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For the latest in its ‘Best of Japan’ series, Palace Hotel Tokyo is launching ‘Couture Tokyo:

For the latest in its ‘Best of Japan’ series, Palace Hotel Tokyo is launching ‘Couture Tokyo: The Art of Japanese Fashion’, a stay package created to elevate travelers’ understanding of Japanese culture and aesthetics through the lens of fashion and textile artistry. Designed to highlight the substance and creativity behind Japanese fashion design and sensibilities, the experience is anchored by an insider’s introduction to some of Japan’s most exemplary brands with a selection of tours curated by Kaori Nakano, a scholar of fashion and luxury culture.

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My holiday from hell: blizzards, black ice, a broken-down bus – would I ever make it to New York?

Flights were cancelled and we were told we’d be staying in Iceland for the night. But the hotel had no idea we were coming and people started screaming when I fell down, hard, on the ice A couple of days before I was due to take a trip to New York with my mum in February, the city was hit with the worst blizzard it had seen in years. Unsurprisingly, our flight was cancelled. Our travel agent managed to reschedule the holiday for later in the week – our journey out would now connect in Reykjavík, Iceland. The holiday was rescued … or so we thought. The flight to Iceland went without a hitch until the final moments, when the pilot informed us that a mini-blizzard was passing over Keflavík international airport and we would have to redirect to a domestic airport 15 minutes away. We still had hope that we could make our connection, but after several hours on the tarmac that hope died.

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Maine Office of Tourism Highlights Soundscapes of Maine’s Woods and Waters

The Maine Office of Tourism has partnered with Calm, the mental health company with the #1 app to help you sleep more, stress less and live mindfully, to create a suite of immersive experiences showcasing the restorative power of Maine’s woods and waters. Amid the enduring popularity of wellness-oriented travel, this partnership is designed to inspire Calm users to see Maine as a space to reflect, rejuvenate, and reconnect with themselves and loved ones.

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CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS ASCEND COLLECTION WITH OPENING OF LIBERTÉ 33 IN POZNAŃ, POLAND

Choice Hotels International®, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), one of the world’s largest hotel franchisors, has added Liberté 33 in Poznań to its Ascend Collection, marking Choice Hotels’ arrival in one of Poland’s most vibrant cultural and commercial destinations. Strengthening Choice Hotels EMEA’s relationship with Hotellabs, the opening is focused on bringing distinctive independent hotels into the Ascend Collection brand while preserving the unique identity and character that define each property.

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Summer always arrives with the familiar question of ‘what shall we do this weekend?’

While big trips and plans often the attention, some of the best days out are wonderfully simple and affordable: a bike, a scenic path, and a good café stop. British commuter bike brand, Quella, is a firm believer that cycling doesn’t have to be about speed, distance or personal bests. Some of the most memorable rides are the ones that involve a long lunch, a spontaneous detour or an excellent slice of cake. Experts at the brand have rounded up five accessible, enjoyable cycle routes across the UK - ideal for families, casual riders, or anyone looking to spend more time outdoors without the faff of planning or travel. From the Thames Path and Richmond Park to the Camel Trail in Cornwall, each route offers relaxed riding, great views and plenty of places to pause for coffee, cake or a long lunch.

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The kindness of strangers: I was hopelessly ill in China – then hotel staff offered to take my elderly father sightseeing

Before they left, the receptionist delicately straightened my father’s collar. I knew then they would be just fine Read more in the kindness of strangers series The food poisoning hit like a tsunami. I remember being out at a dumpling restaurant, grabbing a heap of napkins and just vomiting directly into them. I’ve never been sick like that in my life. I was travelling in Xi’An, China, with my father, who was then aged 88 or 89. I really should have been in hospital but I didn’t feel I could leave my dear dad on his own. Instead I retreated to my hotel room, where I spent the night projectile vomiting. A horrible, embarrassing experience.

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MADRID’S ICONIC METRÓPOLIS BUILDING REOPENS AS CLUB METRÓPOLIS

Few buildings are as synonymous with Madrid as the Metrópolis. Crowned by the Winged Victory that has watched over the city for generations, its dome dominates the celebrated intersection of Gran Vía and Calle de Alcalá and has secured its status as one of Spain’s most important architectural landmarks since 1911. For more than a century, Metrópolis has defined the Madrid skyline, its Beaux-Arts façade emblazoned on postcards and etched into the city’s collective imagination, yet behind that iconic silhouette the building itself has stood largely empty.

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