Openings: New York, Edinburgh, Lima, Rotterdam
The Refinery Hotel opens 16 May in New York City’s Garment District, with a rooftop lounge offering views of the Empire State Building.
Read more…Business travel in an age of austerity
Flatlining economies are impacting business travel around the globe, with hotels, airlines and travel operators muscling in on penny-pinching executives.
Read more…Reader Q&A: How to explore Vietnam with kids
Donita Richards is planning to take her children, 3½ and 1½, to Vietnam next February and wants to know what to do and what to avoid. Our Facebook fans weighed in with travel advice.
Read more…In brief: World’s best restaurants named
Every Friday, we help you navigate the week’s most important and interesting travel news stories.
Read more…Saunter your way around Manhattan
The Great Saunter, a 32-mile hike around the island, offers sure-footed explorers a new perspective on New York City.
Read more…In Rome, see how the other half lives
This weekend, some 170 private palaces, academies, homes and other buildings will open their doors to visitors.
Read more…Berlin’s Theatertreffen turns 50
This month marks an important anniversary for Theatertreffen, an annual festival that pays tribute to the vitality and diversity of German-language theatre.
Read more…The bottom line of travel writing
Following a debate surrounding the ethics of press trips, travel publications and organisations weigh in with their own polices – and not everyone is against the practice.
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Germany’s northernmost island
Welcome to the new Toronto
BA’s past, told through street art
Jackson Hole: The best of the West
Mini guide to activities in Wales
Navigating Laos’ treacherous roads
Florence’s unlikely artistic win
Africa’s land of delta and desert
Jersey Shore reopens post Sandy
Our favourite images of the week
Mini guide to Croatia’s islands
Riding the wave of change in Munich
Forms of ID: Amar Hussain
A street food tour of Yangon
Sydney’s kaleidoscope of art
On the road: San Pedro de Atacama
How human error can cause a crash
Under-explored European day trips