Has the Greek island of Santorini become a tourist hellscape? I went to find out June 20, 2025 I was stirred, not shaken, by the boutique Sandblu resort on Santorini, you’ll be pleased to hear. Santorini was hit by a succession of small earthquakes at the start of this year, which prompted more than 13,000 of its 15,500 inhabitants to evacuate the Greek island by ferry and air, and left its three million [...]
Lunchtime tourism: The wonder that is St Stephen Walbrook June 19, 2025 This new regular feature will bring you a guide to the best hidden spots you can visit in your lunch break, by Chris O’Donnell. This week: St Stephen Walbrook Sometimes a lunchtime walk is best done alone. Without the well-meaning chatter of a friend or colleague, you can better hear the story that a place [...]
Best vineyards to visit this English Wine Week June 17, 2025 England is bursting at the seams with bucolically beautiful places to visit. With over 1,000 vineyards up and down the country it would be such a waste not to spend at least a few weekends wandering through them and trying exciting wines – especially with English Wine Week upon us! Last weekend I drove an [...]
Airbnb gets into bed with Fifa with last-minute Club World Cup deal June 13, 2025 Fifa has signed up Airbnb as a last-minute commercial partner for the Club World Cup, which starts tomorrow in the US. Airbnb will offer “official fan accommodation” as part of a three-year deal with Fifa that also includes next summer’s men’s World Cup, which the US is co-hosting with Canada and Mexico, and the 2027 [...]
Lunchtime tourism: Visit the amazing Postman’s Park June 11, 2025 In our new regular feature Lunchtime Tourism we will bring you a guide to the best hidden spots you can visit in your lunch break Nestled between King William Street and St Martin’s le Grand in the Square Mile is the serene oasis of Postman’s Park. Once global in significance, it is now simply a [...]
Toast the City: London tour guide on his top hidden spots June 11, 2025 The Square Mile is the oldest and most storied part of London – but how much do you really know about it? As part of our first ever Toast the City Awards, we are celebrating the Green Spaces and Hidden Gems that make the City of London the special place it is. And who knows [...]
The sleepy French region transforming into glamorous holiday spot June 10, 2025 There are no alarm clocks in Château de Chanet. Each morning I’m woken by the very French smell of fresh butter croissants and coffee creeping through the rafters. Chefs bustle in the kitchen below, preparing charcuterie, conserves and honey from the surrounding farms and hives. It’s a pretty blissful existence, living out my childhood fantasies [...]
This Barcelona hotel has a beautiful rooftop pool and great food June 10, 2025 To read recent headlines, it’d be easy to believe Barcelona had become little more than a tourist hellscape these days, with water pistols fired at Sagrada Familia visitors and a mass antitourism demonstration planned for this weekend. Certainly, many signs of overtourism in the city are visible – the weekend crowds on La Barceloneta Beach [...]
Experience the thrill of Silverstone up close at Escapade June 3, 2025 Imagine waking and stepping onto your private terrace overlooking the Silverstone race track, the home of the British Grand Prix. This is the experience provided by Escapade Silverstone. This revolutionary new destination has been designed to redefine trackside hospitality and offer unprecedented immersion into the heart of British motorsport. More than a hotel Escapade has [...]
The Menorca country manor that will blow you away June 3, 2025 We’re not short of country estates in the UK, and perhaps for that reason, they’re not something we look for when plotting a Euro vacation. But Vestige Son Vell, a newly established boutique hotel in southwestern Menorca, is a stately home that challenges that instinct. It ticks all the boxes for a week in the [...]