Skate with an Olympian
A luxurious mountain resort in Park City, Utah — the training ground for professional winter athletes in the US — is offering private skating lessons with an Olympic speed skater who moonlights as a hotel valet. Guests staying at the Waldorf Astoria Park City are being offered private two-hour skating lessons with Olympian Patrick Meek, […]
Fly and get free ManCity experience
While Qatar is counting on the French soccer club Paris Saint-Germain to attract tourists, the United Arab Emirates are betting on Manchester City, a club wholly owned by UAE investor Sheikh Mansour. The team’s official sponsor, Etihad Airways will invite a few lucky passengers and their guests (one each) to meet the team’s staff and […]
Hunger games with chocolate for $225
If the main “Hunger Games” heroine Katniss Everdeen were a confectionery, the lady warrior would be a bar of milk chocolate, flavored with hickory-smoked bacon and accented by sweet, crisp apples. That’s according to premium Chicago-based chocolate-maker Vosges Haut-Chocolat, which has released a range of new products inspired by the blockbuster sci-fi hit. Launched to […]
Where to eat when en route
Le Sommelier Bar & Bistro at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark has beat star-powered, Michelin-ranked chefs like Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay to be named the world’s best airport restaurant. It is described as the big brother and airport outpost of the city’s downtown location, which serves classic French dishes like Mallard duck and black currant […]
World’s priciest places to eat
Topping The Daily Meal’s recently released list of the world’s most expensive restaurants is Kitcho in Kyoto, Japan, where a traditional kaiseki meal — a ceremonious multi-course, affair that originated with Japanese tea ceremonies – will set diners back about $600 a person. Overall, Japan leads the ranking with three restaurants represented, followed by France […]
World’s best après-ski luxury spas
After a hard day on the slopes, nothing beats an après-ski spa treatment. Here are the world’s best luxury hotels and spas that will surely hit the spot. Bagni di Bormio Spa Resort, Bormio – Italy A spa town since Roman times, Bormio is home to the five-star Grand Bagni Nuovi, which first opened as […]
Starred plates in the sky
Starting next week, passengers on the Belgian airline will be able to savor a meal created by one of the top names in contemporary Belgian gastronomy: triple Michelin-starred chef Geert Van Hecke. The chef, who has presided over his Bruges restaurant De Karmeliet for over 30 years, has prepared a starter with smoked Damme eel, […]
Up, up and away for USD 75,000
A new Arizona company has entered the space tourism sector. It may be no Virgin Galactic with its 360,000 feet sub-orbital rides but World View will offer rides in a spacious gondola, suspended beneath a balloon, which will carry passengers around 100,000 feet high. “Seeing the Earth hanging in the ink-black void of space will […]
Your next ‘great escape’ for $39.99
From a luxury spa treatment in Bali, to rhino-watching wilderness expeditions and meditative retreats in a monastery in Mallorca, the latest travel guide from Lonely Planet offers globetrotting ideas that promise to help readers reassess, recharge and inspire tired souls. Organized by theme, desires and interests, Great Escapes ($39.99) includes 75 getaway ideas that span […]
Neither shaken nor stirred…
Mint caviar beads and chocolate spaghetti with a mojito served in a large bubble, anyone? Molecular gastronomy is often thought of as a mad science to purists but something very intriguing happens when fusion meets cocktails. Molécule-R is offering an array of kits to make molecular gastronomy aceesible to home cooks. Each will help you […]