Travel - The Glass Magazine

Glass spends the weekend at Cliveden House

September 21, 2020

THE obvious way to start a review of Cliveden House would be to say that wandering through its halls is like emerging from a time machine to a different era, in a different England – I wouldn’t be the first or ...

Marriott International launches a series of luxury road trips in collaboration with Quintessentially

Imogen Clark

September 16, 2020

Europe, News, Travel

LUXURY hotel group giant Marriott International have unveiled a new initiative with the world's leading concierge company, Quintessentially. The pair have come together to tackle the problem that many of us are...

Glass enjoys a staycation at The Standard in London

Imogen Clark

September 14, 2020

Europe, Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

ACROSS the road from London’s St Pancras International Station, lies one of the capital's most talked-about hotels – The Standard. The hotel group, originally founded in 1999 by André Balasz, a well-known hotel...

The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi

Designer Jean-Michel Gathy completes Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi

Rhiannon Jenkins

September 8, 2020

News, Travel

THE Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi is now open, offering expansive views of Tokyo’s Imperial Palace. Under the masterful touch of Jean-Michel Gathy, legendary principle designer at the award-winning hospi...

Glass takes a trip to the wellness wonder of the world at the Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Lily Rimmer

September 7, 2020

Feature, Travel

NAMED one of the 25 Wonders of the World, the Blue Lagoon in Iceland is a magical place set on a private inlet of the UNESCO Global Geopark. The reservoir dates back to the ‘70s when the power plant’s geotherma...

Glass gets a movie star welcome at 45 Park Lane, London

Amanda Bernstein

September 1, 2020

Feature, Travel

THE art deco exterior of 45 Park Lane wraps around the corner of London’s Park Lane and Stanhope Gate, facing its grown-up and more formal sister, The Dorchester. At night this hotel comes to life like an icon...

Glass enjoys the perfect luxury staycation at The Swinton Estate

Nicola Kavanagh

August 25, 2020

Feature, Travel

AS WE are in the midst of a climate emergency, I have coerced my reluctant husband into no longer flying for our holidays. Given that just one return flight to Rome emits more carbon than the average person in ...

Bulgari Hotel London to reopen in September with Bulgari Staycations

Rhiannon Jenkins

August 18, 2020

London, News, Travel

The FIVE-star Bulgari Hotel London in Knightsbridge has announced the launch of Bulgari Staycations to celebrate its reopening. A contemporary collection of thoughtfully designed experiences for guests to enjoy...

Glass stays at The Corinthia Hotel in Budapest, the hotel that inspired film-maker Wes Anderson

Emma Hart

August 17, 2020

Feature, Travel

STEPPING into The Corinthia Hotel in Budapest is to immerse yourself in Hungarian history. With the hotel first opening in the 1890s, the hub of innovation has a vast and intriguing history, piquing the interes...

Glass indulges in a week of complete relaxation at the Six Senses Fiji resort

Ashleigh Jacobs

August 10, 2020

Feature, Travel

SIX Senses Fiji is located among The Mamanuca Islands, an archipelago of 20 tiny palm-fringed islands, with water as clear as glass besides acres of vegetation as green as a freshly mowed lawn, and is...

Rosewood Baha Mar announces its reopening in October 2020

Rosie Fitter

August 6, 2020

Caribbean, News, Travel

Rosewood Baha Mar Resort ROSEWOOD Baha Mar, set within the Caribbean’s resort destination of Baha Mar in Nassau, The Bahamas, has announced its reopening this October, making it the perfect destination for a...

The Glass guide to luxury UK staycations

Cara Jenkins

August 3, 2020

Feature, Travel, United Kingdom

DESPITE the multitude of overseas destinations opening (cautiously) to encourage the return of British holidaymakers, the UK is becoming a highly appealing holiday destination for summer 2020, with concerns suc...

Glass reviews newly opened Paris Restaurant, Nolinski

Augustine Hammond

July 27, 2020

Dining, Feature, Travel

SITUATED in the beating heart of the city on Avenue de l'Opéra in Paris’s 1st arrondissement, the newly opened, Nolinski Le Restaurant, boasts contemporary Parisian elegance with ceiling to floor mirrors, gloss...

Glass stays at The Academy, Bloomsbury, London

Imogen Clark

July 20, 2020

Feature, London, Travel

TUCKED away in London’s Bloomsbury, The Academy provides the London hotel experience in an incomparable way. Consisting of five Georgian townhouses on Gower Street, this establishment has been redesigned by New...

Glass discovers the illustrious background of the lavish The Langham Hotel, London

Amanda Bernstein

July 13, 2020

Feature, Travel

The popularity of the British staycation is on the rise, creating the ideal opportunity to make the most of our glorious capital city. With so much to offer in terms of history, diversity, open spaces fused tog...

Glass discovers a surprisingly modern hotel in a classic Italian setting at Villa Eden

Amanda Bernstein

July 8, 2020

Feature, Travel

From our travel editor Travel plans have been on pause for long enough. Now the British government has announced a list of countries that tourists can visit without quarantine upon return to the UK, the Glas...

Accor hotels announce partnership with AXA to improve pandemic recovery

Molly Denton

May 19, 2020

News, Travel

THE outbreak of COVID-19 has had a damaging impact on the world economy, and while affecting all sectors, it has hit the hotel, leisure, retail and travel industries practically hard. Due to this, most hospital...

Claridge’s steps up to help the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic

Amanda Bernstein

April 8, 2020

News, Travel

LUXURY hotel Claridge’s, located on one of London’s smartest streets in Mayfair, is hosting around 40 key NHS staff currently working in St Mary’s Hospital Paddington during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the fir...

Glass looks at Lehmann Maupin’s online viewing room for latest show – Power Wall

Rosie Fitter

March 31, 2020

Art, Avant Art, Culture, Exhibitions, Hong Kong, Human Rights, News, Photography

THE Lehmann Maupin gallery has launched an online viewing room for their latest exhibition in their Hong Kong gallery, Power Wall. The show includes works by South African artist Robin Rhode and Jamaican-born a...

Glass experiences Rock ‘n’ roll chic at the Hotel Zeppelin, San Francisco

Lupe Baeyens

March 23, 2020

California, Feature, Travel

A STONE’S throw away from Union Square, in the heart of the theatre district, the freshly renovated Hotel Zeppelin echoes the countercultural traditions inherent in San Francisco, translating these traditions i...

Glass experiences an unforgettable stay at Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem

Amanda Bernstein

March 16, 2020

Feature, Travel

When Nat King Cole sang Unforgettable he claimed that his love for his partner was unforgettable. Waldorf Astoria hotels are ensuring their guests’ experiences are also unforgettable by enhancing their sta...