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Outstanding luxury golf resorts in Europe

As preparations are under way for the first major championship of the year at Augusta in the US, the season in Europe is emerging from its winter hiatus. Time spent outdoors with loved ones, or in a profoundly green space, can be soul balm. Golf fanatic and mother of two, Juliet Taylor Foster, explores some luxury resorts where, luckily for those with family in tow, there is a lot more on offer than just the golf…

THE GROVE HOTEL, RESORT & SPA – CHANDLER’S CROSS, ENGLAND

Feel like you are cheating the system, being able to enjoy such stunning countryside in Hertfordshire, just 18 miles from central London. This sprawling mansion was Queen Victoria’s weekend getaway and is still a celebrity hub today. The multi-award-winning course has implemented agronomic practices that are more sustainable and mean the soil drains well in the cooler months, so the course can still be played after a bout of April showers. Players won’t be able to resist the urge to attempt an eagle on the 9th hole, like Tiger Woods did three times in a row when he…

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Bab Samhan Hotel

Luxury Collection Hotels arrives in Diriyah

Nestled in the heart of historic Diriyah, Bab Samhan is the first luxury hotel opening in the ancient capital of Saudi Arabia, Diriyah. This is a city freighted with history. Every corner of this breath–taking destination could whisper a fascinating story to you. The remnants of the old city, which is made almost entirely of adobe […]

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Beatle-mania Arrives in Austria

A Beatles spring extravaganza in Obertauern

When the Beatles needed help filming the Alpine sequences of their famous 1965 movie, they knew exactly where to head. Keen to ensure that their location could guarantee heaps of snow, they travelled to Obertauern, a high-altitude resort in Salzburger Land, Austria, to shoot key scenes for their second movie, Help! To mark the 60th […]

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Jet Setter Essentials

Despite flight cancellations disrupting travel all over the world, most of us remain determined to make the best out of this new season of freedom. However, most of our travel apparel hasn’t seen much action over the last two years and is probably looking awfully pre-COVID. Our editor Julia Pasarón is a seasoned globetrotter, so […]

Gourmet, Travel

Shallow Sun Club

Michelin star experiences by the pool

Situated in a privileged location on the rooftop terrace of the INNSiDE Calviá Beach by Meliá, Mallorca, Shallow Sun Club presents fresh, poolside-friendly bites by Michelin-starred chef Manuel Berganza to go with a selection of premium cocktails by celebrated mixologist Luca Anastasio. The 2,400 square metres of the new Shallow Sun Club terrace includes a […]

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Istanbul, Capital of Empires

By Lavinia Dickson-Robinson

Istanbul is an incredibly diverse city. Formerly known as Constantinople, it is the largest city in Turkey and the country’s economic, cultural and historic centre. Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus strait, literally cutting the city in two, one side West, the other East. Founded as Byzantion by Megarian colonists in the 7th […]

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A Hundred Colours Of Summer

This is summer in Kitzbühel

Crystal-clear waters against the backdrop of majestic peaks, lush-green alpine pastures and fresh mountain air. This is summer in Kitzbühel. If you think of Kitzbühel as just a ski destination, you’d be very wrong. The Tyrolese resort is as popular in summer as it is in winter. The holiday villages of Reith, Aurach, Jochberg and […]

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Jumby Bay

Possibly the finest resort in the Caribbean

My lack of coordination is alarming. I haven’t ridden a bicycle in years and, despite the apparent assurance that once you learn you never forget, I’m seriously struggling to travel more than a few metres before I have to anchor myself with my toes. The pressure to glide effortlessly along these paths is heightened by […]

Science, Travel

Ground Control To Traveller Tom

Space travel breaks the champagne barrier

Last year we finally sent “tourists” to space. First, it was Sir Richard Branson with Virgin Galactic, who managed to get to the boundary of space (80km up) and then Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin went even further, to the Kármán line (above 100 kilometres), where astronauts get their wings. We are seeing the first steps […]

Conservation, Travel

Sara Gardiner: Homecoming

By Hugh Francis Anderson

In the north-western tip of Zimbabwe, along a 15km private stretch of the Zambezi River, lies Matetsi Victoria Falls, a luxury safari lodge nestled within the 136,000-acre Matetsi Private Game Reserve. Founded by Sara Gardiner and her family in 2016, the award-winning lodge rests just 40km from Victoria Falls and has become renowned for championing […]

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Everybody Loves The Sunshine

Dubai

Our editor Julia Pasarón swaps heels for sandals and takes her family on an exciting holiday in Dubai. With an average of 340 days of sun per year, hundreds of luxury hotels, shopping malls, adrenaline boosting activities and a very tolerant legal framework, you’d struggle to find a more convenient place for a luxury winter […]

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Kitzbühel

A paradise for ski fans

Located east of Innsbruck, Kitzbühel is a small Alpine town in the western Austrian province of Tyrol, full of tradition and exceptional charm. From October to Easter, the area is a paradise for skiers with 233 km of slopes, a state-of-the-art lift system and the world-famous Streif downhill ski racecourse on the Hahnenkamm mountain. Furthermore, […]