9 New Luxury Hotels To Visit In 2025

From a conservation lodge in Kenya to a 12th-century Cistercian abbey in the French countryside, peruse our menu of the finest new property openings around the world

A Case For Slowing Down & Switching Off While Travelling

We set our ‘out of office’ reply on emails and turn our phones to flight mode, so why shouldn’t our desire to detach from the digital world extend to our social media when travelling? Here, one writer makes the case for bidding scrolling, posting and chronically refreshing feeds a ‘bon voyage’ while abroad

At The St. Regis Venice, Star Treatment Is Promised In A World Of Pure Luxury

Italy’s most glamorous region is a regular host to Hollywood royalty—and now a five-star contemporary property fusing avant-garde creativity with the height of grandeur

London’s Grand Hotel Bellevue Is A Lesson In Posh Maximalism

Fusing codes of British aristocracy with worldly elegance, London's Grand Hotel Bellevue is proof hotels are havens for design.

Umana Bali: Expertly Fusing Contemporary Luxury Design With Tradition

Bali is a favourite past time for Antipodean travellers. But it's time to escape the traffic-clogged roads of Canggu and Seminyak and experience world-class service and luxury

Growing Nowhere: How Self-Improvement Became A Modern Affliction

Wherever you look, someone or something is promising the key to a better version of you—and it often comes with a 10 percent discount code. But in chasing our idealised selves, are we missing the bigger picture?