Hotel Review: Four Seasons Lion Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia
673 When visiting the imperial and rather majestic city of St Petersburg, it makes sense to stay in a palace. The Four Seasons Lion Palace hotel, located in the historic…
British Airways’ errant emails confuse holidaymakers by saying their flight was cancelled when it wasn’t
494 The impending British Airways pilot strike due to happen on 9, 10 and 27 September was always going to cause holiday misery, but this was compounded today (Sunday 25th…
Hotel Review: Hotel Piolets Soldeu, Andorra
674 The Andorran ski resort town of Soldeu is in the heart of the Pyrenees mountains and though it’s busy throughout the year, it’s during the winter months, when the…
Marriott and IAG hotel giants to ditch small plastic toiletry bottles from hotel rooms
443 Holidaymakers who traditionally swipe toiletries from their hotel rooms will soon find this perk has disappeared. Two global hotel groups have announced that they will be dispensing with toiletries…
Hotel Review: Ace Hotel, Palm Springs, California
1K Palm Springs has a bit of a reputation as the place where affluent old fogies go mete out their twilight years in pomp and luxury. The dry desert weather…
Bahamas battered by 175-miles-per hour winds
538 Hurricane Dorian, a category-five 175-miles-per hour storm and the second strongest Atlantic hurricane on record is currently battering the Bahamas. The storm which may cause a storm surge of…
Hotel Review: OKKO Cannes, France
476 New to Cannes is OKKO Cannes, a rather unusual, if somewhat quirky, centrally located all-inclusive six-story concept hotel. The concept, designed by Patrick Norguet, emulates a top notch airport…
Hard Rock Hotel opens in Maldives
944 Hard Rock International announces the opening of its first Maldivian property, Hard Rock Hotel Maldives, as part of CROSSROADS Maldives – the country’s first and only integrated resort. Situated…
Hotel Review: Ibis Styles, Cannes Le Cannet, France
750 The small nicely-formed 80-room, 3-star Ibis Styles property just on the outskirts of Cannes, was completely refurbished in 2013 and provides a pleasant place to lay your head. It…
Prince Harry launches initiative to make travel more sustainable
437 Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has launched a scheme to make travel more environmentally friendly and make the travel sector more sustainable. This mission has the backing of…