​ The Latin American Travel Association (LATA) has produced a guide to Rio de Janeiro and surroundings. Where to stay LATA members suggest the Ipanema and Leblon areas. Hotels such as the new Janeiro Hotel in Leblon or the Praia Ipanema overlook the ocean and are situated streets away from the Ipanema beach. They offer more upscale luxurious accomm...

The new Aurora 360 Cabins in Rovaniemi, Finland, provide a new accommodation option in Finnish Lapland. Set in pristine wilderness surroundings in the Apukka Resort, a short drive from Rovaniemi itself, the location is excellent for escaping light pollution that can mar opportunities to view the Northern Lights. The design of these two-tier wooden ...

Thanda Safari, the five star private game reserve in South Africa's Zululand, has released a short film telling the srtory of this 14 000 ha 'Big Five' reserve. It reveals how the Thanda experience derives from the Zulu people, amaZulu, 'The People of Heaven'. Thanda Safari comprises Villa iZulu, Thanda Safari Lodge and Thanda Tented Camp and has e...

Marriott has completed a $20 million renovation of the Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa. The five-star resort now offers 176 guest rooms with 10 different luxury accommodation types along with seven restaurants and bars, three outdoor tropical fresh water pools and the Shine Spa for Sheraton which is situated on its own private island. ...

Rainforest Cruises is offering authentic and immersive adventure cruising in the Brazillian Amazon aboard La Jangada, the only luxury catamaran in the region. The trip, which is combined with a night at the Villa Amazonia Boutique Hotel in Manaus, takes guests upriver to the border of Peru and Colombia. The Jangada cruise is also one of the most cu...

Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas is a five-star hillside beach resort located in a secluded cove on the North-East coast of the Greek island of Crete. The 35-hectare resort features rooms, suites and villas integrated into the cove to ensure uninterrupted vistas across the azure waters of Daios Bay and the Mediterranean Sea. The resort offers ...