OBLU NATURE Helengeli by SENTIDO has brand new water villas Pacific London is home to an array of five-star amenities, including an infinity pool (Image: OBLU NATURE Helengeli by SENTIDO)
Aquamarine waters lap the shoreline, while an explosion of greenery flourishes from Helengeli’s heart
Indulge your imagination – and potentially empty your bank account – with a stay at one of these top-tier hotel rooms, offering the suite-est views and the most ‘bed’-azzling designs in the world of hospitality.
Elite Traveler – ‘the eminent beacon guiding ultra-high-net-worth individuals through the opulent tapestry of global luxury living’ – has drawn up its annual list of the 100 best hotel suites in the world for 2024. And they are, without exception, jaw-dropping.
Described as a
You don’t have to clean out your bank account to stay in the Maldives. In fact, you can snag a hotel for as little as £38 ($46) a night.
The trick? Stay on an inhabited island rather than a resort island…
Multi-award-winning travel blogger Adriana Neptuna, who recently visited a selection of the inhabited islands, tells MailOnline Travel: ‘It’s a completely different vibe and you might find you enjoy it more. Think idyllic, azure blue beaches with tropical music, Maldivian
Social media is jampacked with picture-perfect holiday snaps – but it’s worth taking these glossy posts with a pinch of salt.
That’s the message shared by a handful of TikTokers who have taken it upon themselves to reveal how some of the world’s most beloved holiday hotspots can be something of a letdown.
Their videos illustrate the idealised expectations they had for their trips and how they contrast with the reality of the getaway, thanks to everything from uber-crowded streets
Paradise could be closer and more affordable than Brits think with flights to some of Europe’s best beaches costing less than half a weekly food shop.
Here we reveal 11 breathtaking beaches you can reach from the UK in just a few hours on a flight costing less than £50 – less than half of the average UK household’s weekly food bill at £114, according to data from the Office of National Statistics.
We’ve shortlisted a range of dates, including
Think of a string of idyllic islands scattered like pearls across the glittering Indian Ocean and you’ll almost certainly imagine the Maldives. But head closer to the eastern coast of Africa and the Seychelles archipelago has the same soft sandy beaches, kaleidoscopic sea life and blindingly blue ocean, yet with attractions and amenities that won’t leave you feeling like a stranded Robinson Crusoe.
It’s no wonder that the country – made up of 115 islands – is a magnet for
Wie könnte ich vor einem Urlaub im Paradies nervös sein? Ich war auf dem Weg nach Vakkaru auf den Malediven, wo sich Kokospalmen wiegen, der Sand sich wie elfenbeinfarbener Satin anfühlt und das Meer so viele brillante Blau- und Grüntöne annimmt, dass Saphir, Aqua oder Smaragd es nicht angemessen beschreiben können.
Aber als Alleinreisende habe ich mich gefragt, wie ich die Zeit verbringen würde, wenn ich dort ankomme.
Es war in meiner Erinnerung als Ziel für Hochzeitsreisende und Familien festgeschrieben.
Scudding across sapphire seas, salty wind in hair, the boat ride from Bryher to St Martin’s, the most northerly island in the Isles of Scilly, is spectacular – yet it’s about to get better.
It’s the skipper who sees the shadows first and turns the Firethorn passenger boat to edge a little closer. Apart from the rasping gulls and lapping water, all is quiet. Then out of nowhere they come. Dolphins! In twos and threes at first, then a whole
This year marks half a century since mass tourism began in the Maldives — which regularly tops polls of ‘dream destinations’, especially with honeymooners and those celebrating anniversaries.
In 1972, the Indian Ocean nation’s first hotel opened on the island of Kurumba. Now there are almost 200 resorts on the archipelago’s 1,192 islands, with a further dozen opening this year. This remote country in the Indian Ocean may sound like a pricey place to go, especially with the likes of
