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Standing on an escarpment, John Kamanga surveys the tangled, brittle grasslands rolled out like a thread-bare, yellowed rug all the way to the foot of Shompole Mountain. Twenty years ago, his Maasai homeland looked very different. “We called this area ‘the dustiest place’,” he recollects, describing a landscape so dry and barren, it was frequently

This year has seen the return of the fly-and-flop holiday. According to Skyscanner, 33 per cent of trips booked from June to August were for longer stays (up to 21 days), followed by mid-length stays (four to six days) at 13 per cent. Only 10 per cent of customers booked trips of three days or

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey, and note that our writers visited these hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic One of the best bits of advice about visiting Bruges is to stay a few nights. It’s a tiny historic

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey, and note that our writers visited these hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic Flanked on three sides by water, Kent boasts some 150 miles of coastline, ranging from the white sand beaches of

These are unusual times, and the state of affairs can change quickly. Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey, and note that our writers visited these hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic Is your idea of the perfect romantic weekend in Scotland snugly seductive or outrageously opulent? More ‘Sex in the City’

The Prime Minister has today confirmed a return to the regional ‘tiered’ system from December 2, meaning holidays will be back on the cards for people living in the lower tiers. For anyone falling in the higher tiers, however, hotels will remain closed, group holidays with multiple households will be banned, and non-essential travel in and

For 50 years, the grande dame of health spas has welcomed stressed-out actors, the rich and famous, and locals, through its heavy Gothic doors to rest, relax and recharge. So the sudden announcement on Nov 20 of its permanent closure must be a kick in the guts for its loyal guests – something of an irony

Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writers visited these hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Rich in outdoorsy attractions, thought-provoking history and natural diversity, Sri Lanka is an inspiring destination for families seeking a well-rounded tropical adventure. Their locations – near sandy beaches and ruined palaces, deep within

From a James Bond Jamaica hideaway to a village retreat in Cambodia and a Riviera grande dame, here’s our pick of the top world-class, bucket-list hotels for 2021. GoldenEye Oracabessa, Jamaica 7 Telegraph expert rating Music, movies, literature – what cultural pedigree this Jamaican hideaway has! The GoldenEye villa was the home first of Ian

Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writers visited these hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Sri Lanka’s increasing range of chic and affordable hotels and guesthouses makes it possible to stay in style and on a budget, across the country. From small and personable city-centre sleeps to stays

In the depths of lockdown, where do you dream of? Remote islands and deserted beaches? Mountain tops or buzzy cities? I dream of hotels: ones I’ve been to; ones I want to go to. I even made an entire wishlist in the first lockdown. I love everything about them (hardly surprising given my role as

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. Untamed, underrated, and ripe for adventure If you think Wales is all drizzle and sheep-grazed hills, you need to go further west. In Cardigan Bay’s southwestern crook,

With a second ‘lockdown to save Christmas’ now in force, it’s easy to feel like the festive season is a million years away. But the small matter of a pandemic won’t stop Britain celebrating, even throughout a national lockdown. While this year’s Christmas lights switch-on events have been blown out of the water, with the

Catalonia is an excellent place to live or travel to thanks to its varied terrain, with the mountainous Pyrenees to the north, and beautiful Mediterranean Sea to the south. For those that love to get their heart racing and adrenaline pumping, Catalonia is the place to be! From abseiling the mountains, flying through the sky,

Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writers visited these hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Roads wriggle up from the coast into the higher reaches of Sri Lanka’s Hill Country, an emerald tapestry of cloud forest, farmland, rolling hills, waterfalls and high-altitude grasslands criss-crossed by one of the

Please check the latest travel guidance before making your journey. Note that our writers visited these hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Sri Lanka promises some of Asia’s best spa action, and many of the treatments offered at the following hotels have been modelled on Ayurvedic principles, one of the world’s oldest holistic healing systems

Travelling to China can be a rather memorable experience. It’s a destination that feels like you’re travelling to a whole other planet.  Whenever I get asked, have I travelled to China, I’m always reluctant to say yes. I have a love/hate relationship with visiting China as it’s not a comfortable place to travel around. But please, don’t

Please note our writers visited the following hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic Where is social distancing a pleasure rather than a pain? When you are at a private island resort in the Seychelles. An ancient archipelago of 115 islands, the Seychelles is a treasure map of miniature worlds where evolutionary isolation has resulted in

Please note our writers visited the following hotels prior to the coronavirus pandemic Visiting Mauritus with kids is a magical experience; the island is heaven-sent for active parents and children. Families can swim with dolphins in the morning and go ziplining and quad biking at an eco-park in the afternoon. They can swim and snorkel

A classy, small hotel with an intimate, club-like feel. Deep, dramatic colours, bold wallpapers, tasteful tweeds and the warm-coloured accents of Persian-style rugs provide a decorative link that flatters both the old and the new. ‘Wee doubles’ are just that (ask about sloping ceilings if you’re tall), but no less carefully designed and decorated than