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Preferred Hotels & Resorts has added ten independent properties across four continents, spanning Bali, Kenya's Masai Mara, Antwerp, Lisbon, Venice, Florence, Killarney, Ras Al Khaimah and the secluded western tip of Saint Thomas. The Meru Sanur, Ilora Retreats, San Clemente Palace Venice, The Victoria Killarney and Wynn Al Marjan Island all join between April and June 2026, alongside Teatro Luxury Apartments in Florence. Lindsey Ueberroth describes each as having its own sense of place
travel
On Mallorca's south-west coast, tucked into the polished marina of Puerto Portals, one beach club has quietly perfected the day spent doing very little, and doing it beautifully. We passed an afternoon among the day beds, the paella and the afro house, watching yachts drift across the bay while the sun did its slow work overhead. What follows is our account of a day that reminded us how good idleness can taste
Ever dreamt of becoming a racing driver? The path is far shorter than you may imagine. McLaren Trophy Europe puts capable amateurs into identical Artura Trophy Evos at Monza, Spa and Misano, with factory engineers, professional coaching and five-star hospitality handling everything but the driving. We spent a weekend inside the paddock, rode a hot lap, stood on the grid as engines fired and watched a pit stop from a few feet away. This is how the dream starts
motoring
We have eaten steak in a great many places, across a great many cities, and in a great many formats. Nothing prepared us for COTE Las Vegas. The world's only Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse, and the fourth outpost of Simon Kim's vision, delivered an evening so far beyond our expectations that we left struggling to identify a superlative adequate to the occasion. We visited for a celebration. It became, by unanimous agreement around the table, one of the best meals we ever had.
food & drink
No diesel, no fuel tanks, no engine room, and not a comfort lost along the way. Zero, the 68.9-metre ketch from Vitters, Vripack and Dykstra Naval Architects, runs on sun, wind and the water beneath her hull, cruising for two full weeks without a single stop to recharge. Better still, every calculation and design behind her is being shared for free, turning one bold boat into an open door for the whole industry