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February 2, 2025
REVIEW: Four Seasons Otemachi Tokyo

Four Seasons Otemachi is a gleaming flagship property offering state of the art rooms and wellness facilities, as well as numerous dining options, all with spectacular panoramic views of the Skytree, Imperial palace and Mount Fuji beyond.

There are certainly areas for improvement: service is not as polished as the older Marunouchi property and the breakfast 'set' concept is bizarre, with food that is not at the level of other more established hotels in Tokyo.

However, these are relatively minor details...

January 26, 2025
REVIEW : Joali Maldives

Joali Maldives is my personal favourite of the 26 resorts I've been fortunate enough to visit in the Maldives so far.

The design is hands down my favourite of any hotel in the country, clearly this is a hotel that didn't require sign off from committees or corporations. There is a single, cohesive design ethos that is expressed from the moment you set foot inside the seaplane lounge and encapsulates every aspect of your experience for the entirety of your time on the island.

I can point to other resorts that do individual things better than Joali, some have better house reefs, others have restaurants that I prefer but in those cases Joali is still a close second or third...

November 29, 2024
LIMITED OFFER: Anantara Black Friday Sale – Up to 40% Off

The Black Friday sales keep coming! This weekend only, Anantara Hotels & Resorts are offering a wide range of discounts across their entire portfolio of over 50 properties, based across Asia, Europe & Africa. This offer expires on Cyber Monday, December 2nd 2024 and can only be placed by contacting us directly. You cannot take full advantage of this offer by booking through our portal.

The discounts available vary by property but there are some incredible savings to be had. The Luxury Traveller is an Anantara Journeys accredited agency meaning that in addition to these Black Friday weekend / Cyber Monday savings, you will be afford many other lucrative benefits. Just send us an email via the button below and one of our advisors will be happy to help secure your booking.

November 26, 2024
LIMITED OFFER: Rosewood Cyberweek Sale – 30% Off at Rosewood Hotels

The Rosewood Cyberweek sale is now live! A 30% discount is being offered on bookings placed before December 3rd, and is applicable to stays at properties across Rosewood's entire portfolio. Certain room categories at specific properties have even bigger discounts available!

Please note that the dates for which this offer is applicable vary by property and this offer is not currently available via our online portal: you must contact us by email to take advantage of this offer.

November 20, 2024
NEWS: The Britannic Explorer, A Belmond Train – Bookings Now Open

Belmond, famed for their Venice-Simplon Orient Express and Royal Scotsman trains, are soon to launch the Britannic Explorer: the first ever luxury sleeper train in England and Wales. The inaugural journey takes place in July 2025 and we are now taking bookings for journeys until November 2025.

The Britannic Explorer is a modern celebration of the great tradition of touring. Soak up some of the most picturesque locations in England and Wales with one of three beautifully tailored itineraries.

November 18, 2024
LIMITED OFFER: 50% Off Selected Explora Journeys

Since 2023, Explora Journeys has been redefining the luxury cruise with its transformative luxury ocean travel experiences. As a passion project of the Aponte family, the founders of the MSC Group, the world's largest privately-owned cruise company, Explora Journeys presents a modern luxury cruise experience like no other: designed to feel like your own private yacht, Explora sets a new standard for modern luxury ocean-bound voyages.

From today until December 17, 2024 Explora Journeys is offering what may be the best luxury travel deal of 2024: an unprecedented discount of 50% on selected journeys across their itinerary. At present, this incredible offering is only available to guests booking through Explora's accredited travel advisor partners.

HOTEL BOOKING

Our clients benefit from the best available rates on hotels, in addition to added benefits on every stay. These added benefits come at no cost to you and are entirely financed by our hotel partners.

Our bookings are always made directly with hotels, via preferred channels. This means that you can still enjoy status benefits and points earning at any hotel that offers a loyalty program.

Breakfast

Hotel credit

Room upgrades

Flexible check in/out

Select one of the options below to begin your journey with us...

BELMOND TRAIN BOOKING

As a Belmond Bellini Club agency we are able to offer our clients the following benefits on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Andean Explorer, The Royal Scotsman and The Eastern and Oriental Express:

VIP welcome amenity

$100 onboard credit

(per person)

Cabin upgrades

(if available on the day of departure)

$500 gift voucher

(per cabin - for use on a future Belmond booking of $2,500+)

For shorter day trips on the Belmond British Pullman and The Hiram Bingham we offer the below benefits:

VIP welcome amenity

$50 onboard credit

(per person)

CRUISE BOOKING

Our clients benefit from the best available rates on cruises. 

As a Virtuoso agency we offer a variety of different value added benefits which vary according to the cruise line and specific sailing.

Examples of possible benefits:

Complimentary speciality dining

Shipboard credit

Cabin upgrades

First to board

 
February 2, 2025
FS Otemachi - Imperial Suite, second bedroom
REVIEW: Four Seasons Otemachi Tokyo

Four Seasons Otemachi is a gleaming flagship property offering state of the art rooms and wellness facilities, as well as numerous dining options, all with spectacular panoramic views of the Skytree, Imperial palace and Mount Fuji beyond.

There are certainly areas for improvement: service is not as polished as the older Marunouchi property and the breakfast 'set' concept is bizarre, with food that is not at the level of other more established hotels in Tokyo.

However, these are relatively minor details...

January 26, 2025
Joali Maldives - Manta ray treehouse
REVIEW : Joali Maldives

Joali Maldives is my personal favourite of the 26 resorts I've been fortunate enough to visit in the Maldives so far.

The design is hands down my favourite of any hotel in the country, clearly this is a hotel that didn't require sign off from committees or corporations. There is a single, cohesive design ethos that is expressed from the moment you set foot inside the seaplane lounge and encapsulates every aspect of your experience for the entirety of your time on the island.

I can point to other resorts that do individual things better than Joali, some have better house reefs, others have restaurants that I prefer but in those cases Joali is still a close second or third...

November 4, 2024
REVIEW: Four Seasons Marunouchi Tokyo

Four Seasons Marunouchi is a rather confounding property. The location is excellent, the restaurant has three Michelin stars and the service is some of the best I've ever encountered.

Staying in a hotel with only 57 rooms is a true delight, it is hard to overstate how special it is to feel this sense of tranquility and exclusivity in the world's largest city.

The room hardware, on the other hand, is borderline unacceptable and just does not live up to the prices that this property commands...