Hotels

Shangri-La Singapore wins at Business Traveller Awards

The Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore was selected Best Business Hotel in Asia Pacific and Best Business Hotel in the World for the third consecutive year at the recent Business Traveller Reader Awards (UK) luncheon in London. Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, was also nominated Best Business Hotel Chain in Asia Pacific for the 13th consecutive year.

Chilling breaks at The Bonham

Book a spooky weekend at The Bonham this Halloween and see the ghosts and ghouls of Edinburgh - the UK's most haunted city! The Bonham Hotel has teamed up with Mercat Tours to create a spine chilling and fascinating two night break.

Eagerly anticipated Atlantis opens on The Palm, Dubai

Atlantis, The Palm, the flagship resort of the revolutionary Palm Jumeirah opened its doors yesterday and welcomed through the first guests. The much anticipated opening of Dubai’s first integrated entertainment resort is set to enhance Dubai’s incredible tourism proposition.

Autumn in Argyll: Mushrooms and mountain air

Hidden ten miles down a single track road, Ardanaiseig is one of Scotland's most exclusive and relaxing retreats. Autumn is a spectacular time to visit as the hotel boasts its own historic Victorian gardens, overflowing with colourful, unusual and valuable trees and in the autumn, bursting with over 27 varieties of wild mushrooms.

Soul safari

Feeling stressed with all this talk of recession, credit crunches, acquisitions and liquidations? Look no further! Africa offers some amazing spas and health facilities to soothe and pamper mind, body and soul. Read on for hot 'n happening African spa escapes - from soul safaris and bush spas to world-class tropical island paradises.

Zurich hotel completes renovation works

Mövenpick Hotel Zürich-Regensdorf has undergone extensive renovations in the recent months. Sporting a splendid new look, the 4-star superior business hotel is now fully geared to the needs of sophisticated business guests.

Babylon comes to Bloomsbury

For two thousand years the myth of Babylon has haunted the European imagination. The Tower of Babel and the Hanging Gardens, Belshazzar’s Feast and the Fall of Babylon have inspired artists, writers, poets, philosophers and filmmakers. Drawing on the combined holdings of its own collections, the Louvre in Paris, and the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin, a new exhibition at the British Museum explores the continuing dialogue between the Babylon of our imagination and the historic evidence of one of the great cities of antiquity.

Dome me a favour? Not in London, mate

People living in northern regions of the United Kingdom are perceived as more hospitable than their southern counterparts according to research by Best Western Hotels.

Sensual sunsets on Bermuda

Cambridge Beaches, is located on a 30 acre peninsula on the west end of Bermuda, making it one of the best places to experience a sunset. In celebration of romance the resort is now offering couples a wonderfully romantic spa and dinner travel package, Sensual Sunsets starting at $636 including breakfast and gratuities.

Introducing - Baines River Camp, Zambia

Baines River Camp is located on the banks of the mighty Zambezi River, adjacent to the Lower Zambezi National Park and opposite Mana Pools National Park, a World Heritage Site on the Zimbabwe riverbank. The camp is named after Thomas Baines, the famous English born artist, explorer, naturalist and author who spent much of his life in Africa, and who joined David Livingstone on an 1858 Zambezi expedition.

Celebrate National Sleep-In Day in style

As the summer draws to a close, The Town House Collection has come up with a solution to keep the winter blues at bay. Rather than bemoaning the clocks going back they will be celebrating National ‘Sleep-in’ Day, on Sunday 26 October 2008, with an exclusive package available at each of their four Edinburgh hotels to help you get a good night’s sleep and enjoy your extra hours lie-in.

Zip off for a champagne beach experience

Champagne and rum lovers will be especially impressed by the new 50 room Cap Maison boutique resort which is now fully open in St Lucia. Fizz quaffers need not be too far away from their favourite tipple even when they are sunbathing on Maison Roc, alongside the resort’s beach.