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What to expect from the new Hillside Resort Bodrum

09 November 2026

Trade winter’s chill for an island stay at Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, set across three islands in South Malé Atoll. Its collection of beach, reef, and overwater villas offer different ways to settle into the tropical location, while the 45-minute yacht transfer from Velana International Airport means your holiday can begin even quicker. Once you arrive, the choice is yours: head straight for the beach, take a dip in your private pool, or ease into the holiday with a long lunch and an afternoon at the spa.

What to expect from the new Hillside Resort Bodrum

Choose the island stay that suits you

The resort’s beach, reef, and overwater villas all come with private pools, giving guests a comfortable base for a stay shaped around the sea. A beach villa keeps the shoreline close, while an overwater villa puts the lagoon just beyond your deck and reef villas offer another way to enjoy the setting. For families or friends travelling together, the range of accommodation makes it easier to find a stay that suits different preferences, while the resort’s exclusive private island offers an added sense of seclusion.

Take your time over dinner

With 11 dining venues, there’s room to make each evening feel different. The Ledge brings open-fire cooking from Michelin-starred chef Dave Pynt, with a menu shaped around bold flavours and the theatre of the grill. For a more intimate meal, Terra’s hand-crafted bamboo dining pods sit high among the treetops, offering a distinctive setting for dinner. Over Christmas and New Year, the resort’s festive programme adds seasonal experiences to the choice of restaurants and gives special occasions an island setting.

Make space for wellness

A stay here can be as active or as restful as you like. After time in the sun or out on the water, the spa offers a range of treatments and a calm place to slow down. The resort also has an aqua wellness centre, the first of its kind in the Maldives. It’s an unusual addition to the island’s wellness offering, and an easy way to build a little more downtime into a winter escape.

To book your winter sun escape in the Maldives, speak to your Travel Counsellor today.

Carlisle Bay enters a new chapter in Antigua

Carlisle Bay enters a new chapter in Antigua

03 November 2026

Set on Antigua’s south coast, Carlisle Bay is entering a new phase, with a multi-million-dollar renovation bringing considered updates to its suites, restaurants, and shared spaces. The work is being completed in stages, allowing the resort to refresh its contemporary Caribbean style while holding on to the warm, attentive service guests know it for. The refresh comes as Carlisle Bay earns recognition from the MICHELIN Guide and Condé Nast Traveller, bringing yet more reasons to book a stay here in 2027.

Why Geneva is a great city break in every season

Why Geneva is a great city break in every season

30 October 2026

With Lake Geneva on one side, mountains on the horizon, and a compact city centre filled with history, museums, restaurants, and some very good chocolate, Geneva has all the ingredients for an easy few days away. It’s a city that changes with the seasons, too. Winter brings cosy cafés and fondue, spring draws you back outside to the lake and parks, summer has a distinctly outdoorsy feel, and autumn transforms the city with warmer colours and plenty of reasons to slow down. So, when is the best time to visit Geneva? The answer might simply be whenever suits you.

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