The British Eccentrics Garden by horticultural showman Diarmuid Gavin – An alternative take on a quintessentially English garden

Diarmuid Gavin is back with The British Eccentrics Garden featuring bizarre garden gadgetry that comes to life every 15 minutes. Once again in May, Chelsea will be packed with amazing plant displays and the best cutting-edge garden designs. For five days in May, the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea will be transformed into the … Read more

How to get upgraded: a lesson in airport style

A new book, featuring Kate Moss, Joan Collins and Victoria Beckham, offers a lesson in airport chic. Understated and in-the-know is the look to aim for

Utah, Sardinia and Chile – the destinations for world’s most expensive luxury hotels for the summer 2015 season

The Amangiri hotel in Southern Utah tops a survey by Luxury-Hotels.com with a specifically conducted comparison of luxury hotel rates around the globe for the summer 2015 season. An average overnight stay in this luxury hotel in Canyon Point will cost guests $1889 for the least expensive double room this summer. Taking the number two … Read more

Pop-up dinners aboard luxury trains in the UK

Celebrity Chefs take to the rails with Belmond in 2015. Luxury trains in the UK are transformed this year into Michelin-grade fine dining restaurants. The Belmond British Pullman and the Belmond Northern Belle luxurious art deco carriages will be hosting pop-up dinners by a select group of top UK chefs that includes Raymond Blanc, Tom … Read more

A response to the perennial question, “what are your favorite hotels in the world?”

The 2015 Gold List by Conde Nast Traveler. Like travel itself, the best hotel experiences often can’t be measured by a point system— they’re as ineffable as memory itself. Conde Nast Traveler unveiled its newly reinvented Gold List. For the first time ever, the 2015 Gold List was hand selected by Conde Nast Traveler editors, writers, … Read more

Best hotels in Europe. 2014 World Travel Awards winners

World Travel Awards, hailed as ‘the Oscars of the travel industry’, revealed its European Winners at the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2014 held at the Divani Apollon Palace & Thalasso in Athens, Greece. The Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul in Turkey, former Ottoman palace, was named best hotel in Europe, while the Belmond Hotel … Read more