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The Preferred Experience is the boldest venture yet from Preferred Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest independent hotel brand. Developed in partnership with InRadius, the five-day Alpine driving itinerary routes guests through Germany and Austria in high-performance sports cars, with overnight stays at outstanding properties including Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Interalpen-Hotel Tyrol, and IMLAUER Hotel Schloss Pichlarn. Executive VP Europe Brenda Collin promises a journey that goes well beyond the expected
Three Goodwood-era Experimental motor cars are celebrating landmark anniversaries in 2026, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is marking the occasion in style. 101EX, 102EX and 103EX record 20, 15 and 10 years respectively since their unveilings, and the legacy of each car continues to shape the marque today. As Bernhard Dressler, Director of Engineering at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, puts it, these are not concepts built to test the waters. They are fully realised machines that changed the course of one of the world's great automotive marques
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 has announced the seventh edition of its World Rally, a 16-month circumnavigation scheduled to depart Antigua in January 2030. Limited to 30 yachts and exclusive to Oyster owners, the Rally covers 27,000 nautical miles across three oceans, taking in the Galápagos Islands, French Polynesia, Australia, the Indian Ocean and South Africa before returning to the Caribbean. Featuring commentary from Owner and Chairman Richard Hadida, Chief Executive Stefan Zimmermann Zschocke, and Director of Oyster Rallies and Training Allie Smith, the announcement marks a significant moment for the bluewater sailing world