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Expert guide to Obertauern Overview Hotels Restaurants Apres ski Snow reports Austria doesn’t do purpose-built ski-in/ski-out ski resorts like France, but from most hotels in Obertauern it’s possible to step out each morning on to the piste and slide all the way back home in the afternoon. Since it’s an extremely popular resort with both

Something is missing in the Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel – George. That’s the name of a shrunken head from Peru, which I remember seeing in the Smoke Room a decade ago. It’s just as well it’s gone – such a grisly trophy had surely outlived its shock value – but it’s also a surprise. To quote the

To mark the anniversary of the Lockerbie crash, we look back at seven of Britain’s deadliest aviation disasters. Pan Am Flight 103 – 270 fatalities 1988 On 21 December, 1988, Pan Am flight PA103 was cruising at 31,000 feet over Dumfries and Galloway when it exploded, crashing down on the town of Lockerbie and a

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest guidance before travelling. Our writer visited these hotels prior to the pandemic. In the past, a visit to the French capital meant a gawp at the Eiffel Tower and a soupe à l’oignon in a tourist café off the

Please note our writers visited theses destinations prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Check the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s website for all the latest travel advice before booking. What could be better than stepping out of a ski chalet or hotel and sliding off down the mountain, returning right to the door at the end of the

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest guidance before travelling. Our writer visited these hotels prior to the pandemic. Amsterdam is a village that has burst its seams, and life at its core brings its choicest attractions up close. Look out from your room over the

An insider’s guide to the best hotels in Barcelona city centre, including the top places to stay for rooftop pools, comfortable bedrooms and spas, in locations close to La Rambla, Passeig de Gracia, the Old City and the Gothic Quarter. Hotel Bagués Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 8 Telegraph expert rating The bijou Hotel Bagués was once

There’s no question that this has been a surprising year. But aside from the mammoth curveball of a global pandemic, when I look back on 2020, I will always think of the many smaller revelations that peppered its trajectory. Everyone will have these personal reflections, different though they may be.  When it comes to travel,

Currently, under the transition arrangements, British travellers are exempt from Covid-19 restrictions which ban non-essential visits to the EU from most countries in the world. This exemption would automatically cease from January 1, so that, theoretically, all current travel corridors from the UK to Europe, Madeira and the Canary Islands would be closed, and it

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Despite being fairly rural, Somerset has some great, characterful cocktail bars as well as traditional inns. Its country pubs are brimming with history and individuality. Some don’t

Lisbon, with its narrow cobbled streets, bougainvillea-clad squares, sea views and seven steep hills which yellow trams rattle up and down, suits small boutique properties which maintain a sense of character and a feeling of a home not a hotel. Lisbon, unlike so much of the world, has not gone global: it remains resolutely Portuguese,

Everyone in London lives in their own version of the city. Mine is a triangle, connected by Highbury Tube, Beigel Bake on Brick Lane and various bars in Hackney Wick – but away from all that I find myself most often in Mayfair. It’s where meetings take place, and parties happen. Or used to. I

I lay face down with my head cocooned in the tiny hole that spa beds have to prevent suffocation, as Janviere attempted to knead the tension out of my aching limbs. It was a tough job. My morning had been spent throwing myself over fallen tree trunks, slipping up steep, muddy trails cut by machetes

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Home to over 1,000 pubs and Britain’s oldest brewery, Shepherd Neame, locals will tell you that Kent is the spiritual home of England’s medieval pub. The county’s

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Wales has always known that small is beautiful, with tempting boutique escapes winging you from slickly converted, art-slung Victorian priories by the sea to minimalist-chic Georgian townhouses

Please note our writers visited these properties prior to the coronavirus pandemic Romance is a glass of champagne at the edge of an infinity pool with your loved one as the sun sets. It’s a seven-course tasting menu in a candle-lit dining room with white tablecloths and gleaming silverware after a soothing couples’ massage. Or

The city that can’t stand still The Finnish capital’s ability and willingness to reinvent itself knows no bounds. Oodi, an enormous wood-clad marvel that redefines the concept of the library; the cavernous Tripla mall, hotel and transport hub in the Pasila district; ambitious, achievable targets for public transport and sustainable development, breathing new life into

To mark the end of what has been a highly unusual (to say the least) year, hotels up and down the country are celebrating with packages, special dinners, music, and lots and lots of Champagne. Here’s our pick of the best hotels in Tiers 1 and 2 that still have availabilty for ringing in the

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writer visited pre-pandemic. Fast-paced, exhilarating – and exhausting. A trip to Tokyo often goes hand in hand with a hectic schedule of sightseeing, shopping and nightspot hopping (plus an often

It has been one 30th birthday, one engagement, two house moves and approximately one million bottles of wine since I visited Rockliffe Hall last year – plus a global pandemic – which is why I wanted to wait for the right time to publish this piece. As the pages in my monthly lockdown calendar turned, I