Famous Al Bustan Palace Oman has been reimagined

  Oman continues to welcome record numbers of international visitors thanks to its commitment to offering world-class experiences for the modern global traveler. Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel has been an iconic property in Oman for more than 30 years. The luxury hotel reopens following a period of extensive enhancements that includes redesigned rooms … Read more

Asia and Australasia’s finest travel brands unveiled at World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony 2018

World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia & Australasia Gala Ceremony 2018 in Hong Kong recognised leading hotels, airlines and hospitality providers from destinations across Asia and Australasia (the full list of 2018 winners are here). Winners at the red carpet gala evening included Vietnam, which fended off stiff competition to be named “Asia’s Leading Destination”. Meanwhile Sydney, … Read more

A play to the super-rich: production firm offers private theatre at home

Revels in Hand has staged Coward on a polo pitch and Shakespeare in a Hamptons beach house

Clare Smyth’s best female chef award raises questions about sexism

British chef’s triumph is bittersweet as legitimacy of gender-specific award is questionable

Clare Waight Keller’s second Givenchy couture show celebrates its founder’s legacy

A collection focusing on the pas de deux between the designer and his muse Audrey Hepburn

Does a woman with a bath puff in her hair spell the end of the fascinator?

Decorative, but not quite a hat, the fascinator rose to popularity in the 1990s, but it may be yesterday’s news thanks to an inventive and impressive woman from Preston