Will Elon Musk’s 120-hour week stop us worshipping workaholism?

The Silicon Valley drive for corporate efficiency – all 24/7 schedules, bulletproof coffees and five-minute meetings – has long been lauded. Now the wheels are flying off

Luxury travel’s leading figures reveal 2018 Best of the Best awards

Best of the Best: Here’s a look at the top properties and the hoteliers who elevate them to greatness. 30th annual Virtuoso Travel Week: 2018 Best of the Best awards. Global luxury travel network Virtuoso revealed the winners of the widely coveted 2018 Best of the Best awards at the 30th annual Virtuoso Travel Week. The … Read more

‘Five years ago there was nothing’: inside Duqm, the city rising from the sand

Oman’s sparsely inhabited coast of fishing villages and Bedouin camps is being transformed into industrial city with port, luxury hotels and housing for 111,000

From G&T to Earl Grey tea: a new wave of ice lollies for grownups

We sample the latest posh popsicles to find out which are cool – and which fail the taste test

Manolo Blahnik: ‘Beauty is what matters to me’

His shoes are so coveted by women that Madonna once famously said they were better than sex. So what will men make of his footwear now that he is turning his attention to them?