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 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 […]
Find out ‘what Grand Cru you are’ at Grand Central, Oct 1-3
Nespresso invites you to skip a coffee regular from your local bodega and head straight to their latest pop-up boutique in Vanderbilt Hall for a taste of their premium roasts and some interactive fun. From October 1-4, 2013, Grand Central Terminal will be hosting the event where guests can try out their line of machines […]
Super-luxury train revealed in Japan already sold-out til June
A Japanese railway operator on Friday unveiled a new super-luxury train it hopes will appeal to well-heeled travellers who don’t mind splashing out to have their every travelling need fulfilled. Kyushu Railway’s “Nanatsuboshi” — Seven Stars — service has a lounge car with a piano and a bar, top-end dining and 14 private suites. Each […]
Baccarat + Duval-Leroy collaborate for the holidays
The prestigious French crystal maker has designed a holiday gift set featuring the Duval-Leroy Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Sommeliers champagne, a new cuvée launched last April. A Baccarat crystal carafe etched with the Maison Duval-Leroy monogram is nestled in a red and silver packaging alongside a bottle of Duval-Leroy’s Cuvée des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France […]
French lobster do’s + don’ts, says Chef Hervé Nepple
Each week, Luxuo and Relaxnews invites a master chef to share insights into the gourmet kitchen by presenting a favorite ingredient. Hervé Nepple, head chef at the Maison Blanche restaurant in Paris, shares his enthusiasm for European lobster. What led you to choose this ingredient? What is your fondest kitchen memory associated with this ingredient? […]
‘Flying nannies’ to the rescue
Passengers traveling Etihad Airways will have a fleet of Mary Poppins at their disposal to calm irritable children — and irritated passengers. The UAE-based carrier announced the launch of their new Flying Nanny service this week, an in-flight nursery that will be staffed by flight attendant nannies trained out of Norland in England, a childcare […]
Europe’s best hotel is not in Europe…
Turkey is not considered part of Europe by many (including EU) but it is now home to Europe’s top hotel: the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul in Antalya, Turkey, according to the World Travel Awards Europe. A former Imperial Ottoman palace, the hotel sits along the Bosphorus coast and harkens the grandeur of the era with […]