Review: Queens Hotel, Leeds, UK

par | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog

Built as a flagship for Leeds railway station in 1937, and enjoying a Grade-II-listed art-deco façade, The Queens has undergone a £16 million transformation that has gently lifted it into the 21st century whilst still retaining its original glamour. It’s a renovation...

Review: The Pilsley Inn, Pilsley, Peak District, UK

par | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog

A traditional 18th-century pub with rooms, The Pilsley Inn is part of the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire. It falls under the Chatsworth Escapes brand which includes the previously-reviewed – and newly-crowned AA Hotel of the Year – The Cavendish at Baslow. Formerly...

Why Wichita is the Air Capital of the World

par | Oct 22, 2025 | Blog

Wichita is often billed as the “Air Capital of the World” and, after spending a aviation-filled day on the ground there, it’s hard to argue. The claim isn’t exaggerated but rather an accumulation of facts — decades of aircraft manufacture, test and restoration; a...

Discover Mendoza, Argentina: Where the glass is always half full

par | Oct 20, 2025 | Blog

Western Argentina’s Mendoza Province is the stuff of many oeno-tourists’ dreams: the very best in South American wines. Famed for its premium reds and whites, this intoxicating region lies in the shadow of the towering Andes, where breathtaking landscapes set the mad...

New Zealand’s indulgent, secluded and untamed luxury stays

par | Oct 17, 2025 | Blog

New Zealand’s reputation as a home to truly exceptional luxury experiences is well known, but nowhere does this shine through more than in New Zealand’s one-of-a-kind glamping experiences. Picture lying under the stars in isolated mountain stations, or relaxing in...