Travel - The Glass Magazine

Luxury Link Travel Group Launches In The UK

January 13, 2014

The Luxury Link Travel Group has recently launched its award-winning travel website in the UK. Based in the US and already recognised as one of the world’s leading luxury travel websites, sophisticated travelle...

East meets West

Nicola Kavanagh

January 13, 2014

Europe, Feature, Paris, Travel

Rue Saint-Honoré is one of the Glass team’s favourite streets in Paris – filled with stores we love, chocolatiers we crave and boulangeries we miss. Perfect for us then that the Mandarin Oriental group have...

Oklahoma City rises again

Nico Kos Earle

January 9, 2014

America, Avant Art, Feature, Travel

The first time I boarded an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Oklahoma City eight years ago, it was half empty and exclusively full of men, rugged faces mostly hidden behind dusty ten gallon hats. Eac...

Still got it: Cannes

Ruthie Holloway

January 6, 2014

Europe, Feature, France, Travel

Playing host to numerous arts festivals held in and around the sun-drenched La Croisette, Cannes has sustained an undisputed reputation as the French Riviera’s most glamorous and popular hotspots. Not surpr...

Sloane Street celebrates the beauty of bespoke

Roberta Lister

January 2, 2014

Culture, Culture of Commerce, Fashion, Feature, London, News, Shopping Guide

Drowning under today’s fast-fashion culture of clothing consumption, we learn to truly appreciate the beauty of a personal piece. A made-to-measure item is a rare gem which commands admiration. This year, such ...

Christmas in the Cameron Highlands

Samantha Kuok Leese

December 17, 2013

Asia, Feature, Malaysia, Rest of Asia

It's a cool November evening in the Cameron Highlands and Christmas has come early. We are gathered around the piano in the festive warmth of the Jim Thompson Tea Room, at the luxury Cameron Highlands Resor...

Devastating charm

Jessica Quillin

December 9, 2013

Culture, Europe, London, Travel

When one thinks of staying in London, spacious and comfortable are not necessarily the adjectives one would use to describe most accommodation. The myhotel Chelsea, however, seems out to change all that, ma...

La Belle Epoque

Emilie Lemons

December 2, 2013

Europe, Glass Design, Switzerland, Travel

As we landed in Geneva, ready to make the one hour drive to the Du Parc Residences, we were grimly informed by the Captain to expect rain. This wasn't actually delivered until the following day, but mattere...

Let nature do as she wants

Nico Kos Earle

November 26, 2013

Culture, Europe, Travel, United Kingdom

On the craggy ridge of a moor, our ghillie Innes inches along the sodden ground with his elbows, his belly dragging through inhospitable growth. The glen is scattered with dark mounds, temporary shelters of...

Europe’s Finest

Nicola Kavanagh

November 25, 2013

Dining, Europe, Travel

Whether you’re looking for the best in culinary expertise, the coolest scene in town or just a place to rest your weary head, Glass lists five favourite hotels to visit on the continent For design: Sofit...

Secret gardens

Nicola Kavanagh

November 20, 2013

France, Travel

Closeted away in a sleepy little street in Nîmes, Southern France, lies one of the most original and truly “boutique” hotels you will ever lay eyes on – Jardins Secrets. On entering the Provençal garden, whic...

Three perfect days in Paris 6eme Rive Gauche – day three

Nico Kos Earle

November 13, 2013

Avant Art, Europe, Paris, Travel

The morning began with a fresh coffee and oeuf au jambon at Bistrot Mazarin, next to La Palette, where we met Sebastiano Varoli. A curator with a very different perspective on how art should be exhibited, b...

Vauxhall Motors and Katy England present – Made in England

Annie Fong

November 12, 2013

News, Travel

In celebration of 110 years of car manufacturing, Vauxhall Motors has commissioned one of the world’s leading fashion stylists Katy England to create a short film, exploring all that is great about British styl...

Tel Aviv City Guide

Nicola Kavanagh

November 6, 2013

Culture, News, Rest Of The World, Travel

Israel is a land of contradictions and Tel Aviv, its most cosmopolitan city, is no exception. One of the most striking things about Tel Aviv is its newness. A little over a century ago, a group of Jewish famil...

Swire Hotels release new series of short films

Amanda Bernstein

November 5, 2013

News, Travel

Swire Hotels have announced the release of three short films entitled Experience the Houses, depicting the unique experience of two individual guests at The Opposite House located in Beijing and The Upper House...

Fit for a Queen

Nicola Kavanagh

October 30, 2013

Europe, Paris, Travel

Ah, Le Marais! To many, the pulse of hip Paris beats from the 3rd and 4th arrondisement. Its cute shops, gorgeous restaurants and grand museums occupy buildings steeped in the district’s royal history. Yet ...

Three perfect days in Paris 6eme Rive Gauche – day two

Nico Kos Earle

October 20, 2013

Avant Art, Europe, Paris, Travel

There is only one place to have your first breakfast in Paris – Les Deux Magots. Sitting in the morning sun opposite the oldest church in Paris, L’Eglise St Germain, it is the perfect place to begin a walking...

Tom Aikens hotel package

Vicky Paterson

October 14, 2013

Dining, News, Travel

The boutique myhotel Chelsea and Michelin-starred Tom Aikens Restaurant have partnered to offer a seven-course dinner and luxury suite for the night. Both are within walking distance of London’s King’s Road sho...

Three perfect days in Paris 6eme Rive Gauche – day one

Nico Kos Earle

October 13, 2013

Avant Art, Europe, Paris, Travel

. At six in the morning there was a run on the gates of Eurostar in St Pancras International, it seemed like everyone was leaving London. Looking around me I was struck by one of those thoughts that quickly ...

Viva la vita Italiana – Glass skipped over to Milan to catch up with the Italian designer Antonio Berardi to find out his tips on where to eat, dance and sleep in Italy

Stephanie Clair

September 30, 2013

Avant Art, Europe, Italy, Travel

Viva la vita Italiana – Glass skipped over to Milan to catch up with the Italian designer Antonio Berardi to find out his tips on where to eat, dance and sleep in Italy From talking to Antonio Berardi it bec...

Basel City Guide

Justin van Vliet

September 29, 2013

Avant Art, Culture, Europe, Switzerland, Travel

The city of Basel has long been a hidden secret of Swiss aficionados, but it is now emerging onto the world travel scene thanks to its impressive gastronomy, art and hospitality. Located in the three cou...