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Millennial-focused articles on travel destinations, including city guides, country guides, trip planning, city breaks, beach holidays, adventure travel, and travel tips.
Eight swimwear picks to stamp your style this summer. Photo: Handout
Fashion

8 hottest designer swimwear picks for summer

Bold prints, iconic styles and luxe fabrics – dive into summer with chic designer swimwear from labels like Loro Piana and Missoni.

US travel

He got drunk and bought a motel. Stories behind Route 66 motel owners

Tourism

Great holiday escapes to help you unwind and reset your nervous system

Tourism

Checklist tourism trends as travellers go for selfies over ‘real stories’

From Paris to Turkey, tourists blitzing through sites for social media snaps are causing crowding and concerns that they’re missing the point.

Tourists in Paris pose for a selfie with the Eiffel Tower in the background. From France to Aruba, more tourists are treating historical sites as merely boxes to tick off a list and reducing them to social media backdrops. Photo: AP
Trip Inspiration

Asia’s new hotels: from Kyoto to Bangkok, luxury awaits

Discover Asia’s most captivating new luxury hotels – from Kyoto’s geisha-haunted Imperial to Lugu Lake’s matrilineal retreat – where heritage craftsmanship meets cutting-edge design.

Soho House

Review | Soho House opens in Tokyo’s fashionable Aoyama neighbourhood

Soho House’s Tokyo outpost brings luxury accommodation, rooftop pool views, a Taschen bookshop and a distinctly Japanese-Western sensibility.

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Art

How thoughtful curation and dedicated spaces turn hotels into living galleries

From Hong Kong and Macau to Beijing, luxury hotels are broadening the traditional city stay by adding spaces for guests to enjoy art.

Butterfly Effect in Beijing by Jayne Dyer is displayed in the atrium at the Four Seasons Hotel Beijing. Photo: Handout
Bangkok

Video | City crackdown threatens Bangkok’s street food stalls

Thousands of vendors in the Thai capital face an uncertain future as government clears footpaths.

Wealth: Healthcare

Resort-based genetic testing might be medical tourism’s next frontier

Humansa and Chi Longevity are working with resorts like The Chedi Andermatt and the Four Seasons Hotel Singapore, while The Lanserhof has its own resorts.

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Asia travel

Video | Bali is drowning in its own trash

Up to 70 per cent of the trash in the resort island’s landfill is organic waste, which over time, generates methane that can explode or trigger landslides.

Bali drowning in trash after landfill closes
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Travel news and advice

4 of the best destinations for luxury multi-generational holidays

Booking a holiday for children, parents and grandparents all together can be daunting. Here are some ideas that offer something for everyone.

The best multi-generational holidays, whether beach-based or on a cruise or safari, offer a mixture of group activities and private spaces. Photo: Shutterstock
Food and Drinks

Unsung Eats: 5 best places to eat and drink in Taipei

Fresh takes on Taiwan’s famed fried chicken and breakfast, to tea cocktails and artisanal coffee, here are our Taipei foodie picks.

Asia travel

This mall is one of the best places to buy anime and fan merch in Seoul

I’Park Mall in Seoul’s Yongsan district focuses on fandoms built around animations, games and character-based intellectual property.

Art

‘Raw honesty’: new museum preserves Thai-Chinese art rebel’s remarkable legacy

The Tang Chang Private Museum opens on May 1 as the Bangkok-born artist’s family aims to show the world his work before it’s too late.

A partial view of “October 14” (1973), by Tang Chang. The Thai-Chinese artist’s self-portrait was painted in the wake of a 1973 crackdown in Bangkok that left dozens of pro-democracy protesters dead and hundreds more injured. The canvas is on show at the Tang Chang Private Museum, which will open in Nakhon Pathom on May 1. Photo: Tang Chang Private Museum
Asia travel

Asia’s next cocktail capital? The rise of Phnom Penh’s vibrant drinks scene

Bars in the Cambodian capital are redefining the city’s mixology with their focus on local ingredients, creativity and sustainability.

A bartender puts the finishing touches on cocktails served at Seekers Spirits’ distillery and bar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Seekers Spirits
Luxury Hotels

Review | Rosewood Amsterdam blends luxury and heritage in the heart of the city

The historic building dates back more than 300 years, and has been restored to its former glory by the Hong Kong-based hotel group.

Wellness

Review | Wellness retreats on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula connect with cultural traditions

At resorts like Maroma, Hotel Esencia and Chablé Yucatán, ancient rituals like temazcal offer spiritual renewal and potential wellness benefits.

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Tourism

Latest ‘skillcation’ travel trend blends relaxation with self-improvement

From winemaking and beekeeping to kitesurfing and ranching, ‘skillcations’ add structured learning or practice to relaxation or sightseeing.

Skillcations blend travel with learning, such as at the Tombstone Monument Ranch in Tucson, in the US state of Arizona, which offers experiences like horse riding and ranching. Photo: courtesy of Tombstone Monument Ranch
Luxury Hotels

Review | Regent Bali Canggu brings coastal luxury to the island’s trendiest beach

Bali’s hottest spot now boasts a beachfront resort with stunning views, top-notch service and seclusion for those seeking peace and quiet.

Indonesia

Bali rocked by spate of murder cases – is Indonesian island more dangerous now?

The cases allegedly involving foreign suspects have spurred concerns that gang disputes have moved from other countries to the island.

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Tourism

7 new major Los Angeles arts complexes set to open before 2028 Olympics

From Lacma’s David Geffen Galleries to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and Meow Wolf, it’s a huge few years for art in LA.

The Infinity Room gallery from media artist Refik Anadol’s new AI museum, opening next spring in the Grand L.A. (Dataland/TNS)
Tourism

Where is The Last Supper housed? The convent where Dominican friars still live

Da Vinci’s painting resides in Milan’s Santa Maria delle Grazie, where Dominican friars continue to live, pray and serve the community.

Visitors admire Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper at the convent next to the sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in Milan, Italy, in 2024. Photo: AP
Art

A riot of colourful artworks in Padua defines Italy’s Painted City

The World Heritage site’s colourful attractions include one of the earliest depictions of a kiss in Western painting.

Luxury Hotels

Review | Inside Mondrian Gold Coast, the new luxury hotel in Australia

We check into the Mondrian Gold Coast, the first venture in Australia by the boutique brand, established by legendary hotelier and Studio 54 co-founder Ian Schrager.

Luxury Hotels

Review | Explore a new side of the city from the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan

The new Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan, with its futuristic facade, is situated in one of the city’s most stylish areas – and is Hilton’s 888th property in China.

The Waldorf Astoria Shanghai Qiantan looks like a cruise ship when seen from across the Huangpu River. Photo: Handout
Tourism

‘Most beautiful’ cloister in Rome hides a dramatic and dark past

Two popes were elected, and Galileo interrogated by the Roman Inquisition, behind the walls of this Roman cloister, steps from the Pantheon.

Rome’s hidden Santa Maria Sopra Minerva cloister is steeped in papal history and Renaissance art. Photo: AP
Locals' Guide

Insider’s guide to Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Derelict houses reborn as hip cafes and a showcase for local fashion talent are some of the draws in Johor’s capital, actress Debbie Goh reveals.

Asia travel

How the KPop Demon Hunters travel trend is shaking up ‘Korean wave’ tourism

While previous ‘hallyu’-driven tourist waves focused on K-pop culture, KPop Demon Hunters fans are embracing Korean culture on another level.

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