The definition of luxury travel is changing. Today’s travellers increasingly want more than beautiful places to stay – they want to experience the destination itself. Discovering hidden corners, sampling local flavours, learning traditional crafts and meeting local people can create meaningful memories that last long after the journey ends. Here, luxury extends beyond the place where you stay – it is found in the space, landscape, culture, cuisine and people that shape the journey.
Yvonne Kam is a third-generation co-owner of Yung Kee Restaurant and its spin-off eatery Yung’s Bistro. She spoke to Andrew Sun. What I eat daily has changed with different stages of life. People assume I ate a lot at Yung Kee as a child, but mostly we just had “mom-cooked” food at home. It was only at festive times that we went to Yung Kee for family feasts. When I emigrated to Canada at 16, we ate at home even more. Only when I returned to Hong Kong after 2000 and started working did I start...
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has called for stronger collaboration between governments and the private sector to strengthen the resilience of global Travel & Tourism and ensure its future growth delivers lasting benefits for destinations and local communities. Addressing more than 50 tourism ministers and senior government representatives at the 20th anniversary of the WTM London Ministers’ Summit, under the theme Strengthening Tourism for a Resilient Future, WTTC President & CEO Gloria Guevara highlighted the importance of preparedness, leadership and coordinated action in an increasingly uncertain global environment.
They look like something out of a film, but these bizarre destinations are home to thousands of people - each with its own extraordinary story.
British holidaymakers are increasingly prioritising how travel makes them feel over how their experiences appear online, with new research highlighting growing opportunities for destinations to meet demand for wellness-led, nature-based and more meaningful travel experiences. The survey of 2,000 holidaymakers, conducted by 3Gem Media Group on behalf of Tourism Tasmania, found that nearly seven in ten (69%) say how a holiday makes them feel matters more than how it makes them look online. More than three-quarters (77%) also consider personal wellness and growth important when travelling, suggesting a shift in consumer expectations beyond traditional sightseeing and social media-led experiences.
From Gustav Klimt’s masterworks on display in New York to a gathering of iconic artists in Taichung, here are three upcoming shows that offer compelling reasons to plan a museum visit. Neue Galerie New York Located on Fifth Avenue just off Central Park and a short walk from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Neue Galerie is one of New York’s hidden gems. This month, the museum, which is devoted to early 20th-century German and Austrian art and design, celebrates its quarter-century with the “25th...
With the opening of its newly renovated Flinders Lane boutique, following the mammoth Sydney replica show, the relationship between Australia and the French luxury house has never been stronger.
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Fifteen years after opening, Hyatt Regency Danang still pairs a quiet Non Nuoc beachfront with service that never feels rehearsed The post Hotel Review: Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa – a Destination in its Own Right appeared first on Business Traveller.
Lotus' upcoming supercar is taking shape, with fresh details emerging about its lightweight V8 and quick-shifting gearbox.