Barometer Rich pickings
Want to see how far the pound stretches when it comes to sampling luxury in various places around the world? Let the ttgluxury Barometer be your guide to balancing your client’s budget author: April Hutchinson
£80 Loving Lisbon AlmaLusa Baixa/ Chiado is a chic newcomer from hotelier Miguel Simoes de Almeida, with rates from £80 (until May 31). This 28-room arrival is set in an 18th-century building where Lisbon’s arsenal was once kept,
almalusahotels.com
£216 Born to Rome From one-bedroom apartments to grand palazzi, onefinestay fans will now be able to stay in Rome, the latest location for the high-end home stay brand; options (from June) include three-bedroom Via du San Francesco di Sales, in Trastevere,
onefinestay.com
£430 A right royal weekend In case you missed it, the Queen is 90 this year, with official commemorations taking place over June 10-12 weekend; book clients into The Goring in London – it’s the only hotel to be granted a Royal Warrant by her majesty, prideofbritain
hotels.com
£868 On your bike Finca Cortesin has a new two-night Hike & Bike package, from £868 (until the end of June). Guests get to cycle and walk with a guide through the Andalusian mountains, then head back to the soothing spa,
fincacortesin.com
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Gardens Who would have thought gardening would ever be cool, well it’s getting there... and Capability Brown’s 300th anniversary (August 30) this year will help further. Lancelot “Capability” Brown was a visionary gardener who was highly sought after in his day and VisitEngland has also declared 2016 as the Year of the English Garden, spotlighting and celebrating the country’s fabulous gardens.
£5,000 Join the revival It may cost this to stay five nights at Song Saa Private Island in Cambodia – but it’s all-inclusive and includes the Refresh, Rejuvenate and Revive Retreats,
songsaa.com
£8,452 Not so plain sailing
Alila is launching new routes in Indonesia on Purnama, its 150ft, two-masted Phinisi sailing ship – a 10-day Maumere-Ambon Expedition (£8,452) and a seven-night Ambon-Raja Ampat trip (£5,915pp),
alilahotels.com/ purnama
Everything’s grand We’re big fans of Bamford here, so are coveting the new line of treatments by the brand that are available at Le Grand Spa at Le Grand Bellevue hotel in Gstaad,
bellevue-gstaad.com
Soft Cell And what you also need to shake off the winter is some time at Thailand’s Chiva Som; they have five new retreats we want to try – including Cell Vitality, Tension Release and Sustainable Slimming,
chivasom.com
Roux the day Three generations of Roux – Albert, Michel Jnr and Emily – are opening restaurants together at Scotland’s Inverlochy Castle (open now) and Crossbasket Castle (which opens as a hotel on May 1),
icmi.co.uk
service to Tehran on July 14. Cox & Kings has three fascinating train tours, while Melia is planning the five-star Gran Melia Ghoo Hotel in the resort of Salman Shahr.
Persia of interest Iran is viewed by many as one of the most exciting destinations to open up this year, since the recent lifting of sanctions and plans by BA to launch a direct six-weekly
King of the swingers Expect jungle fever in the run-up to the April release of Disney’s remake of The Jungle Book. Western & Oriental has a new eight-day India itinerary from £2,499pp.
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