves…

There are a lot of gifts you might like to receive on your birthday if you’re staying at a hotel. A glass of champagne or a slice of cake might be nice. But some Marriott…

There’s something reassuring about visiting a chain restaurant, especially one as successful as Carluccio. You know it’s not going to be Cordon Bleu cooking yet they are familiar and there is an expectation that you…

Sometimes an independent luxury boutique hotel hits the spot for privacy and intimacy. If that’s want you are yearning for right now, check out these luxurious and gorgeous new properties. Choose from a mountainside hotel…

Many Alpine ski resorts these days are far too bling. Visitors to those places often seem far more interested in parading up and down in designer coats and watches than actually skiing. That is certainly…

NB/ This article has been modified since its publication on 30 January 2019 when it was titled 10 new hotel openings in the Maldives.  Much loved by tourists for its beaches, blue lagoons and extensive reefs…