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While we’ve been stuck at home, new hotels around the world have waited patiently to welcome their first guests. Here we showcase some of the most hotly anticipated destinations for 2021, with hosts very much at the ready to indulge us, finally, with a much needed break. SHORT HAUL If you crave a glamorous city … Read more
Near the top of any list of things most missed during 2020 has to be the sheer joy of travel, before the anxiety of wearing a face mask, slathering on hand sanitiser and following arrows in a socially-distanced queue. Many of us have had to cancel sun-filled breaks in exotic climes, a multi-generational family trip … Read more
The ‘creme de la creme of hotels’ named in the 2021 Tatler Travel Awards, from Cornwall’s ‘magical’ Pig at Harlyn Bay to a private island retreat in the Maldives The 2021 award winners range from ‘tranquil havens hidden high in the mountains to historic icons’ They include the ‘spectacular’ Hotel Excelsior in Venice and the ‘glamorous’ Villa … Read more
Longing for a hotel break with a restaurant, spa or tennis courts but still want a bit of distance between you and other guests? An increasing number of UK hotels now offer self-catering cottages in their grounds, which allows the best of both worlds: a cosy, self-contained stay, together with top-notch facilities – and food … Read more
World winners Best Ski Resort 2020: Val Thorens (France) Best Freestyle Resort 2020: Laax (Switzerland) Best Ski Hotel 2020: W Verbier (Switzerland) Best New Ski Hotel 2020: Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono (Japan) Best Green Ski Hotel 2020: Valsana Hotel & Appartements (Switzerland) Best Ski Boutique Hotel 2020: Aurelio Lech (Austria) Best Ski Chalet 2020: Chalet Zermatt Peak (Switzerland) … Read more
More than one in three restaurants and hotels fear they might have to shut for good within the next three months as the sector is badly hit by a second lockdown. The Office for National Statistics said 34 per cent of businesses in the accommodation and food services sector have ‘little or no confidence’ they … Read more
At Christmas, Britain’s most beautiful hotels are far grander than our four walls and come with stately proportions, splendid traditions and no arguments over the washing-up. Check into one of these luxury hotels and you’ll find gargantuan feasts and even bigger Christmas trees, plus estates and beautifully tended gardens to explore. Most offer a package … Read more
Numbers of migrants housed full-board in hotels rockets NINEFOLD costing taxpayers tens of millions of pounds a year amid record number of Channel crossings Asylum seekers are being put up in 100 hotels across the UK with full board A surge from 1,200 in March was caused by pandemic and record crossings Nearly £400million is … Read more
Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) has said it has managed to open dozens of premises despite its hotel rooms remaining mostly unoccupied. The FTSE 100 firm, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza chains, revealed it opened 82 hotels in the three months to September 30, taking the number it has opened this year to … Read more
Hotels in Britain have suffered from a collapse in bookings with some losing more than half of them after the new three-tier local lockdown system was brought in. Families worried about local coronavirus rules in UK towns and cities are instead looking at half-term holidays abroad in countries without a quarantine requirement. Interest among Britons … Read more