Travel

Asia’s best new hotel openings

Check into these five new properties that score big on design, luxury or personality.

Capella’s spa and golf staycation

Your blissful staycation comes with a round of golf at Sentosa Golf Club and a Golfer’s Massage at Auriga Spa.

Private yoga sessions, wellness cooking classes, spa treatments and more at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore

Sleep, eat and exercise well at this five-star hotel.

A new golden age?

It is incredibly apt that the Portuguese claim mythological descent from Lusus, a companion of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. For in this beautiful and diverse land, wine is a part of life, and a new generation of talented winemakers is pushing its renaissance.

Vine time in California

The keen wine lover will find modern comforts and innovative, sustainable wine-making in the valleys and hills of Sonoma County, Napa Valley and Livermore.

Land of slow living

For an authentic wellness vacation that includes farm-to-table dining and soaking in healing waters, head Down Under to the idyllic coastal town of Byron Bay.

Under the radar nook

Once a sleepy surf town, Canggu now straddles the line between California cool and all-out ritzy to offer a unique Bali experience that isn’t quite Seminyak or Dua.

Helsinki Heats Up

There’s more to Finland than just the Northern Lights and reindeer sleigh rides.

Small town appeal

Brisbane has evolved from sleepy to bustling in a matter of years, and will soon rival the foodie destinations of Sydney and Melbourne. Drew Nocente shares how to eat through the city, plus why his hometown of Stanthorpe is worth a visit.