The newly renovated Anantara Convento di Amalfi doesn’t merely reflect the local History—it’s carved from it. Set in a 13th-century Capuchin convent built into the cliffside, the 52-room boutique hotel is an elegant showpiece...
With hundreds of hotels in Paris, Le Grand Mazarin still manages to stand out for its luxury and aesthetic. While you might miss the discreet entrance in Le Marais, inside guests are instantly transported to architect and designer...
Formentera is the smallest Balearic island and is everything that its splashy sibling Ibiza is not: wild and unspoiled, with no airport, so arrival is only by sea—the epitome of slow Travel. Dunas de Formentera, which opened this...
In a city well familiar with five-star hotels, the new Raffles London at The OWO layers on a new level of luxury. The palatial 120-room property was meticulously refurbished—over eight years and to the tune of $1.76 billion—from...
When famed shoemaker Christian Louboutin set his sights on designing his first hotel, he created a universe as joyful and obsessively crafted as his iconic heels. The 13-room Vermelho, located in a three-story villa painted white and...
Looking beyond Tbilisi and the Kakheti wine region for a fourth addition to its clutch of boutique hotels, The Communal Company turned to the small city of Kutaisi (population: 180,000), the unofficial cultural capital that is reclaiming...
There was a time when ruby-red Mavrud wines were so coveted, bottles were earmarked exclusively for Albania’s party elite. After the fall of communism in 1990, wine-producing towns such as Leskovik—located 180 miles from the capital...
When Amsterdam locals and tourists want to escape to the countryside, all they have to do is cross IJsselmeer Lake; the Landelijk Noord region is a 15 minute drive from Central Station, and also accessible by boat. Last March, Dutch...
Bardiya National Park, a lush 374-square-mile jungle paradise in the Tarai and a less-crowded alternative to Chitwan National Park, has seen its Royal Bengal tiger population soar to a record-breaking 125 felines over the last decade....
In the rolling hills of New South Wales’ northern hinterland is a rollicking 55-acre Eden where good taste is an art form. Fashion designer Jamie Blakey and hotelier Julia Ashwood are the masterminds behind Sun Ranch, a luminous...
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a joint session of Congress, Washington must finally face reality: its emphatic embrace of Israel’s war in Gaza is not advancing U.S. interests or promoting regional stability—to...
President Joe Biden’s decision to abandon his re-election bid amid growing concerns over his age has completely upended the 2024 presidential contest, which now appears to be between former President Donald Trump and current Vice...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, the groups said Tuesday, taking a step toward resolving a deep divide which has lingered for years despite repeated...
Thailand will seek to regulate its fast-growing cannabis industry through legislation, potentially shelving plans to reverse a landmark decriminalization policy and calming tensions within the ruling coalition.The government will discuss...
The gang war in Haiti may have dropped out of the headlines, but make no mistake, the situation there is still utterly devastating. So much so that Prime Minister Garry Conille, who was installed last month alongside a transitional...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top U.N. court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the Palestinian occupied territories is “unlawful” and called on it to end and for settlement construction to stop immediately, issuing an unprecedented,...
After months of campaigning by sporting organizations, France has not reversed its decision to ban French athletes who observe the hijab from participating in the summer Olympics; a move that human rights organizations say is, at best,...
YEKATERINBURG, Russia — A Russian court on Friday convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges his employer and the U.S. have rejected as a sham. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison after a secretive...
TEL AVIV, Israel — Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a drone strike early Friday that hit part of central Tel Aviv near the U.S. Embassy, killing one person and injuring 10.The aerial strike rumbled through the streets...
Sheikha Mahra, daughter of the current ruler of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, posted on Instagram on Wednesday seemingly announcing her divorce from her husband.The post from Princess Sheikha Mahra bint Mihammed...
When French historian Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the governing body of the modern Olympic Games, in the late 19th century, he billed the competition as a peace movement that could bring...