Lavish new teNeues book showcases the world’s most breathtaking mountain hotels and retreats

The height of luxury: Lavish new coffee-table book takes readers on a tour of the world’s most breathtaking mountain hotels and retreats, from the Alps to the Andes Mountain Escapes, published by teNeues, features more than 50 hotels situated in and around mountains Highlights include a hillside hotel near Machu Picchu and a retreat hidden in … Read more

Farm holidays: Nine of the best rural retreats from Northumberland to Devon and Wales

We’d been driving all day from the Midlands to South Wales. As we approached the village of Laugharne, my mother announced that the landlady at the farm where we were staying was a Mrs Rees. For some reason, I pictured this Mrs Rees as a cross, thin-faced woman in an apron with a rolling pin … Read more

Pamela Anderson’s $15M Malibu mansion is ‘in escrow’… as Baywatch star retreats back to Canada

Pamela Anderson is one step closer to leaving Malibu behind for her new life in the Pacific Northwest. The Baywatch star is reportedly ‘in escrow’ on her massive $15million mansion in the exclusive Malibu Colony as she sets up a new home with bodyguard husband Dan Hayhurst in her native Canada, according to TMZ. The … Read more

Struggle to nod off? These are the best sleep retreats in the UK

Check into the land of nod: As more of us struggle to drift off, hotels are introducing sleep retreats, high-tech mattresses and insomnia-battling spa treatments  Zedwell in London has ‘cocoons’ that feature sound-insulating walls, purified air and soft lighting Seaham Hall, on Durham’s Heritage Coast, offers various ‘sleep therapies’ in its Serenity Spa Lucknam Park … Read more

Prudential slashes dividend as it retreats from the US

Prudential slashes dividend as it retreats from the US: Insurer to focus on fast-growing markets in Asia and Africa By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 11 August 2020 Insurance giant Prudential slashed the dividend in half as it announced plans to spin off its … Read more

Britain’s most popular rural retreats are revealed

Homebuyers living in major cities are planning their escape to the countryside as a property website reported a 125 per cent increase in people looking to move to villages after the coronavirus lockdown. Rightmove said it is seeing an uplift in city dwellers considering moving to the countryside – and this is outperforming an increase … Read more

World’s most scenic yoga and wellness retreats from the Cotswolds to the Maldives via Arizona

You’re stressed – you need some yoga. Preferably somewhere exotic. Here MailOnline Travel writer – and yoga teacher – Samantha Lewis will guide you around some of the world’s most scenic and luxurious yoga retreats, from the Himalayas to Arizona via the Maldives and the Cotswolds countryside. Here is her pick of places where you … Read more

Airbnb hosts advertise properties as ‘Covid-19 retreats’

Airbnb hosts are branded ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ after advertising properties as ‘Covid-19 retreats’ and ‘perfect for isolating’ during coronavirus lockdown Some hosts were advertising properties as ‘Covid-19 retreats’ on the website Some owners have also allowed some to make instant bookings without vetting  The SNP’s Ian Blackford, warned that ‘irresponsible’ Airbnb hosts must stop  By … Read more