Blue World Voyages designs cruises for fitness junkies in 2021
Blue World Voyages is a new cruise line dedicated to sport, wellness and 'personal discovery' that will launch in summer 2021, promising holidays for the health...
Otherworld brings virtual reality gaming pods to London
Found in a converted railway arch in East London, Otherworld promises to be London’s most immersive virtual reality experience, with interactive games that in...
The Arts Club in London opens Lanserhof medical gym
Complete with cryotherapy chamber, IV drips, ECGs, oxygen therapy, spine lab and MRI scanners, Lanserhof, the German wellness operator, has opened a futuristic ...
Hotel company Accor develops ‘Wojo’ co-working concept
French hospitality company Accor is tapping into the co-working boom with its own chain of communal work spaces under a new brand called Wojo. Anthony Pearce re...
Luxury Islas Secas eco-resort comes to remote Panamanian archipelago
After a soft launch earlier this year, the remote eco-paradise of Islas Secas will be opening as a full-service, off-the-grid resort in December 2019. It will...
Rolls-Royce develops zero-emission electric plane for the new decade
Rolls-Royce is attempting to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft in time for the start of the new decade in 2020. Capable of travelling at more th...
Experiential retail: Stephen Kenn creates micro-hotel in LA
Have you every dreamed of staying the night in an furniture showroom, slipping into a comfy bed on the shop floor? Now, US furniture design studio Stephen Kenn ...
Astroland sells three-day ‘Life on Mars’ simulations in Spanish caves
Spanish interplanetary agency Astroland is selling three-day 'Life on Mars' experiences that take place in caves in northern Spain. The idea behind it is to giv...
Virgin Voyages to launch hedonistic hipster cruises in 2020
Setting sail in 2020, Richard Branson's new Virgin Voyages cruise company will be debuting with the Scarlet Lady, a cutting-edge ship that features a tattoo par...
Elle Voyage leads the way with experiential trips for solo women
With female solo travel on the rise, this new company has been smart to tap directly into this trend, delivering a range of experiential tours for wom...
Virgin Galactic reveals Spaceport America departure lounge
With suborbital flights into space not far off now for paying tourists, Virgin Galactic has given a sneak preview of what it will be like to depart from Spacepo...
The Bright Club in London is a co-working space for vegans
Located in East London, the Bright Club provides co-working space, access to business mentoring and hatha yoga classes, but members have to be vegan. Alice Snap...
New Four Seasons jet will offer in-flight massages and lectures
Taking flight in early 2021, luxury hotel company Four Seasons has unveiled plans for a lavish new private jet that will feature a lounge for spa treatments, ex...
China tests prototype of world’s fastest floating maglev train
China has unveiled the prototype of a high-speed maglev (magnetic levitation) train, capable of hitting speeds of 600km per hour, which would make it the fastes...
Como Hotels and Resorts launches women-only surf retreat in Bali
With surfing making its debut at Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games, Como Hotels and Resorts has launched a women-only surf retreat in Bali, overseen by professional su...
Grandparents fund majority of multi-generational holidays
Research has revealed that multi-generational holidays are more commonly being booked and paid for by grandparents, and that villas are more popular than hotels...
Does NYC’s Equinox Hotel feature the world’s healthiest minibar?
From kelp jerky to Moon Juice adaptogens, the new Equinox Hotel in New York has reimagined the minibar as a source of super-healthy goodness rather than shamefu...
Snap Inc to release Spectacles 3 video-recording sunglasses
Snap Inc, the parent company of social-messaging app Snapchat, is releasing the newest iteration of its video-recording sunglasses – Spectacles 3 – this aut...
Hermeus hypersonic planes to fly at five times the speed of sound
Hermeus, a US-based aviation start-up that is aiming to launch hypersonic flights, wants to build commercial planes that travel five times faster that the speed...
Aman to open three luxury resorts in Saudia Arabia in 2023
Luxury hotel group Aman Resorts has announced its first venture into Saudi Arabia, suggesting the country will be opening up to tourism, at the same time as loc...
Inhabit: first ‘mindful’ boutique hotel opens in London
Inhabit, a new hotel brand with a homelike feel, has opened London’s first mindfulness boutique property in Paddington with anti-pollution filters, food-waste...
Nemo Travel wants to change the way people plan luxury holidays
Bridging the gap between online searches and expert travel agents, new start-up Nemo Travel, which launches in September, is a luxury trip planning service for ...
Trendy package holiday hotel Casa Cook opens in Ibiza
Casa Cook is a trend-conscious boutique hotel brand from package holiday company Thomas Cook. It opened its fourth property in Ibiza this summer. Jenny Southan ...
Cities with the best work-life balance in 2019
Helsinki, Munich and Oslo have been ranked as the cities that are best at promoting work-life balance, based on factors such as total working hours, holid...