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When Australians first enter the lobby of Trump International Hotel Washington DC they invariably cast their eyes nine floors up to the glass ceiling over its football field-sized – and they gaze in awe, says the hotel's MD, Mickael Damelincourt. He is probably there to see this. He uses one of the tables in the lobby lounge as his all-day office,…

For those wanting a beautiful luxury resort in California overlooking the Pacific, the gorgeous Montage Laguna Beach fits the bill, and nicely (although in…

It is more than worthwhile, when in Northern California's gorgeous Wine Country, checking out two new hotel treasures. First, I drove north of San Francisco, to…

Athens has so much to offer it is a 'Greek tragedy' that so many first-time visitors merely schedule flying in and going on a cruise, perhaps to some Greek islands, the following day.

Looking across the Nile from a suite at Nile Ritz-Carlton Cairo, I watched the sun set over the opposite bank in El Mohandiseen, beyond the Cairo Tower. It felt…

In room 1710, a unique Lisbon treat awaited me in the form of three really warm custard tarts. And not just any tarts but Pastéis de Belém, as made since 1837,…

Sometimes a global traveller seems to have all the luck. Exactly five weeks ago the super-luxury The Peninsula Chicago opened its brand-new Z Bar. After ten years' planning, the Yabu Pushelberg indoor-outdoor movie-set of a bar-lounge opened on the air-space of what had previously been a fifth floor terrace.

A potpourri of trees blends perfectly with traditional decades-old houses and a modern block that should never have got planning permission (by contrast,…

London's Ham Yard Hotel, right in the middle of Soho and two minutes' walk from Piccadilly Circus, wins the trophy for the English capital's most-decorated…

There's always something new at Chewton Glen Hampshire, once again awarded 'best English country house hotel' by the UK's trade publication, CATERER. I wanted to find out why it is so special, and how it continues to evolve. Early 2017, for instance, this clever luxury property opened a casual eco-friendly restaurant, The Kitchen, right by its main…