Pressing challenges from around the world, including climate change, poverty, inequality and environmental degradation, will be examined by Expo 2020 in Dubai. As the launch nears, a programme of events is being composed that aims to bring the world together in a…
Gazing out at a cold, bright winter sky, only the rising steam interrupted my view of the rolling Ardennes hills, framed by the twisted branches of bare trees. I was floating in one of a sprawling complex of heated spring water pools…
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association has introduced a pilot program to include a group of leading travel agents from across the United States to Caribbean Travel Marketplace in the Bahamas. They will be welcomed to the popular Baha Mar resort campus…
Forest hideaway, Monmouthshire Overlooking the Wye Valley, near historic Tintern, Hill Farm is a 15-acre haven of woodland, meadows and streams, and home to Forest Retreats, run by Hayley and Tom Court. Their Wellbeing Weekend in June includes yoga suitable for all…
I approached the mindful pilates and yoga weekend in the West Sussex countryside with a fair degree of trepidation. I wasn’t even mindful of the difference between pilates and yoga, and then there was the dread of being locked into something I…
Swimming, Aurlandsfjord, Norway Jannet Aksnes, 46, from Flåm When I walk down the rocky beach and into the freezing Aurlandsfjord, I’m almost in a trance. I have to be. To concentrate fully, to lock everything else out and to force myself not…
Keswick Mountain Festival, Cumbria 15-17 MayWith a view of Skiddaw from your tent, the 13th Keswick Mountain Festival makes the most of its Lake District setting and combines outdoor activities with live music and talks. Festivalgoers may not spend too long under…
If you’ve been to a store in the past couple weeks, it’s been hard to miss the (not-so-) slow creep of Valentine’s Day related merchandise. Bright red boxes of chocolate, giant heart balloons, and stuffed animals of endless varieties, all imploring you…
Hospitality professionals will have an opportunity to explore the next generation of in-destination trends at the Middle East’s first ever edition of Arival Dubai @ ATM. The event will take place alongside Arabian Travel Market 2020 at Dubai World Trade Centre from…
Peruvian police say they will deport five tourists and prosecute another after they allegedly damaged stonework and defecated among the ruins at Machu Picchu, the Incan citadel that is one of South America’s most renowned tourist attractions. ‘It would destroy it’: new…