The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will manage a new luxury hotel in Costa Navarino, marking the company’s first property in Greece. Scheduled to open in spring 2023, the beachfront resort will be located on the southwest coast of the Peloponnese, about a…
One of my favorite party tricks is to tell people that I have a master’s degree in Irish studies. The incredulous looks that I get are well worth it. It’s not incredulity at any sort of accomplishment — merely that a degree…
Outbound flights from Russia are at 15% of pre-pandemic levels, according to ForwardKeys, but affluent Russians are traveling — just not to Europe. In the week ending on Feb. 18, outbound international air tickets from Russia were at 42% of pre-pandemic levels,…
There are a lot of reasons to fall in love with Greece — the brilliant blue of the water and sky, the bright white architecture, the beaches, the dazzling sun — but the country also packs a wallop for fans of Mediterranean…
The Borgo San Vincenzo, located in Montepulciano, Italy, is poised to open this summer in a restored 18th-century borgo (Italian for a small medieval or Renaissance village). Located in the Vino Nobile vineyards, the 21-room boutique property offers studio and suite accommodations,…
Travel to Europe this summer will soar 600% over last summer, according to travel insurance vendor Allianz Partners. “European destinations have made a significant effort to welcome Americans back, and our data shows tremendous pent-up demand for travel to the continent,” said…
Spring is here, and summer family vacation planning isn’t far behind. Parents looking to take the kids to Europe can take comfort in the fact that complicated pandemic restrictions have eased across the Continent and in the U.K. With that in mind,…
Hotel Union Oye, a historic mountain retreat located in the Sunnmore region on the northwest coast of Norway, is reopening in June after a major refurbishment. Parent company 62 NORD is unveiling the results of the restoration of the property, which has…
The new Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain hotel opened in Paris April 1. The 47-room property, the fourth in Paris for the boutique hotel group Chevalier Paris, is located in Paris’ Saint-Germain-des-Pres neighborhood on the Left Bank. Accommodations, housed across three traditional buildings,…
We were several days into a driving trip in Scotland, on a deserted road not far from Pitlochry, when we found ourselves casually driving on the wrong side of the road. Until that morning, we had been handling driving on the left…