One of former Qatari leader’s three wives named by industry insiders as new owner of Ritz Hotel By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:56 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 23:08 BST, 4 April 2020 One of the former Qatari leader’s three wives has been named by industry insiders as the new owner … Read more
My toddler is sitting in a ‘big girl’ chair, with a napkin tucked in under her chin as she munches away on a selection of delicately prepared sandwiches and cupcakes. A member of staff diligently returns to check she’s OK, whether she would like more milk, more food, more anything, and smiles as he picks … Read more
The Queen has her throne. Trump has his Oval Office chair. I have seat 2A in first class on a British Airways A380. Yes, it feels that epic. And so it should. This is, after all, BA’s top offering. The biggest and poshest suite in its fleet. Before sitting down in it on a flight … Read more
Italian island promises to refund tourists the cost of their hotel if it RAINS during their stay Island of Elba, off the coast of Tuscany, has launched the ‘Elba No Rain’ campaign Tourists are refunded a night’s stay if it rains for two consecutive hours in a day The rain must fall between 10am and … Read more
The leaflet says: ‘Walk in, dance out.’ That sounds like a challenge to me, and I love a challenge! Stockholm’s Pop House Hotel is part of the ABBA Museum complex, on the stunningly beautiful Djurgården, one of the many islands that make up the city centre. My husband and I are staying in the hotel’s … Read more
A Sikh in starched white uniform emerges indiscernibly and scrunches across the gravel drive to greet me, his white beard almost merging with his turban. Somehow, it could only be Raffles, arguably the most famous hotel name. I am whisked into the cool embrace of the lobby, where a glass of chilled mineral water arrives … Read more
Ruinous hotels aren’t typically recommended – but an exception can definitely be made for this one for a post-lockdown escape. Behold the one-of-a-kind Museum Hotel in Antakya, Turkey, a lodge for wannabe Tomb Raiders that ‘floats’ above the ruins of over a dozen civilisations dating back to the third century BC, which were discovered in … Read more
Lara Worthington’s mother has denied staging unflattering photos of her Sydney hotel room to make her quarantine conditions look worse than they actually are. Sharon Bingle, 63, returned to Australia on an international flight on Monday and, like other travellers, must stay in a hotel for 14 days at the taxpayers’ expense to limit the spread of coronavirus. … Read more
‘It’s quarantine, not a luxury holiday’: Lara Bingle faces a backlash for complaining about her sick 63-year-old mother’s ‘unacceptable’ hotel after flying into Sydney By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:23 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 05:09 BST, 30 March 2020 Lara Worthington (née Bingle) has complained about her mother Sharon’s hotel … Read more
Zoe Hauser, 67, in a New Delhi hotel where she is being quarantined for 21 days Fears are growing for an elderly British school principal who is being held in a New Delhi hotel during India’s coronavirus lockdown. Zoe Hauser, 67, has developed a high temperature and her concerned family is pressing the Foreign Office … Read more