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The luxury St James’s Place hotel will offer 85 redesigned rooms and suites and a new restaurant when it reopens in 2027 The post Dukes London Reopens in 2027 with Wolseley Restaurant and GHA Discovery Perks appeared first on Business Traveller.

WTM London, powered by RX Global, has reconfirmed its commitment to the next generation of talent with a range of offers for students and graduates wanting to attend the world’s most influential travel and tourism event. Its connection with the workforce of the future is primarily secured through its long-standing partnership with ITT Future You, part of the Institute of Travel and Tourism. Every year since 2009, WTM and ITT Future You have co-hosted a dedicated forum for students and graduates as part of the WTM London conference programme.

From volcanic landscapes to beautiful pebbled beaches, here are the best island destinations across Europe where you can still catch the sun in autumn and winter.

The last basket of dim sum is sold, the roller shutter comes down, and another Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong closes. Nine months into 2026, this scene has already played out at least 30 times. The causes are familiar – sky-high rents, thin margins, rising costs, and dining habits reshaped by the pandemic years. Legislative Council figures show that between 2018 and 2025, the number of Cantonese restaurants and banquet halls in Hong Kong fell from 1,790 to 1,500, representing a 16 per cent...

At Shenzhen’s The Bay by Chef Fei, a dish of fish simmered with bamboo shoots in plum juice and pickled vegetables is plated individually and served to diners one by one. At Chiu Tang in Hong Kong, diners sit at round tables, share stories, sip oolong tea and reach for morsels from communal dishes. As Chaoshan cuisine, traditionally rooted in coastal neighbourhoods and late-night street food stalls, moves into luxury restaurants and is reimagined through French-style tasting menus and...

At first glance, the peach-shaped box with coral inlay appears to be carved from red lacquer. But the piece – made specifically to celebrate the birthday of the Yongzheng Emperor (1678-1735) – is, in fact, a gold-bodied box with a surface overlaid with red coral. Each fragment of the vivid gemstone is cut and set so precisely that the joins almost disappear, creating a shimmering mottled crimson skin. It is a deliberate exercise in restraint, executed entirely in one medium and, unusually for an...

Demna’s highly awaited fall/winter 2026 runway debut for Gucci was unveiled at the Palazzo delle Scintille in Milan in February, attracting A-list celebrities ranging from Demi Moore and Shawn Mendes, to sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton. While the collection featured nods to the house’s provocative 90s era, when designer Tom Ford was at the helm, it also introduced key new silhouettes and innovative pairings, combining Demna’s streetwear aesthetic with classical details found in Italian art and...

Two men, who arrived separately from Cuba days apart, each carried clutches of live birds concealed in their clothes, the authorities said.

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Architect Betty Ng founded Collective Studio, a Hong Kong-based firm that also specialises in interior and exhibition design, in 2015. She now oversees the studio’s operations – including teams in Perth, Madrid and London – with her former Harvard University classmates Juan Minguez and Chi Yan Chan. Together they spearhead some of Asia’s most forward-thinking design projects, from the expansive Asia-Pacific headquarters of Christie’s in Hong Kong to the radical, environmentally friendly Ludan...

This is the 87th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For Hong Kong’s culture enthusiasts, sitting just a few seats away from Anthony Wong Yiu-ming at an art-house film screening or standing steps from him at an underground gig has long been a serendipitous staple of the city’s arts scene. He is legendary for his ubiquitous presence as an ordinary spectator. Beyond his genuine enthusiasm as a fellow audience member, the 64-year-old...

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas and his rumoured girlfriend, influencer Gia Duddy, were recently involved in a heated exchange with an online troll under one of her Instagram posts where she shared a snap of herself attending a Bengals game at Paycor Stadium. The online exchange reportedly started after a user, whose Instagram username is @jason_walker24, seemingly made a dig at Iosivas’ NFL career. The commenter further attacked Duddy by mentioning her previous relationship...