One out every 10 people fears airplanes. The sheer horror of plane crashes and the deadly destruction they leave in their path makes aviophobes question the reliability of aircraft. True, accidents do happen, and fast. All it takes is something …

Le Cinq Codet is the latest five-star hotel on the left bank in Paris. It’s located in the seventh arrondissement, just steps from the Invalides complex. Its name owes to its discreet address at 5 rue Louis Codet, named after a …

Travel guides are vital for any fancy traveler. Practical, they are the perfect ally for recommendations on hotels, restaurants, shops and travel itineraries depending on your budget and interests. Travel guides can be frustrating, with just a small fraction of …

If you associate Mykonos with party central, where music rings out until sunrise over a deep blue sea, small taverns, chaotic roads (and drivers), yachts, drag queen shows and luxury boutiques… this is it! Largely through word of mouth from …

In February, the Four Seasons hotel chain launched its first air cruise. The “Private Jet Experience” aboard a Boeing 757 gives guests an opportunity to choose from a collection of upscale adventures aboard a flying luxury palace decked in the …

Retreating to your cabin in the woods for a weekend with friends chatting by a warm chimney fire. What a dream. Danish firm Vipp, better known for its home design products, will make your dreams come true with its prefabricated …

Honfleur and its fishing port can be a tourist magnet, with the camera-wielding throngs swarming its galleries, boutiques and restaurants. While you may want to take refuge from the tourist buses by hunkering down in your hotel, it is rather …

A Christie’s auction on June 1 in Hong Kong beat a new record. A Hermès Diamond Birkin 35 bag from the collection dedicated to British singer-actress Jane Birkin went under the hammer for 1.72 million Hong Kong dollars (about 202,000 …

Etihad Airways, voted the world’s best airline for six consecutive years by the World Travel Awards, is pushing ahead with its ultra-luxurious first-class cabins in its new A380 fleet. Since late 2014, the United Arab Emirates-based company offers mini-apartments it …

It’s surely the fanciest and most elegant annual rendezvous of the capital city, with thousands of picnicking revelers taking over a Paris landmark for a dinner that is out of this world. Each year, the location of the very select …