The last thing you want while travelling is to end up on your sick bed or, in a worst case scenario, hospitalised in a far flung destination. But, with proper planning and by keeping fit during your trip, there’s a good chance both can be avoided. Here, HotelView guest columnist Anya Willis offers tips on
Ever fancied learning to surf? Then how about combining it with the magic of the Maldives where the Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort certainly makes waves. The Maldives is a surfer’s dream, with year-round swells, balmy temperatures, and the most stunning of backdrops. Beginners will find the calm and shallow lagoons that surround its 1,200 islands
Legend has it that Casa Malca, an old mansion on a huge plot of land located on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, belonged to Pablo Escobar, the famous international drug lord who used it for meetings with Mexican drug traffickers. “On the streets, people assure you that the house is still part of Escobar’s family,” says Ana
Salt Hotels, a homegrown collection of artfully designed boutique hotels in the US with properties in Cape Cod, Miami, the Hudson Valley and beyond, has launched its latest addition in Nantucket. Featuring 18 boutique Nantucket-style rooms, the 17th-century-replica style hotel is situated in the heart of verdant Brant Point, minutes from downtown and steps from
Yucatan is a romantic destination by nature, nestled in the midst of an atmosphere of mysticism, magic, colour, history and locales pulled right from the screening of a romantic film. And now that laws to allow same-sex weddings have come into effect, this millennia-old Mexican destination has become an alternative setting for this most important
Three dog friendly, luxury lakeside glamping lodges provide the perfect place to spend a summer with friends and family, relaxing, wild swimming, barbecuing, pampering, enjoying an outdoor film and firepit night. What is more, it’s all on your doorstep … so to speak. With summer temperatures rising, The Nest luxury glamping retreat in the heart
Tswalu, South Africa’s largest private game reserve, is offering a once in lifetime opportunity to get up close to rhinos and at the same time help in a conservation project to protecting endangered Southern Kalahari rhino populations. From April to September, guests will be able to join the rhino notching initiative to analyse and support
Jumeirah Group, the global luxury hospitality company, has further expanded its international portfolio with the debut of Jumeirah Bali – its first stunning, contemporary resort in Indonesia. Sitting gracefully on the beach area of Uluwatu, one of the most coveted locations on the island, Jumeirah Bali provides a wonderful destination for couples, groups and solo
It has been a long time coming, but Dubai’s World Islands is finally up and running with the arrival of the first luxury resort on the 300-island archipelago. Located in the Arabian Gulf, approximately 2.5 miles off the coast of Dubai, Anantara’s new island resort is the first hotel in the South American continent of
Banyan Tree Veya, flagship of the Banyan Tree Group’s new wellbeing-centered resorts, is completing final touches ahead of tomorrow’s opening (18 March) in Phuket, Thailand. The resort offers bespoke programs with an emphasis on what the brand calls “embodiment therapies”, built on Banyan Tree’s proprietary eight pillars of wellbeing. Veya, meaning “to weave”, provides the