Luxury holidays
Give your holiday some extra sparkle with 5-star hotels and resorts, Michelin-star eateries, indulgent treats and decadent surrounds in the world’s most luxurious locations.
Hotel Particulier, Paris
Great Greek villa getaways
The Cary Arms, Devon
The Cary Arms offers a chic, beachside retreat for discerning guests who want an English seaside hotel with 5-star comfort and lashings of style. Natasha Blair finds out more ...
Cape Grace Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa
As Cape Town falls under the spotlight for England’s clash with Algeria in the 2010 World Cup, Roberta Sotonoff turns her attention off the pitch when she scores a room in...
, Barbade
Flora-dotted coral outcrops and limestone crags characterise the calypso-drenched isle of Barbados where unspoilt, gin-clear water and lush vegetation provide a scenic backdrop for the handsome colonial buildings and plantation houses...
, Iles Turks et Caïcos
Providenciales, commonly known as Provo, is the most developed island in the Turks and Caicos. Surrounded by pristine white sand beaches and shimmering, crystal waters, Conde Nast Traveller Magazine ranked it...
, Angleterre
Set on the serenely unspoilt Suffolk coast, Georgian town of Walberswick is a sepia-tinted, English seaside dream. It's a great place for boat trips, windsurfing, canoeing and to emulate and indulge in...
Tokyo, Japon
Shining skyscrapers towering above stunning Shinto shrines, and flashing neon lights bathing kimono-clad women: this is Tokyo and it's a city that thrills. Brash electronics jostle next to upscale boutiques, giggling...
Iles Cayman
While the Cayman Island trio currently attract streams of holidaymakers to their sparkling waters and sweeping beaches, it is unlikely that the British, or anyone else for that matter, would have...
, Inde
Bengaluru has reinvented itself; ditching its previous name of Bangalore and transforming into a cosmopolitan city, with hotels, restaurants, bars and shops to rival other major Indian cities. The explosive growth...
Seychelles
An isolated island paradise of daydream material, the Seychelles offer fine beaches, turquoise seas and deliciously warm weather. Rare plantlife thrives on this Indian Ocean archipelago: no less than 81 species...
Trinité & Tobago
The home of carnival, steel bands, calypso and limbo dancing, Trinidad and Tobago's blend of different cultures gives them an air of cosmopolitan excitement. Liming, or talking for talking's sake, is...
, Grèce
Mykonos Town, the capital of the island of Mykonos, is regarded as Greece's most glamorous and expensive destination. The old town is a labyrinth of narrow winding cobbled streets, lined by...
Honiara, Hawaï
Honolulu today is a sophisticated, cosmopolitan city that's also on the doorstep to some world class beaches. The city is the hub of business, politics, education, entertainment and the arts...
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