Luxury Hotels

Credit crunch your way to luxury in Cyprus this half term

With so many of us feeling the strain of the Credit Crunch, the looming October half term will have parents wandering how to entertain the kids without breaking the bank.

Four reasons to escape to Puglia this autumn

Autumn in Britain brings darker nights combined with dropping temperatures. In Southern Italy however, the sun continues to shine and 25ºC is a regular occurrence.

Thomson Tailormade offers the Centara Baht Bonanza

Centara Hotels & Resorts will double your spending money during your stay when you book a holiday in any one of the nine resorts offered by tour operator, Thomson Tailormade. Lodge a chosen amount of spending money with the resort on your arrival and Centara Resorts will double it.

Diamond Award for Cape Town’s Azure

A long time favourite amongst local and international guests, Cape Town’s much loved Azure restaurant, at the five-star Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, recently voted the No. 1 City Hotel and No. 1 Hotel Spa in Africa and the Middle East, has for the second year in succession been presented with a Diamond Award at the ‘2009 Diners Club Winelist Awards’. This is the highest accolade awarded and recognizes the restaurant’s superior and extensive wine list.

UK weddings to Aruba double

The sun-kissed Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba is becoming a favourite for loved-up UK couples looking to tie the knot, with bookings for wedding packages for 2010 already at twice the number sold this year.

Elvis returns to Las Vegas

The brand new Cirque du Soleil’s production of Elvis – taking place at the brand new five-star Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas – is the winning combination from US specialist, Bon Voyage.

The Gulf Hotel Bahrain opens Mexican fine dining restaurant

Bahrain’s oldest and most luxurious hotel, The Gulf Hotel Bahrain, has just opened the island’s first ever fine dining Mexican restaurant. The Gulf Hotel Bahrain officially opened its Margarita Mexicana restaurant with Margarita Tequila Bar on Saturday 2nd October 2009 for lunch and dinner.

Keep a sporting edge at La Manga Club this winter

Club golfers and tennis players wanting to maintain their competitive edge during the winter months can do just that when La Manga Club hosts open tournaments in December.

Von Essen acquires The Forbury Hotel, Reading

The Forbury Hotel is a luxury five star hotel in the heart of Reading, located within the peaceful setting of the Forbury Gardens. The hotel will be the first hotel in the Metropolitan set of von Essen hotels, to be followed early next year with the launch of Hotel Verta in London.

Radisson Edwardian’s ‘12 Stays of Christmas’

Radisson Edwardian hotels are making an early Christmas offering - book before 10 January 2010 to enjoy a seasonal stay in one of their 12 hotels (11 central London, 1 city centre Manchester) from as little as £99 per room (based on double occupancy) per night including breakfast and a festive afternoon tea.

Feast your eyes on the May Fair Hotel this London Restaurant Week

The May Fair Hotel is to present Eat Film – a celebration of food on film from the London Restaurant Festival.

An unforgettable musical encounter in Florence

The Stradivariuses of the Nippon Music Foundation, one of the most important collections of stringed instruments in the world, will be made available on Saturday 7 November 2009 to Florence's Teatro del Maggio Musicale for an extraordinary fundraising concert held at Galleria dell'Accademia, in front of Michelangelo's David.