My travel essentials for long-haul (or any!) travel in 2026. I spend a lot of time in the air, hopping between hotels, scouting out the best places to stay, and writing about them. And after years of perfecting my packing routine, I’ve nailed down the travel essentials that I won’t board a flight without and my recommendations on what to bring. It’s a bit of a mixed bag—some practical, some indulgent—but they all make long-haul travel that little bit easier.

Chapel House in Penzance is my new happy place. Just six bright and spacious rooms in a gorgeous Grade II listed house, totally renovated and transformed by owner Sue. There’s a hot tub and sauna in the garden, art by local artists hanging on the walls and open fires in both sitting rooms. Breakfast is delicious and made by Sue as are the homemade jams.

Are you and your favourite person looking for a special way to celebrate your love? Maybe your anniversary is coming, or you just want to escape the stress of daily life and focus on each other.

Luxury travel is worth exploring. The luxury travel market, worth $93.88 billion in 2023, is expected to grow by 8.2% by 2030. This growth is happening because high-end trips are changing for the better.

For someone who writes about slow luxury, about boutique hotels with linen-soft mornings and the discipline of doing fewer things beautifully, the cigar has quietly become a kind of compass. It asks for time. It refuses to be rushed. And in a culture that confuses speed with quality, that seems to me an act of small, lovely rebellion.

The Nare is the best country house hotel in Cornwall. It’s right by the sea too, making it the perfect family holiday with dogs in tow. Traditional hospiality at its best hotels like The Nare are where memories are made generation after generation.

One of the most beautiful boutique hotels in Italy, Paragon 700 is the only Palazzo Rosso (red palazzo) in the White City of Ostuni, Puglia.

Less than an hour from Exeter where my youngest is at Uni is Boringdon Hall Hotel and Spa a wonderful country house hotel with spa and Acléaf a Michelin Star restaurant. The perfect two-night break for couples or solo travellers looking for some down time.

If you’re an Audi driver like me, you’ll appreciate the value of replacing your tyre with a like-for-like Audi tyre, especially when you’re driving thousands of miles a year.

Villa Eden in Merano, South Tyrol, is one of the best private longevity clinics in Italy. With just 25 suites it offers a totally bespoke approach to your preventative health programme which starts with a meeting with the doctor and advanced diagnostic tests.

Sleep tourism is one of the fastest-growing hotel trends for 2026. Hotels are building entire programmes around helping guests sleep better. Lulu Townsend explains what it means and where to find it.

Slow travel is one of the defining hotel and travel trends for 2026. Lulu Townsend explains why staying longer, going deeper, and resisting the urge to see everything is the way to travel now.

Frequent travellers around the world have figured out something that casual tourists often miss: the credit card in your wallet can be just as important as the itinerary you're flying into. The right travel credit card doesn't just earn you points, it reshapes how you experience travel entirely.

Have you ever sat through a beautiful symphony, or perhaps a sweeping film score, and wondered why the program’s name almost always belongs to a man? 

It’s a question that many of us might brush off as a relic of the past. But for Gabriella Di Laccio, an award-winning soprano with a voice like spun gold and a heart set on revolution, it became a call to action.

Four of the most intimate hotels in Paris.

There is a word doing the rounds in the hotel industry right now and, for once, it is one worth paying attention to. Hushpitality. You will be hearing a lot more of it.

Interview with Former British Army officer Matthew Burnford from MBM Chalets. MBM Chalets is a property letting and chalet management company based in the heart of the 4- Vallées ski area. They serve both holiday guests looking for exceptional alpine experiences and property owners looking for trusted, high-quality care and rental services.

I met Charlotte when I did my 300 hour Hatha YTTC at Sampoorna Yoga in Goa January 2026. Wise beyond her years, Charlotte was an inspirational teacher during the course in her role as Karmic Yogi. She supported our teachers Chelsea Harper and Nandini.

Breaking free from your routine with a road trip is not just an escape from reality. It is a way to see your life from a distance. The changing landscapes outside the windshield clear your head better than any mindfulness training. This is the kind of solution people are looking for when they want to improve the overall quality of their lives. What is even more impressive – it doesn’t require doing something extraordinary, just a need to build a plan of what you’re going to do to make every day count.

It’s my birthday! I must have received about 30 emails from hotels and restaurants inviting me to book a table during March and if I did I would receive a bottle of wine or prosecco or a couple of glasses of champagne… when will they move with the times and people’s preferences??

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