On the 18th June 2026, the UK government lifted its advice against all but essential travel to the UAE, marking one of the most significant travel updates of the year for anyone planning a trip to Dubai, Abu Dhabi or the Indian Ocean. That’s welcome news for Dubai. It’s also welcome news for some of […]

Some destinations work brilliantly for couples. Others are made for families. A handful are particularly good for multi-generational trips. Mallorca manages all three. It’s one of the reasons the island continues to attract such a broad mix of travellers year after year. Flights are straightforward from across Europe, the weather is reliable for much of […]

Global Wellness Day arrives every June with a simple reminder: make time for your wellbeing. What that actually looks like, however, is becoming increasingly personal. For some travellers, wellness means a structured programme, expert consultations, and measurable health goals. For others, it’s a week spent hiking through the Himalayas, swimming in the Seychelles, exploring Tuscany […]

For more than a century, the name Orient Express has conjured images of lacquered wood, polished brass, white tablecloths and journeys where the experience of travelling mattered just as much as the destination itself. Now, that legacy is heading out to sea. Officially christened in France on 29 April 2026, the new Orient Express Corinthian […]

There are luxury hotel brands, and then there’s Aman. It’s never been about scale. The portfolio is deliberately measured, each property shaped by its setting rather than a fixed formula. The result is consistent, but never identical. You see it in places like Amanpuri, where the brand began, or Amangiri in the Utah desert. Aman […]

When it comes to finding the world’s most beautiful lake hotels, the view is very much part of the appeal – but it’s only the beginning. Yes, there’s the obvious: still water reflecting mountains, morning light shifting across the surface, that immediate sense of calm when you arrive. But the hotels we come back to […]

There was a time when luxury hotel gyms were easy to ignore. Usually tucked into a basement or a spare room, more of a formality than somewhere you’d choose to spend time. We’ve seen plenty of that. Now, in the right hotels, they’ve become part of the reason you choose to stay. It’s less about […]

There’s a certain kind of hotel that doesn’t need to announce itself. You feel it in the way the door closes behind you. In the quiet confidence of the staff. In the sense that everything has been considered – and then reconsidered – long before you arrived. This is, broadly speaking, the territory of Leading […]

School holidays have a habit of creeping up. One moment Easter feels comfortably far away, and the next you realise flights are filling up, the children are about to finish school and nothing is actually booked yet. Travelling with two children ourselves, we know that moment well. The good news is that Easter trips don’t […]

Wildlife exists on a scale that is difficult to comprehend until you experience it first-hand. Mountain gorillas moving through Rwandan rainforest. Blue whales cutting through cold Canadian waters. Marine life drifting across the Great Barrier Reef. Emperor penguins navigating Antarctic ice. Each ecosystem operates with its own rhythm, complexity and fragility. World Wildlife Day offers […]