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August 2013

The Luxury Travel Bible

In the limelight:
EURO CHIC
The most extravagant palace in Paris
My Favourite Room - The Goring
London's oldest hotel still one of the best
Top Ten fusion hotels
Water world - Evian Spa
Floating spa on the Thames
 
PLUS
NEW SECTION: Gourmet Travel
NEW SECTION: Airline reviews
Sails in the sunset - Royal Clipper
Expert Opinion: Kempinski's O'Rourke

Cover: Le Royal Monceau Raffles Paris

July 2013

The Luxury Travel Bible

In the limelight:
ALL ABOUT THE NEW
The World's first Nobu Hotel
The Beauty of Boutique, Hotel Indigo, Hong Kong
NEW SECTION: Gourmet Travel
NEW SECTION: Ultra Adventure Guides
My Favourite Room... Hotel Owners reveal all
Top Ten Restaurants in Wan Chai
Sail away on the best River Cruises
PLUS
London's Best Afternoon Teas
Check-in with Hotel Lobbies with Attitude
Expert Opinion: Sir William Hastings
On Location with Game of Thrones
Olympian Michael Klim on Hamilton Island

 

 

May/June 2013

Luxury Travel Hotel reviews

In the limelight:
HOTEL HOMAGE
Great Gatsby - great locations
Stars & Bars - Top Ten best hotel rooftops
White Russian - Hermitage
Luxe loves - a royal balcony
Buying the art off the hotel walls
Political glamour in Washington DC
Girls on film - Grand Dame hotels star
PLUS
Cruise Noir - exploring the Black Sea
Richard Gere - a hotel of my own
Cover Hua Hin resort, an InterContinental resort, www.intercontinental.com
April 2013
In the limelight:
GREEN DREAMS
PLUS
Boracay beat - Discovery Shores
Following in Hollywood footsteps at The Warwick
Six Senses' new CEO on spas & bars

Cover credit: El Encanto , Santa Barbara

 

March 2013

In the limelight:
BREAK FREE
Nicaragua's first luxury lodge
Top Ten private yacht adventures
Africa lodges we love
Climbing Mount Pinatubo
PLUS
Steam Dream - Balmoral Hotel

Cover credit: Mukul, Beach Golf & Spa resort

February 2013

In the limelight:
PASSION PLANET
100 ways to avoid Valentine's Day
Top Ten places we'd love to go this year
Trash the Dress - post wedding holidays
Champagne cruising with Seabourn
Romantic escape - Villa d'Este
PLUS
Hollywood at Sea - Cruising with Marilyn
Maison Noosa, poolside chic
Thailand's quiet hotel chain

Cover credit: Romantic sunset cruise at Hansar Samui resort and spa www.hansarsamui.com/

January 2013

In the limelight:
HAPPY LUXE NEW YEAR
Top Ten Hot Hotel Openings 2013
New Year's Resolutions you will actually stick to
Have Suitcase, will travel
Relais & Chateux 2013 Woman of the Year, Louise Myer
Iconic and historic, The Greenbrier
Happy 150th anniversary West Virginia

Cover credit:

www.aliko-santorini. com

December 2012

In the limelight:
SUPER SKIING
The most exclusive mountains in the world
Top Ten best ski lodges on Planet Snow
The latest from The Viceroy Snowmass
Ice with that? Outdoor ice rinks
Private slopes - skiing Canada
PLUS
Moments in Marrakech
EXPERT OPINION: Salvatore Feragamo shares his passion
Theatre of the World in Tasmania
Val d' Isere's best luxury chalet?

November 2012
In the limelight:
SPA INDULGENCE
Spa-hopping around the world
Working out made easy - TT Gyms with a View
The Spa at Park Hyatt Sydney
Halele'a Spa, St Regis Princeville, Kauai
Four Seasons Manele Bay , Lanai
Geo Spa, Four Seasons Langkawi
Richard Gere 's Bedford Yoga Retreat
PLUS
EXPERT OPINION: Ivanka Trump talks to TLTB
Tartan Train - the very luxurious Royal Scotsman
Beachside Luxury in Queensland
LUXURY CRUISE: Minerva Moments
Cover : Geo Spa, Four Seasons Langkawi
September 2012
In the limelight:
MOVIE STAR HOTELS
Get YOUR movie made by W Hotels
Midnight in Paris - Le Bristol
In bed at W Hotel London
PLUS
Palm Springs - Hollywood in the desert
Are you a Set-Jetter?
Cover : Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Midnight in Paris
July 201 2
The Luxury Travel Bible


In the limelight:
RULE BRITANNIA
Top Ten Best - new London hotels
Country style at Coworth Park
A Royal Queen at Sea - QM2
The Ritz - Piccadilly's finest
Art at The Churchill Not your typical luxury island - Spitbank Fort
PLUS
Style Icon: Lenny Kravitz
The World's Best Spas
Banyan Tree's innovative founder
Happy anniversary A&K
Louis Vuitton inspires us

June 2012

Luxury Travel

In the limelight:
Lava and Luxury - Hotel Hesperia
Private Luxe - Dar Beida, Morocco
Luna2, Bali
Branson's Private Island - Makepeace
Cruising the French Canals
Queensland's Palmer Coolum Resort
PLUS
Open Passport: Gok Wan
Luxury Hotel Group - Mantis Collection
Helen Green Design, luxury designer
Luxe on Location: Troy, Malta

May 2012

In the limelight:
ASIA
Champagne on tap - Valley Wing Singapore

Luck & luxury - Climbing Mount Pinatubo

Kid's paradise - Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa

Millionaire's folly - Las Casas Filippinas

PLUS
New York's Plaza Hotel

Top Ten travelling tunes

Simon Reeve's favourite places

Brides on location - wedding fantasies

Expert Opinion - 'I never travel without...'

Cover photo shot at Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa
Resort, Singapore
April 2012

April 2012

In the limelight:
ITALY'S MOST LUXURIOUS
Villa La Massa, Candeli
Lord Alistair McAlpine talks to TLTB
The Royal Suite favoured by Brangelina
PLUS
Palm Springs - Hollywood in the Desert
Flying Flat without the Price Tag
Top Ten: Big Houses - Bigger is always Better

March 2012
March 2012
In the limelight:
ASIAN RELAXATION
Shanghai's Most Stylish
Legendary Asian Hotels
Luxury Hotels, Vietnam
Nam Hai, Dien Ban, Vietnam
PLUS
Spa and Seafood - A Sojourn in Spain
Mantis Collection's Adrian Gardiner
 
February 2012

In the limelight:
ROMANCE
Draw a heart in the sand at:
W Retreat & Spa Vieques Island

Pangkor Laut Resort, Perak, Malaysia

Le Meridien , Isle of Pines, New Caledonia

PLUS
Private loving on Tasmania's wild coast
African Idyll in Kenya
Say it with chocolates Top Ten choc hotels
Looking for Mr Darcy - the romance of Austen
January 2012

In the limelight:
HAPPY LUXE NEW YEAR
The hottest new hotels of 2012
Luxury Cruise round-up
The ultimate Ying & Yang holiday
Lebanese hospitality meets Four Seasons service
PLUS
Paul Coelho - R&C's newest Ambassador
The locations with the most Luxe Names
Detox in style at the best retreats
Star Clipper under sail
The Man behind Alila Villas Soori
Luxury Boutique Hotel Group - Mantis Collection
On Location: A War Horse in Peacetime
Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill partners with the Saatchi Gallery
 
Cover Picture: Alila Villas Soori
December 2011

The Luxury Travel Bible

In the limelight:
Christmas sun
Resort dressing from a Hollywood stylist
Bali Bliss relaxing in Ubud
George Clooney's Hawaiian hangouts
Caribbean Chic- the best of Aruba
A taste of Thailand
Bird's eye view on the Gold Coast
PLUS
The ultimate Christmas trees
Experts reveal... What money can't buy
Ben Fogle's adventurous world
Perfect piccolini - Italy's Top Ten boutique stays
Michelin-starred travel - Michel Roux Jr
A cosmetic facelift for Crystal Symphony
The most influential woman in travel?
November 2011
The Luxury Travel Bible
In the limelight:
CARS, TRAINS & SPEED BOATS
Sex on a stick-shift - Ferrari chews up the road
Top Ten Road Trips for your convertible
Celebrities, speed boats and Saint Tropez
Luxury on track- the British Pullman
Cars & Croissants - Loire Valley tour
PLUS
Bill Bryson's all time favourite spots
Bath with a view - Top ten best hotel bathrooms
Sydney's newest five star darling
The best luxe guide to Amsterdam
The man behind Chatwal Hotels
On Location- House of the wind
October 2011

The Luxury Travel Bible

In the limelight:
Over-the-top opulence
Maharajah for a day
Royal flush - Perfect palaces
Princely Budapest
Putting on the Ritz
PLUS
The Sound of Music returns home
Behind boutique - Anouska Hempel design
The Queen of Relais & Chateaux
September 2011

The Luxury Travel Bible

In the limelight:
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Charley Boorman reveals his motorbike mojo
Michael Palin still circling the globe
A&K's Geoffrey Kent shares his Expert Opinion
Paradise, a beach and a 4X4 adventure
From beginner to Pro? TLTB takes up golf
A touch of luxury in the Peak District
The Space Hotel, a room with a worldly view
 
PLUS
24 Karat Luxe - Top Ten Gold Experiences
The man behind Jumeriah Hotels
Celebrity Luxury Hotel Reviews
Sicillian resort spotlight
Just unpacked from... Chichen Itza
August 2011

The Luxury Travel Bible

In the limelight:
NEW ZEALAND
Rugby World Cup 2011 Auckland guide
Hilton High: Queenstown's new luxury
Best Snow: the time to ski is now!
Secret spot: Wanaka's hidden luxury lodge
PLUS
Suite Eats: Data on in-room dining
Poison Puffer: Eating blowfish in Tokyo
Plane plates: The best food in the sky
Ocean excess: Top Ten spas at sea
Private Luxury: Thailand's most exclusive stay
Bali's latest luxury villas
The man behind Kempinski Hotels
Thriller Gorilla: Uganda's new lodge
 
July 2011
The Luxury Travel Bible
In the limelight:
Shanghai
An 'Ahh Moment' at Peninsula Shanghai
The newly restored Fairmont Peace Hotel
China's Top Ten Most Stylish
Where Shanghai's glitterati go to eat, drink and spend
PLUS
Angelina Jolie returns to Cambodia
Paris - the city everyone wants to copy
TLTB stays at a French palace
24 hours with 'Babs'
The latest luxury boutique hotel group
Lucius Malfoy reveals his travel wish list for L.A.P (Life After Potter).
June 2011
In the limelight:
BaLI
Is this the world's most beautiful resort?
One of the best Private residences EVER
Five star kids in Bali
A village tour with a difference
PLUS
Luxury On Location : Hangover II
In love with Lisbon
Per Aquum's main man
A daring desert resort
One family - six pieces of paradise


May 2011

In the limelight:
BACK TO NATURE
Natural beauty - island getaway
Animal magic - Galapagos Islands
Gorillas in the mist
PLUS
Wills and Kate's London
The man behind three of the most luxe New Zealand lodges
April 2011

The Luxury Travel Bible

In the limelight:
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Luxury Livingstone I presume
Jungle book - a lost city palace
Cycad chic - SAA's first class lounge
Lion King gets real - kids on Safari
PLUS
Proposals & Honeymoons - where Wills takes Kate
An officer, a gentleman, a hotelier - Richard Gere writes
Ian Schrager's latest edition
iPad 2 - one month on
March 2011


 
In the limelight:
CRUISE
Seafood - Top Ten restaurants at sea
Pure silver - Silversea's new Silver Spirit
Tea at sea - Cunard's maiden Queen
A sojourn with Seabourn
PLUS
Royal Wedding stays in London
Small Luxury Hotels' main man
On location - Brighton Rock
Budapest beauty - Gresham Palace

Coming in April: African Odyssey

Coming in April: African Odyssey

 
February 2011
February 2011
In the limelight:
Romance
World's Sexiest Stays, no question
Say it with designer flowers
Where Amanda Seyfried left her heart
PLUS
The man behind 450 leading hotels
Get inside the top private homes
Magnum Force, the best champagne bar
Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa sparkles
January 2011

In the limelight:
Hello 2011!
Hottest Hotel Openings 2011
The Latest Luxury Trends you'll love
Indian Idyll, A new delight
Lights, Camera, Check in! W London
PLUS
On the world's whitest beach
Spa & sport in Spain
Boracay bliss
The man behind Thompson Hotels
Celebrity travel secrets
December 2010
The Luxury Travel Bible
In the limelight:
CHRISTMAS CHECK-INS
Dorchester Collection unwraps its newest hotel
Plaza Athenee's exclusive winter rink
Outdoor ice rinksto skate in style
Mince pies at Pennyhill Park
Top ten snow palaces
PLUS
Lights, camera, check-in - movie hotels
The secret of Kit Kemp's style
Travelling Twilight style - star stays
November 2010
The Luxury Travel Bible
In the limelight:
NEW ZEALAND
 
NZ latest, greatest luxury lodge
Golf with the ultimate view
Take a bite out of the Split apple retreat
Rock star's retreat hideaway
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SKI
The Canadian hotel that rocks
Snow deeper than a duvet
Little Nell is all grown up
This season's on-snow chic
Tales of Telluride
The coolest private villa
PLUS
The man behind Anantara Resorts

Cloning Queens - QM2, QE3

October 2010

In the limelight:
water-world

Monte Carlo on the waterfront
Kerala's quiet waterways
Turkey by Sail
Sleeping with the fishes - Undersea Sleeps
PLUS
Expert chat with Sir Richard Branson
Silversea's Expedition cruise guru
Superyachts and Supercars
September 2010

In the limelight:
Grand Europe

Rapunzel, Rapunzel - fairytale chateaux to let you hair down in
House Party - England's BEST new private manor
HRH entertains - stay on Prince Charles' estate
Canal Chic- Venice's beautiful Baglioni
Modern Manors - country houses with a twist
PLUS
Design Dream -the man behind Alila Resorts
First Cruise - new Nieuw Amsterdam
Burning Bright -Leonardo DiCaprio's wish
Art Hotel- Melbourne's just-opened gem
August 2010

The Luxury Travel Bible

In the limelight:
POOL PARTY

Infinity & Beyond - edgeless blue
Pool Envy - swim the world's biggest
Spa health - eco-pools in the rainforest
Safari - there's a monkey in my plunge pool
PLUS
Naked truth - Gok Wan's fashionable travel
Larking About - Thailand's talented GM
Silk Road - Uzebekistan's bright blue trail
 

July 2010
The Luxury Travel Bible
In the limelight:
Malaysia
 
Tanjong Jara Resort - a definite for divers
Pangkor Laut Resort - Mr Sumner's (Sting to you and me) resort of choice
Southern Hemisphere Ski
Chile chic - best of the South America slopes
Room with a view - The Rees Hotel , NZ
Sophisticated skiing- Sofitel Queenstown. NZ
Lake Crackenback Ski Resort, NSW, Australia
Mount Perisher, NSW, Australia - a beginner's experience
 
PLUS
 
Relais & Châteaux's top femme in the spotlight
Sitting high about the Indian Ocean - Suluban Cliff Villa
The Amazing Race's Phil Keoghan's Open Passport
June 2010
The Luxury Travel Bible
In the limelight:
iTaly
 
Cobbled streets, sienna walls - Italy's glorious hill towns
Philippe Starck's flight of Venetian fantasy
Sicily - who needs the mafia when you have the Metropole
PLUS
 
Design Hotels' Claus Sendinger, the last word in cool
The colourful opening of the new W Vieques, Puerto Rico
Future luxe - fly me to the moon (or nearly) in a balloon
Bali's grooviest villa - see why we've revived the word

 

May 2010
The Luxury Travel Bible
In the limelight:
ASIA
 
Top Ten China Chic
Asian sophistication with a relaxed vibe - Nam Hai, Vietnam
Indigo Pearl, Vietnam's edgy industrial design
Legendary Asian Hotels
PLUS
 
Six Senses' Sonu Shivdasani
Why- Why not? - Jules Verne-inspired fantasies
New York hoteliers are serving up new slices of chic sleeps.
 

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