Spring Shopping in Milan: Discounts with the Swank Principe di Savoia

Spring fever? Why not jet to Milan to get a new look with the new season? Stay in style at the Principe di Savoia, the five-star favorite situated on the Piazza della Repubblica in the heart of the Italian fashion capital. Witness to a recent glam make-over by acclaimed architect Thierry Despont, the hotel is […]

See the Rolex FEI World Cup Horse Jumping Competition with Mandarin Orienta Geneva

Calling all equestrians and horse aficionados. Get thee to Geneva for the final of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping series, where you’ll see the best riders in the world competing for the prestigious and sought-after title. (The Final takes place after 121 qualifying competitions worldwide, so this is the creme de la creme in […]

Luxury Eco-Tour of Istanbul with Urban Nomads and the Newly Renovated Pera Palace

After a two-year, $30 million renovation, Istanbul’s Pera Palace is back on top. Built in 1892 to host passengers of the Orient-Express, the historic hotel was one of the most luxurious of its era, welcoming all kinds of royalty and celebrity guests, including Agatha Christie, who is rumored to have written “Murder on the Orient […]

Explore Chianti in a Ferrari: Day-Trip from the Relais Santa Croce in Florence

Take off to explore the Chianti countryside in a Ferrari. With a special day-trip organized by the Relais Santa Croce hotel in partnership with Red Travel, you’ll get a full Ferrari briefing before driving one of the last models along the winding roads of Tuscany. Of course it’s fully fueled and polished and ready to […]

Designers and Their Hotels: Diane von Furstenberg Remakes Claridge’s, London

Over the last few years, we’ve witnessed a growing trend in the hotel world: top designers are being enlisted to add some glam to hotels’ interior design. From Missoni to Armani to Vera Wang, luxury hotels around the world are being transformed with star power. The latest announcement: Diane von Furstenberg is designing a series […]

Travel Trends: Wine Bottled Exclusively for Luxury Hotels

The next time you’re in London, stop by The Ritz to taste a glass of the hotel’s signature Pauillac wine, bottled by Baron Philippe de Rothschild in the first ever partnership between the prestigious label and a hotel. The Ritz London exemplifies the new movement by luxury hotels to offer guests bespoke, customized house wines. […]

Mad about Alice in Wonderland: The Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea at London’s Sanderson Hotel

Tim Burton’s new film is a sensation, beating out Avatar in gross sales receipts over the weekend. And now lucky Londoners can partake in a whimsical, Alice in Wonderland-inspired Afternoon Tea at the Sanderson Hotel this month. The menu is enough to make us want to hop over to England (that, and the falling value […]

Luxurious Ireland at Ashford Castle, Once the Home of the Guinness Family

Ever dreamed of lording over your very own castle? Learning the art of falconry and flying a hawk? Well you can at Ashford Castle, the castle-turned-luxury hotel in the picturesque Irish countryside. Dating back to 1228 and once the home of the Guinness family, the castle is situated on 350 acres on the shores of […]

The British Pound is in Free Fall: Get to London ASAP and Stay at Andaz Liverpool Street

There’s been tremendous buzz around the new Andaz Wall Street– “where Hyatt gets haute on the Financial District.” From Twitter to TripAdvisor, travelers are going nuts about the sexy new property. Now for those on business across the pond, don’t forget that Hyatt’s first Andaz opened a few years ago on Liverpool Street in London. […]

Talk of the Town: Yotel to Open a Pod Hotel in New York

Ever bed down in a “pod” hotel at the airport? Managed by Yotel, these genius “pods” offer a place of rest for international globetrotters between flights. (Book a four-hour stay in a tiny capsule for pennies.) Yotel runs pod hotels at Gatwick, Heathrow, and Amsterdam’s Schipol airport. Up next for Yotel: a 669-rom hotel in […]

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