Your good health: an Alpine spa crawl

For the price of a night in the pub you can luxuriate in a top Alpine spa. Debbie Lawson tries out three in Switzerland and Italy

Panama, Thailand and Switzerland – trending among luxury travelers

It’s always warm in Panama! Global luxury travel is up overall, and the world’s richest travelers are flocking to a mix of eternally fashionable places and more unusual choices. According to luxury travel boutique Virtuoso, Panama, Thailand and Switzerland saw the most significant growth in bookings compared to the previous year for the travel period … Read more

10 of the best adventure holidays in Europe

Walk, cycle, kayak or horse ride around some of the continent’s most stunning and remote corners

When extraordinary and one-of-a-kind intersect: 5 new Leading Hotels of the World

As one of the world’s largest luxury hotel collection brand, The Leading Hotels of the World seeks the unexpected and the exceptional for its collection. The result is a unique portfolio of hotels, which are united not by what makes them the same, but the remarkable details that make them different. The Leading Hotels of … Read more

Cartier owner’s shares hit by Swiss currency turmoil and Hong Kong protest

Shares in Swiss watchmakers were hardest hit, because the central bank’s decision to scrap the currency cap will make their goods more expensive in vital foreign markets

Swiss franc – what the economists say

What the experts are saying about the Swiss National Bank’s decision to abandon the currency cap