Edible cocktails arrive at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel
Ground-breaking mixologist Matthew Biancaniello is serving his trademark edible cocktails during a three-month residency in the Library bar at the Hollywood Roo...
Singapore Changi airport’s biophilic Jewel Terminal is unveiled
The long-awaited Jewel Terminal has been unveiled at Singapore Changi airport, complete with the world's tallest indoor waterfall, 100,000 plants, aerial canopy...
The most (and least) expensive cities in the world in 2019
A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit has revealed the most (and least) expensive cities in the world in 2019. For the first time, three cities share the ...
Mars X-House: NASA reveals designs for 3D-printed Martian homes
It may be hard to believe we will ever colonise Mars but NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Centennial Challenge has tasked contenders with designing homes for humans to...
The Vessel: Thomas Heatherwick’s ‘vertical park’ is unveiled in New York
The Vessel is a honeycomb-like network of 2,500 stairs to nowhere, a futuristic public park-cum-sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick as the centrepiece for ...
Kebab Queen restaurant turns shawarma into fine-dining experience
New London restaurant Kebab Queen, which is opening this month, serves kebabs that are a long way from what you familiar with – instead, they come as part of ...
Sushi Singularity will 3D print food based on customer biometric data
A wildly futuristic restaurant called Sushi Singularity will open in Tokyo in 2020, serving 3D-printed, nutrient-rich sushi cubes. Not only this, but the food w...
Space tourism could generate US$3 billion a year by 2030
The race is on to put the paying public in space. Over the next decade, off-Earth adventures will become a reality, and the associated technology will open up n...
Ibiza’s Wi-Ki-Woo hotel is designed for Instagram
Instagram now has over a billion active monthly users and the travel influencer game is stronger than ever. Recognising the power of photogenic locations, the W...
‘Anti-gorgeous, anti-cheap’ Muji hotel opens in Tokyo
Minimalist Japanese homeware and interiors brand Muji has branched into hotels. Following the opening of properties in Beijing and Shenzhen in China in 2018, it...
25 Hours Hotels: why breaking convention leads to success
With its vinyl record collections, rooftop saunas, lobby robots, concept stores and soon-to-open drive-in desert cinema, 25 Hours Hotels is a brand that is dete...
Mollie’s Motel and Diner: Soho House redefines the UK roadside pit stop
Up until now, British service stations have been grim places to pull into for a greasy fry up and a can of Red Bull but Nick Jones's Soho House & Co has tur...
Millennial travellers plan more holidays in 2019 despite Brexit
A study from tourism marketing organisation MMGY Global has revealed that in spite of Brexit, millennials based in the UK are planning to travel more – and sp...
Review: Away Aluminium Edition smart suitcase
A number of companies design smart suitcases but airlines are wary of passengers bringing them on board. Most will not accept them if the lithium-ion batterie...
Are podcasts the new travel magazines?
With podcasting booming while print is in decline, it's time for travel companies to take the medium seriously. A few have started dabbling but there is a gap i...
New supersonic aircraft will take to the skies in mid 2020s
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of Concorde flights but in 2003, this supersonic plane was grounded forever. It was a major step back for avia...
Moxy hotels are becoming lively havens for online dating
Last November, Moxy Hotels partnered with female-first social networking app Bumble, to create designated meeting sites for people taking online dating, offline...
This cashierless New York store only sells health drinks via SMS
Opened in Tribeca in September 2018, the Drug Store in New York is a high-tech health drink store where customers help themselves to what they want and walk out...
New airline smart seat adapts to passenger physiques
A collaboration between London-based design firm Layer and French aircraft manufacturer Airbus has given birth to a futuristic 'smart' economy class seat, one t...
Space tourism will be the ultimate luxury experience
Globetrender speaks with Matthew D Upchurch, chairman and CEO of Virtuoso, about why space tourism is soon to become the ultimate bucket-list experience for the...
Cashierless Amazon Go stores tipped for airports
Futuristic Amazon Go grocery stores, which allow people to walk out with products without having to pay for them at a till (even an automated one), may be comi...
New York’s Existing Conditions bar serves highly scientific cocktails
Not only does Existing Conditions have a cocktail vending machine but a drinks list that sees libations created using highly scientific processes
New Design District coming to London’s Greenwich Peninsula in 2020
A new Design District is coming to London's North Greenwich, providing a permanent base for over 1,800 creatives in studios with affordable rents
Inside futuristic Aoyama Lab dessert bar in Beijing
Designed by Studio MVW, the futuristic Aoyama Lab dessert bar in Beijing looks more like a sci-fi medical facility than a place to eat cake. But its cutting-edge interior design is sure to set a new trend for clinical excellence