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Aaron Kaupp, GM of London’s re-born icon, Carlton Tower, now a Jumeirah treasure, beamed with pride as he stood in the lobby awaiting the first guests last Monday, 26th July 2021. “In all my years in this marvellous business, I have never seen such energy and motivation. Watching some of my team members, after over three months’ onsite training, is…

How about a ‘soup’ that is not for drinking? At Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore, savvy spa-addicts may opt for La Mer Miracle Broth facial, a 90-minute…

This is a tale of a suite that does not exist. To save those of you who have Netflix-fan clients, there is a need to try to book Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme’s…

The Bradley Hare, in Maiden Bradley, is the ideal English pub for today, and tomorrow. Yes, the building, in the Wiltshire countryside 90 minutes west of London, goes back a couple of hundred years. It was put up in a clearing in the former Selwood Forest that is still part of the massive estate of the Duke of Somerset. It is now, as of April this…

Monkey Island Estate, a seven-acre green island in England’s Thames, 30 minutes’ drive west of Heathrow, hosts two all-white two-floor buildings, both built…

Keen cyclists will jump at the opportunity to experience the wind tunnel at Specialized global headquarters, only 30 minutes from the 131-key Rosewood Sand Hill…

When I arrived at the hotel – coincidentally only 11 minutes' drive from the station - I was immediately struck by the glorious flowers in the centre of the lobby, that reflected both sides. To the right, the open-plan bar led to two restaurants. This is a reflection, perhaps, that the hotel’s GM, David Collas, appreciates food, and other fine…

I arrive at Lucknam Park’s 200-hectare estate, said to date to the 11th century. I snail-pace along the famous mile-long driveway, flanked by two rows of guards…

"Particularly in Singapore, where 90% of fresh produce is imported, having our own aquaponics farm is a win-win for everyone," says Marcus Hanna, Sydneysider MD…

"This is this ideal rural base for travelling with a sense of purpose – and yet you are only 20 minutes by train or car from the Louvre and the heart of Paris," says Grégoire Salamin, GM of the palatial Waldorf Astoria Versailles - Trianon Palace.