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Portugal Named 2016 Destination of the Year by Travel + Leisure Editors

Portugal Named 2016 Destination of the Year by Travel + Leisure Editors

Travel + Leisure announced today that Portugal is the 2016 Destination of the Year, as selected from among 17 finalists by T+L editors.

Experience a Northern Lights Voyage with Hurtigruten

Experience a Northern Lights Voyage with Hurtigruten

Experience a Hurtigruten voyage to Northern Norway in search of the Northern Lights!

Park Hyatt Mallorca, the Newest All-Season Resort in Spain's Balearic Islands

Park Hyatt Mallorca, the Newest All-Season Resort in Spain's Balearic Islands

Before I left for Mallorca, all I knew about the island was that it was off Spain's Mediterranean coast. And that it was the largest of the four Balearic Islands that are popular destinations because of the beaches, beautiful landscape and warm weather.

London's Brown's Hotel Unveils New Suites

London's Brown's Hotel Unveils New Suites

Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel, has added two new ‘Brown's Suites' designed by Olga Polizzi, Director of Design for Rocco Forte Hotels.

Eat, Drink and Be Merri(on) in Dublin

Eat, Drink and Be Merri(on) in Dublin

Celebrate the most wonderful time of year in Dublin at the elegant 5-star Merrion Hotel. Guests will feel at home for the holidays at The Merrion, which is composed of four restored Georgian townhouses, with its halls adorned with Christmas trees, fragrant wreaths and twinkling lights.

Anantara Announces Its First Property in Europe

Anantara Announces Its First Property in Europe

Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas, a leading operator and developer of luxury hotels, resorts and spas, is pleased to announce the first Anantara in Europe. Anantara Vilamoura Algarve Resort will join the brand's luxury portfolio in April 2017.

Storm Watching, Star Gazing and Northern Lights at Borve Lodge Estate

Storm Watching, Star Gazing and Northern Lights at Borve Lodge Estate

Winter at Borve Lodge Estate, West Harris, is a holiday like no other as the season for storm-watching, star-gazing and the northern lights kicks in from November through to February when guests can experience the full power of the Atlantic.

Amsterdam for Lovers of Luxury

Amsterdam for Lovers of Luxury

Those who want to experience a taste of luxury in interesting surroundings may want to consider Amsterdam as a holiday destination.

Switzerland's Hotel Splendide Royal, Lake Lugano and 1,000 Long Stemmed Roses

Switzerland's Hotel Splendide Royal, Lake Lugano and 1,000 Long Stemmed Roses

Palm trees, bright skies, bruschetta, burrata, pear tarts, cannoli and espresso on a hotel terrace facing a lake. Italy, right? Sure, but that also describes Switzerland in the southern region known as Ticino.

Adrenalin + Zen Package from The Alpina Gstaad

Adrenalin + Zen Package from The Alpina Gstaad

The award-winning Alpina Gstaad likes to keep one step ahead of its very discerning guests. As the newest luxury hotel to open in 100 years in the Swiss Alpine village, The Alpina Gstaad is launching a new ski and snowboard program for the 2016/2017 winter season.

Nescens Spa opens at Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa

Nescens Spa opens at Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa

Nescens has opened the doors this month to a new dedicated Nescens Spa at the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in Interlaken, Switzerland, the second in the world.

Celebrated UK Chef, Michael Caines, Set to Open Luxury Country Retreat

Celebrated UK Chef, Michael Caines, Set to Open Luxury Country Retreat

Michael Caines, one of Britain's most celebrated and best known chefs, is set to open the luxury country retreat Lympstone Manor in Devon in spring 2017.

Time for Afternoon Tea at Zurich's Baur au Lac

Time for Afternoon Tea at Zurich's Baur au Lac

Experience the Baur au Lac's special Afternoon Tea, available through March 2017, served in the hotel's recently revamped Le Hall - a historic space that has welcomed the likes of Alfred Nobel, Marc Chagall and Richard Wagner throughout the years.

Lausanne's Beau-Rivage Palace Launches First-Ever Lakeside Igloos

Lausanne's Beau-Rivage Palace Launches First-Ever Lakeside Igloos

Lausanne's renowned Beau-Rivage Palace will offer guests a new holiday experience this season with the installation of lakeside igloos.

Le Meurice Paris Redesigns Pompadour Suite

Le Meurice Paris Redesigns Pompadour Suite

Le Meurice, the magnificent palace on Paris' Tuileries Garden, is debuting the opening of their newest refurbishment, the Pompadour Suite.