Hospitality
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Right track
Train station fare is often rushed and unreliable. Not so at this golden-age stop-off at Gare de Lyon.
Eero Aarnio
Over a beer and steak in an 18th-century coffee house, the celebrated Finnish chairdesigner takes a seat to talk sunsets, saunas and smoking his own salmon.
Food & drink
New openings from Lima to London, plus a few saucy table-toppers and something for your bookshelf.
Get in gear
Once viewed with disdain in Tokyo, food trucks are now transforming disused parts of the city thanks to a canny new firm.
Perfect pick me up
You stumble off a long-haul flight and there in the arrivals hall is a suited driver waiting for you. It’s a sign that all will be well today.
Slice of the action
Great atmosphere, enchanting environment and – most importantly – delightful dishes. These openings from around the world have all three.
Be our guest
We unpack the secrets of the perfect stay, including a Cape Town gem, a surf-tossed Portuguese retreat and a hotel from a famous Japanese brand. First we get a warm welcome in LA.
Athens Greece
Vouliagmeni is Athen’s wealthiest neighbourhood, where old-school rules. And now it has a revived hotel that’s set to pull in a jet-ski set.
An inside job
As hotels adapt to changing tastes, their interior designers are innovating. We meet three young firms equal to the task.
Yamba & Angourie, Australia
A blossoming food scene and laidback lifestyle are attracting new faces to formerly seasonal coastal town Yamba, and its surf-paradise neighbour Angourie.
