Annie McNamee

Sure, winter has its perks. Cosying up by the fire with a cup of hot chocolate in hand is lovely. Big woolen jumpers are ever-chic. But there’s no warm, fuzzy feeling that comes close to feeling actual warmth. In our eyes, you just can’t beat the sunshine: sitting on a rooftop terrace, ice-cold cocktail in hand… bonus points if everyone back home is stuck with endless grey drizzle. There are plenty of places across the world still basking in glorious sunshine from October to February. Our list of the best winter sun destinations this year spans six continents and five months, giving you 20 recommendations for the very best places you can visit during the winter months. Whether it’s Thai beaches, African safaris or sunny city breaks in Europe, we’ve got you covered. The best winter sun destinations at a glance: 🏖️ Best for beaches: Thailand 🏙️ Best for a city break: Cape Town, South Africa 🌡️ Warmest in Europe: Tenerife, Spain 🐘 Best for wildlife: Namibia 🎭 Best for an arty break: Cartagena, Colombia 🍜 Best for food: Vietnam At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines and check out our latest travel guides written by local experts. RECOMMENDED:☀️ Europe’s 10 best winter sun destinations

This list is from 2024. Our latest ranking for 2025 is live here. In 2024, what exactly makes a neighbourhood cool? Craft breweries, natty wine bars and street art are well and good, but the world’s best, most exciting and downright fun neighbourhoods are much more than identikit ‘hipster hubs’. They’re places that reflect the very best of their cities – its culture, community spirit, nightlife, food and drink – all condensed in one vibey, walkable district. To create our annual ranking, we went straight to the experts – our global team of on-the-ground writers and editors – and asked them what the coolest neighbourhood in their city is right now, and why. Then we narrowed down the selection and ranked the list using the insight and expertise of Time Out’s global editors, who vetted each neighbourhood against criteria including food, drink, arts, culture, street life, community and one-of-a-kind local flavour. The result? A list that celebrates the most unique and exciting pockets of our cities – and all their quirks. Yes, you’ll find some of those international hallmarks of ‘cool’. But in every neighbourhood on this list there’s something you won’t find anywhere else. Ever been to a photography museum that moonlights as a jazz club? Or a brewery with a library of Russian literature? How about a festival dedicated to fluff? When communities fiercely support and rally around their local businesses, even the most eccentric ideas can become a reality. And that, in our eyes, is

On March 25, 1925, at London’s Selfridges department store in central London, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird made the first public demo of his latest creation: a way to broadcast visual information from a camera to a screen. A full century later, Baird’s discovery has led to perhaps the most vital, creative and popular mode of artistic expression in the entire world. But it’s only in the past 25 years that television has really fulfilled its artistic potential.  The result has been the so-called ‘Golden Age of Television’, a boom kickstarted roughly around the turn of the century with the rise of shows like The Sopranos and later Breaking Bad, and continuing with awards-winners from Succession to Shōgun to Slow Horses. So while our list of the 100 greatest TV shows may pay tribute to the unmissable programs of yesteryear, you’ll find that the majority hail from our own century – meaning there’s no excuse not to watch every single one. Paring the list down to only 100 was a painful process, so we decided to omit sketch shows, talk shows, news and non-fiction in order to focus on scripted drama and classic comedy. Time to go goggle-eyed. Recommended: 🔥 The best TV and streaming shows of 2025 (so far)🍎 The best shows to watch on Apple TV+ right now📺 The best Netflix original series to binge🎮 The best ‘90s TV shows

This bustling coastal city is absolutely steeped in history, maritime heritage, and of course, there's loads to see. It’s roots date back as far as the Stone Age, and its first ever museum (the Tudor House) remains a top attraction, with gorgeous gardens and guided tours on offer.  There’s plenty of modern-day action too, with a treasured football team, The Saints, and their fans bringing life to the city on match day. Southampton is also only a 20-minute drive away from the New Forest, or a ferry-ride away from the Isle of Wight, there's plenty going on that makes this city worth a visit. Check out our list of top picks for all the best things to do in Southampton.  RECOMMENDED:  🚆The best day trips from London⛰️ The best things to in the New Forest🏖️ The best seaside towns in the UK💕 The best things to do in the UK Annie McNamee is a writer at Time Out UK. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

This is about the time when the January blues start to hit pretty hard. It’s dark at 4pm, you’ve got no money left after Christmas and winter feels like it’s dragging on forever. But we’re here to tell you that things are looking up, because 2025 is going to be a corker of a year for the UK.  It turns out that 2025 is going to be a bit of a big one, with a number of landmark occasions being celebrated across Britain. There’s Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in Southampton, as well as the art-packed Folkestone Triennial, a celebration of 200 years of the British railway in York and Bradford’s 2025 City of Culture festivities. Then, there are up-and-coming foodie towns in Cornwall, music scenes that are popping off in Cardiff and Belfast, and the reopening of grand cultural insitutions like the Tate Liverpool.  If there’s ever been a good time to book a trip, it’s now (it might even help keep some SAD at bay). There is so much fantastic stuff happening across the country this year, so read our list curated by local experts of the best places to visit in the UK in 2025, and get stuck in.  RECOMMENDED: 🇬🇧 The 25 best new things to do in the UK in 2025📍The 12 most underrated city breaks in the UK 🏨 The UK’s 13 best new hotels opening in 2025👨‍👩‍👧 6 amazing places to stay with Kids in the UK

If people make Glasgow, music is what fuels it. The city's music scene was thriving long before the rest of it had caught up, with places like the Barrowlands and the Old Fruit Market offering locals good, cheap live music when general attitudes of Glasgow were, let's just say, less than favourable.  But those days are behind us, and Scotland's biggest city is now known across the UK for its vibrant cultural heritage, nightlife, and, of course, its music scene. Whether you're looking for an arena of people to scream along your favourite songs with, or a small makeshift stage at the back of a bar to find your new favourite band, Glasgow's got you sorted. Fair warning though: crowds here are famously rowdy. They're a lot of fun, but don't be surprised if you end up beer-soaked. Oh, and brush up on our local chants. You don't want to be the only person not shouting along with 'here we, here we, here we f'ing go!'. 

History has it that Pollokshaws Road was once home to a merry band of Flemish weavers – known as the ‘Queer Folk’ – who were brought over to work in the city during the 19th century by local landowners. These days it’s still a thriving creative hub, threading down Glasgow’s Southside and linking up the districts of Govanhill, Strathbungo and Shawlands. Rows of sandstone tenements loom over traffic separated by wide pavements, behind which stand ornate townhouses designed by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson. There’s a juicy chunk of Pollokshaws Road where bars, cafés and boutiques jostle for space; pick it up from Allison Street and wander down past Queen’s Park. Since it’s a largely residential area, there’s a distinct feel of community – something that’s enhanced by the indie businesses that have popped up over the past few years. In particular it’s a brunch haven, with queues leaking out of living-room-sized cafés come rain or shine. You can also expect to find organic fruit and veg at Stalks & Stems, a fresh produce emporium with a florist next door, and (almost) a different coffee shop for every day of the week. It’s not all hipster territory, though. Punters tired of mustachioed baristas and bar staff will be cheered by the decent selection of old man pubs complete with smoked-glass windows. Recommended: Full guide to the best things to do in Glasgow

How easily could you be persuaded to shave off an eyebrow, or take a shot for every stair you climbed? Perhaps you’d feel more compelled if you were half a bottle of ‘Chicken Wine’ deep, 18, and surrounded by new friends that you were trying to impress? If you attended university in the UK you might have an uncomfortable feeling of deja-vu, perhaps being whisked back to the time you were ‘hazed’ as a first year student. If you didn’t, you’ve likely heard the rumours about former prime ministers getting it on with pigs, or rugby teams shoving carrots in places vegetables should never go. Hazing, or ‘initiation’ as it more commonly goes by this side of the Atlantic, is a practice which usually consists of ritualistically embarrassing rookie members of a given group in order for them to prove themselves. It’s also nothing new. There’s evidence of rowdy schoolboys dating as far back as 420 BCE when Plato recounted ‘practical jokes played by unruly young men’ which left both spectators and haze-ees injured. Somehow, this bizarre custom has survived the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the birth of Jesus Christ, several international plagues and found a home for itself in the modern age on university campuses. But for the past decade or so, hazing’s millenia-long reign has been threatened by a generation who supposedly care more about their physical and mental health than they do about banter and ritual humiliation. Today, hazing has met its match: Generation Z. So what do these

You might never want to leave Edinburgh, and we get it. The Scottish capital is loved the world over for its culture, restaurants and Fringe Festival (to name a few). But if you limit your time in Scotland to just Edinburgh, trust us, you’re missing out.  Scotland is full of gems, but the best part is a whole lot of them can be reached by train or car in just one day – with enough time left to get back in time for dinner. From hilly hikes to wide-open beaches and from pretty towns to full-blown city breaks, these day trips from Edinburgh are not to be missed. Here are our favourites.  RECOMMENDED:🌤️ The best things to do in Edinburgh 🎨 The best art galleries in Edinburgh🏰 The best attractions in Edinburgh🏘️ The best Airbnbs in Edinburgh This guide was updated by Edinburgh-based Arusa Quereshi, and Time Out editors. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines. 

What words come to mind when we mention the Olympics? Prestige? Excellence? Medals? Or is it: ‘Grom’?  The Olympic games have been around for nearly three millennia. As the entire planet tunes in to watch as the top sports people compete for those coveted gold medals, there’s some stuff you’ll probably want to get your head around to make the most of your viewing experience: jargon for you normies to weave into your vocab that will have you sounding like proper Olympic pros in no time.  RECOMMENDED:How to watch the Paris 2024 Olympics in the UK for freeHere’s the full schedule and timings for the Summer Games We’ve done some digging and unearthed some 100 percent real words and phrases that will almost certainly be used by professional Olympians and commentators across the next few weeks. What’s more, there’s something inherently funny about words which sound out of place to the average Joe. There’s nothing worth giggling about hearing the word ‘jaeger’ at a bar (especially as it’s usually followed by a friend trying to convince you to neck a shot of sweet battery acid and gone-off liquorice), but watching it earnestly come out of the mouth of a world-class gymnast? Now that’s entertainment. So what are you waiting for? Brush up on your sporty lingo and drop these into convo next time you’re watching the Games to impress your mates. Skateboarding  ‘Goofy stance’: Refers to when a skateboarder has their left foot on the back of the board. Also used in surfing and snowboarding

You remember the days. Assuring your friend that she definitely looks like her older cousin’s co-worker, especially with a ponytail in. Hovering awkwardly around the corner from the off-license as your one 18-year-old pal does God’s work for the rest of you. The pit in your tummy as you recite a fake birthday to the bouncer of a sticky-floored nightclub – remembering your star sign, memorising your imaginary postcode – and the elated relief when he lets you in with a raised eyebrow and a reluctant nod. Finding increasingly inventive ways to get around age-restrictions was half the fun of being 17, but today’s teens seem to be going off going out altogether. ‘You definitely see fake IDs less than you used to,’ says one bouncer at a popular student nightclub in Bristol. When he started working at the venue a decade ago, he’d encounter a load of fakes on any given night – but not so much anymore. ‘The worst one I ever saw had the back on upside down,’ he says. ‘The ones we do see are getting a lot better and it can be harder to catch them. But they’re definitely rarer now.’ Something has certainly shifted. A few weeks ago, as I walked through the Triangle, Bristol’s premier hotspot for stumbling freshers and lovers of three for two Jägerbombs, I noticed that the local Sainsbury’s was busier than all of the clubs combined. Two years ago, dancefloors would’ve been filling up at 11pm on a Monday. This wasn’t a fluke: since that night, two of the clubs in question have closed their

For all of the stick we give the UK – the grey skies, the pigeons, the Greggs sausage roll packets littering the pavements – it’s actually a pretty gorgeous country. In London alone, you can be goggling over the Barbican’s brutalist beauty one moment, the next, you might be basking in the tranquility of Hampstead Ponds. Add the turquoise coasts of Cornwall, the rugged mountains of Snowdonia and the fairytale wonder of Scotland’s highlands and islands to the mix, and you’ve got a country which is as good looking as they come.  When we set about curating this list of the most beautiful places in the UK, we called on our network of expert travel writers. These guys have have personally experienced the pinch-me moment of seeing every place on this list IRL – so we can guarantee you there is no catfishing going on here. Of course, you’ll find the usual suspects – you can’t argue with the magic of the Isle of Skye, after all – but you’ll also find some more surprising beauty spots to add to your travel bucket list. RECOMMENDED:🚂 The UK’s most beautiful train stations🇬🇧 The best things to do in the UK🏝 The most beautiful places in the world🏠 The best Airbnbs in the UK Chiara Wilkinson is Time Out’s UK features editor, based in London. At Time Out, all of our travel guides are written by local writers who know their cities inside out. For more about how we curate, see our editorial guidelines. This guide includes affiliate links, which have no influence on our editorial content

You’ve been here before. Almost.  With a clientele which would be perfect for a Love Island spin-off featuring exclusively people with ‘entrepreneur’ in their bios and a healthy amount of exposed pipework, The Counter is what those in the know would probably call ‘trendy’. Its dim lights, small plate selection, and strategically chipped brick feature wall put it on the verge of parodically hip, but a glance at its menu and a quick chat with any member of its team reveal it to be much more down to Earth than some of its equally Instagrammable peers. If you close your eyes you can almost feel the Istanbuli breeze flowing through your hair The sense of deja-vu you feel may not be coming solely from its open-plan bar though. Chef Kemal Demirasal’s first UK venture, opened up two years ago in Notting Hill to much success. Originally from Turkey, he’s taken much of the charm of the original joint (as well as its most popular recipes and excellent cocktails) and transported it to Kingly Street – and combined it with a series of fresh ideas and a lot of seafood. Fresh is definitely the operative word. The cocktails are infused with real fruit. The tomatoes have been imported from Turkey. There’s sort-of-caviar sprinkled on avocado-topped fish. If you close your eyes and just bite, you can almost feel the Istanbuli breeze flowing through your hair. A series of enthusiastic staff members recommended a variety of dishes to us. Some, like the tomato salad or prawns, were familiar classi

What are your non-negotiables when you’re booking a hotel? Good breakfast? A great location? Maybe a lovely spa, if you’re feeling fancy? Whatever it is, we can guarantee that the best hotels in the world right now, which have just been crowned by the World’s 50 Best Hotels, will have it (and then some). In order for a hotel to make it into the 50 best on Earth, it has to really shine. The service, the food, the amenities, the views; every single aspect has to be on top form, to impress the panel of industry experts who vote. After a longlist was revealed earlier this month, crowning hotels in spots 51 - 100, the top 50 list has finally landed. This year, Asian resorts dominated, with six out of the top 10 split between Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Singapore. Beating out all of the rest to become the official best hotel in the world for 2025 was the Rosewood in Hong Kong, which judges described as ‘a beacon of modern Asian minimalist hospitality’. The World’s 50 Best Hotels was impressed by Rosewood's impressive scale. Offering over 400 ultra-luxe rooms, it was noted that ‘none can match Rosewood's ability to deliver all-out hospitality for as many guests concurrently’. Overnight stays start at just shy of €750, so it’s not exactly a budget-friendly option, but it is literally the best hotel in the entire world, so that doesn’t come as a huge surprise. In second place was the Four Seasons Bangkok on the banks of the city’s Chao Phraya River. World’s 50 Best Hotels praised it for a

Edinburgh is not short on culture. It’s full of brilliant museums and art galleries, and it plays host to several famous festivals, most notably the legendary Edinburgh Fringe which jumpstarted the careers of countless now-famous comedians and performers. Soon, Auld Reekie will be able to add a brand new purpose-built concert hall to its list of offerings, as work is due to start on the Dunard Centre ‘within weeks’, according to its developers. The new venue will be the first of its kind in Edinburgh in over a century. The centre will cost a total of £162 million to build, with funding coming from different sources including the Scottish Government, the city council, and fundraising from the International Music and Performing Arts Charitable Trust (IMPACT) Scotland. Plans have been in the works for a few years, but now that a contractor – Balfour Beatty – has been selected, construction can begin. Image: Dunard Centre, Edinburgh Once complete, the Dunard Centre will have a capacity of 1,000 in its main concert hall. It hopes to provide a ‘creative, collaborative space that hums with activity all day every day’, and it’s been designed to host loads of different musical performances, from pop to rock to classical. It will also become the permanent home of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and be used as a venue during festival season. Dunard’s developers hope that construction will take around four years so that it will be ready to open before 2030. It will be right in the city

When you’re enjoying a relaxing day at the beach, the last thing you want is the waft of cigarette smoke (or, arguably worse, being engulfed by a ‘blue raspberry’ vape cloud).  In certain destinations, that’ll no longer be an issue. Just a couple of weeks after this popular Spanish seaside city banned people from smoking on the beach, an entire Asian country – the Maldives – has decided to take things one step further: a blanket ban on smoking for all young people. Effective from Saturday, November 1, no one born on or after January 1, 2007 will ever be allowed to smoke or purchase cigarettes in the Asian archipelago. The Maldives wants to keep its beaches smoke-free | Photograph: Shutterstock This comes a year after the buying, selling, use, or possession of vapes and e-cigarettes was criminalised, so the Maldives is getting pretty serious about becoming a smoke-free zone. The health department has described the cigarette ban as a crucial step in creating ‘a tobacco-free generation’ and a ‘historic milestone in the nation's efforts to protect public health’. Young tourists will also have to follow the new rules when they are on holiday, but officials are confident that the new restrictions won’t dent visitor numbers. A representative from the tobacco control board said that ‘people don't come to the Maldives because they're able to smoke. They come for the beaches, they come for the sea, they come for the sun, and they come for the fresh air’. If you do want to buy some ci

One of the most underrated cities in Scandinavia is about to get easier to visit, as a brand-new train station is opening in the not-so-distant future. Gothenburg is Sweden’s second city, but it’s often overshadowed by popular Nordic destinations like Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo and even the ultra-northern Svalbard. It’s our fourth favourite city break in Scandinavia (beating out both the Finnish and Swedish capitals) and is connected to dozens of islands, perfect for a summer sailing trip.  The city might soon lose its ‘hidden gem’ status, though, owing to the construction of a brand-new neighbourhood and enormous central train station. The station, costing just shy of €100 million to build, will be ‘close to everything the city has to offer and a little more’, according to its website. Engineering firm Peab has been awarded the contract to construct the space, which it hopes will be ready to open by 2027. As well as a revamped modern look, Gothenburg Grand Central will have more than 7,000 square feet of retail space, with 1,400 square feet earmarked for shops and restaurants. Staff and the public will also have access to a rooftop garden, perfect for enjoying city views in the summer months. As if that wasn’t enough, it will also be ultra-sustainable, with building materials chosen because of their low carbon footprints. A new city centre neighbourhood is being built in Gothenburg  Grand Central is only one part of a wider masterplan to construct an entire new neighbourhoo

As boring as it is, your parents taught you ‘safety first’ for a reason. Nothing will ruin a trip faster than having your phone nicked, or just generally feeling on edge wherever you go. If you want your next holiday to be stress-free, it might be worth heading somewhere known for its safety.  But short of trawling through recent crime statistics, it’s not easy to know where visitors do and don’t feel secure – that’s where insurance company Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) comes in. Every year, it polls loads of people on where they’ve travelled to in recent years, and how safe they felt in each place; particularly if they are women, part of the LGBTQ+ community, or members of another marginalised group. Then, it combines those findings with stats from the Global Peace Index and other similar indexes, and calculates exactly where on Earth travellers can rest easy in 2026. Iceland knocked off the top spot Last year, Iceland came out on top, but this year it has been relegated to fourth place, with the Netherlands taking its place. This is particularly impressive because the Netherlands came 14th overall last year. 🛌 Check out the best Netherlands Airbnbs. BHTP said that the nation’s secret to success was simple: ‘It’s a peace-loving place’. Women, LGBTQ+ people, and people of colour all reported feeling very welcome by the Dutch, and rated its healthcare measures highly. Your biggest safety concerns will probably come from rogue cyclists or rowdy tourists. In secon

Do you need to touch grass? According to a brand new study, which investigated how connected with nature different nations are, the answer could be yes, immediately. This wasn’t just any old study – it was the first large-scale piece of academic research into how social and environmental factors can impact our relationships with nature. More than 55,000 people across 61 countries were surveyed, which allowed the experts to draw conclusions about what makes individuals more likely to feel connected to the outdoors, and also how those levels of connection vary across the world. Large-scale research project identifies countries with the strongest ‘human–nature relationship’ The study examined both external factors, like the weather you’ve been exposed to and how urban your country is, and internal ones, such as how religious or political you are, in order to figure out which country has the strongest ‘human–nature relationship’. The more ‘nature-connected’ a population is, the more likely it is to support ‘pro-nature’ policies, and to have an overall higher level of emotional wellbeing. So, which country is the most at one with the world? According to Richardson et al (we told you this was high-quality research), the answer is Nepal. Home to the world’s tallest mountains, the Nepalese people live in and around some truly breathtaking nature, so it’s no surprise that they feel connected to it. Photograph: Shutterstock The study determined that ‘social, scientific, and spiritual

The Scottish author Alasdair Gray once noted that cities like ‘Florence, Paris, London’ have inspired so much art that ‘nobody visiting them for the first time is a stranger because he’s already visited them in paintings, novels, history books and films’. Although he was mostly interested in how stories impact the way we experience real-life places, he was also on the money when it came to the cities writers are fascinated by. New data from printing company Aura Print has discovered that Florence, Paris, and London are all in the top five most written about cities in Europe. To unearth the European cities novelists love, Aura Print ‘scoured the Google Books archive’, searching for the number of times each major city was referenced between 1920 - 2020, and turned the results into a list. Right at the top was London. As the literary capital of the continent, the Big Smoke appeared a whopping 286,675,500 times across the past century; nearly three times as many as the next most popular place. If the study had gone further back, that number would’ve only grown – in fact, some of the most famous London books were written in the nineteenth century. Ever heard of Oliver Twist? Back in the Victorian era, the city served as an ideal backdrop for the moody, gothic-inspired literature that was popular at the time – think Jekyll & Hyde or The Picture of Dorian Grey. In the past hundred years, however, it’s been depicted more often as a metropolitan hub, with books like Bridget Jones’ Dia

เวลาเลื่อนหาที่พักทีไร อะไรคือสิ่งแรกที่คุณนึกถึง? อาหารเช้าเริ่ดๆ โลเคชั่นสุดปัง หรือถ้าอยากได้ฟีลพักผ่อนแบบแกลมๆ หน่อย ก็คงเป็นสปาหรูๆ ใช่ไหม? ไม่ว่าอะไรจะเป็นสิ่งแรกที่คุณนึกถึง เราการันตีได้เลยว่าโรงแรมที่เพิ่งติดอันดับ The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 เหล่านี้ มีให้คุณครบทุกข้อ (บางทีอาจจะมากกว่านั้นด้วย) การที่โรงแรมจะติดท็อป 50 อันดับของโลกได้ โรงแรมเหล่านี้ต้อง เพอร์เฟกต์ ในทุกมิติ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการให้บริการ อาหาร สิ่งอำนวยความสะดวก วิว ไปจนถึงดีเทลเล็กๆ ที่สร้างความประทับใจให้กับคณะกรรมการผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านการท่องเที่ยว หลังจากเผยโผลิสต์ลำดับที่ 51-100 ไปก่อนหน้านี้เมื่อช่วงต้นเดือน ในที่สุดรายชื่อ 50 อันดับโรงแรมที่ดีที่สุดในโลกของปีนี้ ก็ได้ถูกเปิดเผยอย่างเป็นทางการแล้ว ปีนี้รีสอร์ตในเอเชียมงลงอีกครั้ง ครองถึง 6 อันดับใน 10 อันดับแรก ทั้งจากฮ่องกง กรุงเทพฯ และสิงคโปร์ และโรงแรมที่คว้าอันดับ 1 ของโลกประจำปี 2568 ไปครองคือ โรงแรมโรสวูด ฮ่องกง (Rosewood Hong Kong) ซึ่งคณะกรรมการให้คำนิยามว่าเป็น ‘ไอคอนของการบริการสไตล์เอเชียยุคใหม่ที่มีความมินิมัล’  World’s 50 Best กล่าวชื่นชมโรงแรมโรสวูด ฮ่องกง ว่าโดดเด่นทั้ง ‘ขนาด’ และ ‘คุณภาพ’ แบบไม่มีใครเทียบ ด้วยห้องพักสุดหรูมากกว่า 400 ห้อง แต่ยังให้บริการได้เนี้ยบกริบในทุกดีเทล ราคาห้องพักเริ่มต้นที่ราว €750 (ประมาณ 29,000 บาท) ต่อคืน แม้อาจไม่ใช่ราคาที่ฟังแล้วสบายกระเป๋า แต่ก็ถือว่าสมเหตุสมผล เพราะนี่คือ โรงแรมที่ดีที่สุดในโลก ที่มอบประสบการณ์สุดพรีเมียมตั้งแต่วินาทีแรกที่เช็กอิน ตามมาติดๆ ในอันดับที่ 2 คือ โรงแรมโฟร์ซีซั่นส์ ริมแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา (Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok) โรงแรมหรูริมแม่น้ำใจกลางกรุงเทพฯ ที่ World’s 50 Best ออกปาก

Bonne nouvelle pour les Parisiens : la capitale figure une nouvelle fois parmi les meilleures villes d’Europe à visiter, selon le classement 2025 du magazine américain Condé Nast Traveller. La Ville Lumière se hisse à la 14ᵉ place du palmarès annuel des Readers’ Choice Awards, établi à partir des votes de près de 500 000 voyageurs à travers le monde. *]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id="request-WEB:589f498e-f81a-4ef3-806f-4c2474f69bab-21" data-testid="conversation-turn-28" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> Et Paris n’est pas seule à porter les couleurs françaises : Marseille se hisse juste derrière, à la 15ᵉ place du classement. Un doublé qui illustre bien la diversité du tourisme hexagonal. D’un côté, Paris, capitale culturelle et gastronomique dont le rayonnement ne faiblit pas. De l’autre, Marseille, qui confirme sa montée en puissance et s’affirme un peu plus chaque année comme une porte d’entrée passionnante sur la Méditerranée. Deux façons de vivre la France, deux énergies complémentaires, qui continuent d’attirer les voyageurs du monde entier. Photo de Ray Battuta sur Unsplash La Valette, Oslo et Vienne en tête du classement Le sondage, mené chaque année par Condé Nast Traveller, invite les lecteurs à noter les villes qu’ils ont visitées selon leur exp

Les îles sont la destination de vacances idéale. Fermées sur elles-mêmes, elles permettent de vraiment les apprivoiser – et de faire connaissance avec leurs habitants – le temps d’un séjour. Et, dans la plupart des cas, elles offrent des plages sublimes, à explorer qu’il fasse grand soleil ou un froid de canard. Des îles, il y en a aux quatre coins du globe. Et, comme souvent, les plus extraordinaires ne sont pas forcément les plus connues. C’est en tout cas ce qu’affirment les lecteurs de Condé Nast Traveller. Le magazine de voyage vient de dévoiler les résultats de ses Readers’ Choice Awards 2025, avec une vaste liste des meilleures îles du monde, région par région. Pour établir ce classement, Condé Nast Traveller a sondé près de 500 000 personnes, avant de calculer le pourcentage de voyageurs ayant vécu une expérience positive. Par exemple : 98,91 % des visiteurs des Turks-et-Caïcos, élue meilleure île du monde, ont déclaré avoir vécu un séjour parfait. Et on comprend facilement pourquoi. C’est un petit bout de paradis sur Terre : des plages de sable blanc qui plongent dans une mer turquoise, un soleil quasi permanent et des habitants d’une gentillesse désarmante. À moins de détester bronzer avec un cocktail dans une main et un livre dans l’autre, difficile de ne pas s’y sentir bien.  La médaille d’argent revient à une autre pépite des Caraïbes : Saint-Barthélemy, alias Saint-Barth, qui frôle la première place avec un score de 98,78 %. Direction ensuite l’Atlantique pour l

*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id="request-WEB:36f22d95-9ec4-4fb0-820f-349138cc9f3e-3" data-testid="conversation-turn-8" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> Quand vous réservez un hôtel, c’est quoi votre critère numéro un ? Le petit-déj qui donne envie de se lever ? L’adresse parfaite pour tout faire à pied ? Ou le spa où l’on peut disparaître trois heures sans culpabiliser ? Bonne nouvelle : les établissements tout juste sacrés par le classement World’s 50 Best Hotels semblent cocher absolument toutes les cases (et même celles qu’on n’avait pas encore imaginées). Pour figurer parmi les 50 meilleurs hôtels du monde, il ne suffit pas d’avoir une belle vue ou un service impeccable : tout doit être parfait, du restaurant aux équipements, en passant par l’accueil et l’expérience globale. Après une première liste publiée plus tôt ce mois-ci (classant les établissements de la 51e à la 100e place), le palmarès 2025 a enfin été dévoilé. *]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id="request-WEB:36f22d95-9ec4-4fb0-820f-349138cc9f3e-11" data-testid="conversation-turn-24" data-scroll-anchor="tru

In air travel, there’s one thing that matters above all else. Comfort is ideal and decent food is always a plus, but the bottom line is that you want to get where you’re going on time. You can boost your chances of getting on a flight that arrives on schedule by opting for a more trustworthy airline, and luckily, the aviation experts at AirAdvisor have just released a ranking based on reliability. The report analysed data from nearly 1.5 million flights between 2023 and 2024, looking at which company was operating which journey, and which ones were delayed or cancelled. After all the numbers were crunched, AirAdvisor found that Jet2 was the most reliable provider in the UK. In 2023, 75.8 percent of Jet2 flights got to their destinations in time, and even though that number fell to just 67.4 percent, it didn’t stop the company from claiming the top spot. Part of that is because its cancellation rates are so low. Only 0.02 percent of Jet2 flights ended up not taking off, the lowest of any British airline. As a budget carrier, this is a particularly notable feat. Jet2 came fourth in AirAdvisor’s overall ranking of airlines, largely because it had a higher cost-per-mile ratio than any of its competitors. Photograph: EA Photography / Shutterstock.com The second most reliable airline was easyJet, with only 1.7 percent of flights cancelled in 2023, a rate which fell to only 1.1 percent in 2024. Considering that the orange carrier is by far the largest in the UK, that’s not too bad