Luxury travel news this week

Luxury travel news this week

Why luxury resorts in Cyprus are installing ‘cat hotels’ for strays

We’ve all come across stray cats in European holiday destinations. They’re a dime a dozen in places like Greece and Cyprus, and people tend to either love them or loathe them. For those in the former category, seeing thin or injured felines lurking around is a sorry sight to behold. For locals and hotel managers, their presence is a nuisance… [read more]

Stonehenge and the battle over a $3 billion tunnel under one of the world’s most famous prehistoric sites

For millennia Stonehenge has been the centerpiece of Neolithic funerals, druid festivals, and pagan ceremonies. Now the iconic monoliths find themselves at the center of a battle over traffic and money — and the potential destruction of priceless artifacts. The British Government wants to plunge a 2-kilometer, $3 billion tunnels underneath the Stonehenge World Heritage site… [read more]

First class is disappearing from the airline

Ax-wielding robbers steal €400k of jewels from luxury Paris hotel

French police are searching for a team of robbers who stole thousands of euros’ worth of jewels and luxury clothing in a nighttime raid at a plush hotel in Paris. Two men wearing balaclavas and gloves entered the Peninsula hotel, just a stone’s throw from the Arc de Triomphe, shortly after midnight and held employees at gunpoint, police sources said. One of the attackers then used an ax to break into four display cases, making off with items worth a total of €350,000 to €400,000… [read more]

10 of the world’s most scenic stargazing holidays

he Milky Way over the desert, Norwegian Lights in Tromso and a planet-themed cruise to New York – there are all sorts of ways to build a holiday around star-gazing… [read more]