Austria

6 boutique ski hotels worth moving mountains to visit

Ski season is already well underway, and the call to the mountains might just snowball into something stronger once you’ve set your sights on a chic alpine stay. New openings

5 February 2025

In with the new: 5 boutique hotels we can’t wait to check into

Travel planning for the new year is already well underway, and our newest hotel members are providing plenty of holiday inspiration — whether it’s whizzing down powdery slopes in the

1 December 2024

Austria

On track in Austria: Vienna to Salzburg by train

My piano-playing 11-year-old and I are enroute from Vienna to Salzburg, aboard one of the many daily trains between Austria’s elegant capital along the Danube River and the UNESCO-recognised storybook mountain town to the west.

31 October 2023

Desert

5 blissfully slow travel experiences to savour

On your next trip, ‘go with the slow’ by embracing decelerated travel, a relaxing means of seeing the world with a thoughtful sense of authenticity. In today’s full-on, digitally charged

1 August 2023

Altstadt Vienna

A look inside…Vienna’s artiest boutique hotel

A virtual art tour of our favourite rooms and suites at Altstadt Vienna Taking up an oh-so-aesthetic residence in a 19th-century townhouse tucked on the Spittelberg in Vienna’s trendy ‘Boboville’ district, Altstadt Vienna has

14 April 2023

Storfjord

8 of the cosiest boutique hotels in Europe to bed down in for winter

Think luxury lodges with crackling fires, cocooning ski chalets, and ‘cuddle-up’ cabins As the temperatures start to drop and the cold, dark nights set in, the search is on for

7 December 2022

Workcation inspiration: 10 of the best hotels to work from

Work from hotel is the new work from home, with just a little more luxury Working from home used to be a commuter’s dream, but after more than a year

6 September 2021

14 must-visit boutique hotels for art lovers

Get your culture fix at these art-inspired hotels, where museum-like masterpieces meet gallery-style suites Ever wanted to spend the night in an art gallery? If you’re the type to make

20 July 2021

Independent Minds: Gertrud Schneider, Kristiania Lech

Originally built by Olympic ski champion Othmar Schneider as a private chalet to entertain his friends on their adventures in the Arlberg mountains, Kristiania Lech has retained its intimate feel

11 November 2020

The ultimate Europe ski guide: Alpine edition

If the pandemic pressed pause on your summer holidays, and you’re not planning to go into hibernation this winter, ski season might just be the most socially distanced of them

9 October 2020