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Summer travel is shifting altitude. As heat and crowds define traditional hotspots, a new wave of “coolcations” is emerging, from AE Expeditions in Svalbard and Oceania Cruises in Alaska to Oliver’s Travels in Finnish Lapland, Moar Gut in Austria, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz in Switzerland, Casa Cook Madonna in the Dolomites, Killarney Royal Townhouse in County Kerry, and Mama thresl in Leogang. These are destinations defined by space, clarity, and a different kind of summer luxury
travel
Preferred Hotels & Resorts expands its global footprint with 20 new member properties joining between January and March 2026, further strengthening a portfolio that now spans more than 700 independent hotels and resorts worldwide. The latest additions reflect the brand’s breadth, from the all-villa privacy of Ametis Villa Bali, to the Belle Époque heritage of Boscolo Hotel Lyon & Spa, and the barefoot oceanfront setting of ENVI Paje, alongside alpine stays at Loewen Hotel Montafon, Brazilian coastal living at NANNAI Muro Alto, and wilderness-led experiences at Tumbling River Ranch.
Porsche has unveiled the 975 RSE, its GEN4 Formula E contender and the most powerful electric race car the marque has ever produced. With 816 PS, permanent all-wheel drive and top speeds of 335 km/h, it is a serious machine. Thomas Laudenbach, Olivier Champenois and Florian Modlinger have shaped its development, while factory drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Müller have put it through its paces on Bridgestone rubber
motoring
Tucked within Manchester's Midland Hotel - one of the most storied venues in the city, hides Mount Street Dining Room & Bar. The kind of restaurant that rewards those who look a little harder. A grand room with a quietly remarkable history, a newly refreshed menu of confident modern British cooking, and service that punches well above its profile, it may well be the most underrated dining room in the city. We went to find out whether the reputation is beginning to catch up with the reality.
food & drink
Oyster Yachts gathered owners and industry voices at London's St Katharine Docks for its annual Private View, showcasing four yachts and unveiling early details of a new 50-foot model. CEO Stefan Zimmermann Zschocke joined Strategic Advisor Torsten Müller-Ötvös for a discussion moderated by Lyndsay McClay of British Marine, covering the brand's strategic direction and the future of bluewater ownership