Craig Brown reviews a book examining the golden age of luxury travel

Trains, Planes, Ships & Cars: The Golden Age 1900-1941 James Hamilton-Paterson Head of Zeus £30 Rating: Ah, the Golden Age of Travel! This is not a book to be read while you are standing cooped-up on a crowded staircase for ten minutes as part of Ryanair’s ‘Priority Boarding’. In James Hamilton-Paterson’s judgment, the Golden Age … Read more

The Maldives takes the top spot in Kuoni’s luxury destinations chart – but Bali is on the rise again

Tourism operator Kuoni has released its top 10 best-selling luxury destinations for 2020, and there are a few surprises on the list. There are no real shocks at the top of the countdown, with the paradise island nation of the Maldives retaining the top spot (which it has done for past 17 years) and Mauritius, … Read more

Is luxury golf club Beaverbrook the key link in Goldmans bust-up?

Is luxury golf club Beaverbrook the key link in Goldmans bust-up? By Ben Harrington For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:10 BST, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 11:16 BST, 26 January 2020 One of Britain’s most exclusive golf clubs has found itself at the centre of an extraordinary City row involving American banking giant Goldman … Read more

‘Why would a luxury hotel in Tokyo buy wine I never owned?’ TONY HETHERINGTON investigates

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  R.S. writes: I invested in wine through the Bordeaux Wine Company (BWC) which, as you reported recently, has collapsed.  … Read more

Domestic bliss! Rooms dedicated to yoga and meditation are no longer a luxury just for the rich

Kate Hudson, Jennifer Aniston, Ed Sheeran: they’ve all got them. A home yoga or contemplative space, that is. ‘Sacred rooms’ – as they are sometimes called – are handy for those who risk being snapped by paparazzi in public classes, but now they’re spreading far and wide. For, not only could they save you class … Read more

Luxury cinema chain Everyman rakes in record profits

Luxury cinema chain Everyman rakes in record profits as film fans flock to see hits like Knives Out, Vice and Green Book By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:20 GMT, 15 January 2020 Luxury cinema chain Everyman Media Group raked in record revenues and profits last … Read more

Why there’s no better way to drink in the Loire’s glories than on a luxury canal cruise 

The Briare canal, dug by 12,000 labourers between 1604 and 1640 to link the Upper Loire valley and the Seine, is the oldest in France. Once a major trade and transport artery, nowadays the Briare loops through the middle of bucolic nowhere. As soon as the opulent barge Renaissance had crossed the Loire on M. … Read more

Inside the £8.4k-a-night luxury Cape Town villa that featured in the latest Made in Chelsea episode

It’s vacationing that’s fit for the SW3 elite. Here MailOnline Travel offers a tour of the stunning Cape Town villa – called Moondance Villa – that appeared in last night’s explosive Made In Chelsea episode. The luxurious property, which costs up to £8,452 a night in peak season, caters to well-heeled travellers, with top-notch amenities … Read more

Airbnb to open 200 luxury suites inside New York’s famous Rockefeller Plaza

Airbnb to open 200 luxury suites inside New York’s famous Rockefeller Plaza Rental website is taking over 10 floors inside the 75 Rockefeller Plaza building Suites are being designed so guests feel like they are staying in an apartment  They will have views of St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Empire State Building  By Jennifer Newton … Read more