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Old-school vs new class: country breaks for all tastes

Is your ideal late-season break classic or contemporary? We've picked boutique hotels in Europe and beyond, from past and present, for getaways in autumn and winter…

By Kate Weir
Food and drink

Five of the best: Cape Winelands hotels

As we head into South Africa's most sun-soaked of seasons, we drink in our favourite stays in the country's wine-making, food-loving heartland

By Laura Holt
Hotels

A fresh perspective: meet the new wave of Paris hotels

The French capital's hotel scene is undergoing a revolution, moving away from age-old grandes dames to an edgier breed of bijou boutiques

By Laura Holt

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Hotels

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By Kate Weir

Food and drink

Tour the UK’s new Michelin-starred restaurants

By Kate Weir

Beauty

Ski special: the best post-piste spas

By Kate Weir

Food and drink

Ski special: our favourite destinations for ice-cool après-ski

In the second instalment of our three-part series, we explore the varied art of après-ski at some of the world’s best slopeside restaurants, hotels and bars

By Martin Dickie

Hotels

Ski special: where to stay this season

By Laura Holt

Motel makeovers, Native hotel, Malibu, California

Hotels

America’s great motel makeover

By Laura Holt

Destination guides

Art festivals and foliage: an autumn guide to Berlin

By Allison DiLiegro

Adventure

Hidden Tuscany: three easy escapes from Florence

By Laura Holt

Adventure

The traveller’s guide to meditation

By Amelia Mularz

Destination guides

Getting mediaeval: a beginner’s guide to Ghent

By Martin Dickie

Q&As

From the suitcase of… Michelle Kennedy

The co-founder of the parent networking app Peanut (it's basically Tinder for moms) talks travelling with little ones and lets us peek inside her kid-friendly carry-on.

By Amelia Mularz

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