From barefoot hideaways in Indonesia and Belmond’s new Mexican addresses to ambitious wellness retreats and long-awaited arrivals in the Maldives, we’re keeping a close eye on the next generation of luxury hotels. Here are the openings worth knowing about, whether you’re planning your next escape or simply keeping your travel wish list in excellent shape.

The world of luxury cruising is changing. From Four Seasons and Aman taking to the water to Orient Express under sail, private Belmond barges through France and traditional dahabiyas on the Nile, we share the yachts, ships and river journeys we’d actually recommend – and the itineraries currently on our radar.

Where should you go for October half term? From Dubai and Mauritius to Greece, Cyprus and Hong Kong, we share our favourite luxury family escapes, with brilliant kids’ clubs, beautiful villas, babysitting and space for everyone.

The hotel world has a new list to debate. The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2026 has been announced, bringing together everything from grand European institutions and tiny Italian hideaways to remote Indonesian resorts and some of the most ambitious new city hotels in Asia and the Middle East. At number one? Rosewood Hong Kong, taking […]

From crossing Europe aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express to sailing the Galápagos and flying over Namibia, these are eight extraordinary journeys we’d build a trip around.

Christmas in New York, skiing in Montana, winter sun in the Maldives or New Year somewhere spectacular. The RASK team shares some of our favourite places to spend the festive season.

Swap the European summer for snow in the Andes. We take a look at family skiing in Chile, combining days on the slopes at Valle Nevado with a stay at Mandarin Oriental, Santiago – plus ideas for making the most of this unforgettable family adventure.

From Rosewood São Paulo and Rosewood Mandarina to upcoming openings in Rome, Milan, Venice, Crete and Dubai, we take a closer look at the Rosewood hotels we love, what’s coming next and the benefits of booking your stay with RASK Travel through Rosewood Elite.

We’ve been known to choose a hotel because of a chair. Or a staircase. A particularly good piece of marble. A lobby that makes us immediately reconsider everything in our own sitting room. For some of us at RASK, what’s inside a hotel matters almost as much as where it is. And right now, hotel […]

Frankfurt wasn’t somewhere we’d considered for a weekend away – until The Florentin changed our minds. We checked in for a RASK team celebration and found art-filled spaces, a brilliant spa, courtyard breakfasts and a city well worth a closer look.