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How long have you got? Five global destinations for 2026 tailored to a busy schedule
Whether you have a weekend, a day, a morning or even just an hour to spare, here’s how to spend it.
A cross-country journey on the Comfortjet – Ceske Drahy’s latest high-speed, long-distance train
About the ComfortjetProvenance: Ostrava, Czech RepublicPrice: €37mKey route: 850kmTop speed: 230km/hCapacity: 555 people It’s a frosty morning at Prague’s Hlavni Nadrazi, the city’s main station, where passengers are awaiting the arrival of the Comfortjet.…
Trunk hotels’ first international president on what the hospitality brand is planning next
Since Japanese hotel brand Trunk opened in 2017, it has made a mark with urban boltholes that connect guests to neighbourhoods. The group, which has three properties in Tokyo, is now setting its sights…
How The Peninsula Hong Kong CEO is bringing retail expertise to an elevated hospitality experience
Founded in 1928, The Peninsula Hong Kong is known for its fleet of Rolls-Royces, Michelin-star dining and the kind of polished service that has long defined top-end hospitality in Asia. It’s here that Monocle…
Five domestic routes that still fly wide-body luxury (with lots of leg room)
Wide-body planes on short routes are increasingly rare, but they offer more space, newer cabins and a calmer ride. From Milan to Bali, here are five reliable routes where bigger aircraft reign.
“Choosing locations for hotels is like filling the gaps in a game of Risk.”
Gero Fasano on the strategy behind expanding a global hospitality brand
“We are the antithesis of standardisation. The big mistake is trying to be everything for everybody.”
Marugal’s Pablo Carrington on breaking rules to create a luxury hotel portfolio
How Prisca Llagostera’s boutique hotels went global
Prisca Llagostera has built distinctive hotels from Andorra to South Africa. Here, she reflects on how to run hotels continents apart while keeping a recognisable identity.
Co-founder of luxury travel company Black Tomato, Tom Marchant, shares his must-visit spots of 2026
Three friends left their corporate jobs in 2005 to found luxury travel company Black Tomato, hoping to see what happens if itineraries were tailored to travellers. Based in London and New York, the team…
