The Luxury Travel Editor

If your holiday mantra has always been “go big or go home”, it’s time to start thinking a little differently… a little smaller, perhaps, as the global popularity of micro hotels is on the increase, and definitions of luxury evolve. Micro hotels are about so much more than designing existing footprints to cram more people in to maximize headcount...

While most passengers are focused on finding the most cost-efficient fare for their trip, airlines and airports are constantly investing in innovations to improve passengers’ travel experiences. There’s much in the pipeline, whether it’s an in-flight virtual reality game that helps reduce motion sickness or finding the balance between exclusive in-flight shopping and online retail....

The airline business is a competitive one, which means that passengers benefit from constant innovations and improvements in the inflight experience. It’s always intriguing to know who’s the best of the best though – and to know which special features to look out for when travelling in a new region, or on a new airline.

Hilton has announced the signing of a management agreement with Growthpoint Properties, to open a hotel under its lifestyle Canopy by Hilton brand.  The 150 guestroom Canopy by Hilton Cape Town Longkloof is expected to begin welcoming guests in 2021 and will be the brand’s debut property in Africa. Canopy by Hilton launched in...

Babylonstoren is not your typical high-end, ‘luxury’ destination. It's more than that, a couple’s dream - an opus, in one sense. The irony though, is that the creators behind this masterpiece happen to be Karen Roos, previous editor of ELLE Decoration Magazine and partner to the country's wealthiest businessmen, Koos Bekker. But wait, hear me out, before you leap to...