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Niseko Village opens its White Season at the end of November, with deep Hokkaido powder, a lively dining precinct and a collection of fine hotels at the foot of Mount Niseko Annupuri. Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Hilton Niseko Village, Hinode Hills, Kasara Niseko Village and The Green Leaf Niseko Village are joined this season by the new Moxy Niseko Village, while the Mori-no Gondola doubles capacity from the base. With Niseko-yo and a Kids' Club close by, the YTL Hotels resort is ready for a busy and exciting season
travel
Culloden Estate & Spa, the five-star Hastings Hotels property, has been named AA Hotel of the Year for Northern Ireland at the AA Hospitality Awards 2026 at JW Marriott Grosvenor House, London. Marking its 150th year, the hotel completed a £620,000 refurbishment, including The Spa at Culloden, following two AA Rosettes for Vespers.Both Cormac Fadden, General Manager, and Simon Numphud of AA Hotel & Hospitality Services credit the hotel's team
Ferrari has pulled the covers off the CZ26 at Monterey, a one-off built for a single client in the United States and drawn by the Ferrari Design Studio under Flavio Manzoni. Underneath sits the SF90 Stradale, which means 1000 cv, 2.5 seconds to 100 km/h and 328 km/h flat out. On top sits a body nobody else will ever own, painted in liquid silver, with 3D-printed seat inserts and a tail cut off flat at the back. Two years of work, one car, no repeats
motoring
Reign Restaurant at The Rex has turned its attention to the colder months, with a new Autumn Afternoon Tea and a five-course Autumn Tasting Menu now running on the sixth floor. Savoury tiers bring chicken with red pesto and mature Cheddar with onion chutney, while evenings take in Crown Prince pumpkin, sea bass with Champagne sauce and venison with beetroot and blackberry. One floor up at Reserve, the rooftop terraces keep pouring cocktails over sweeping views of central Manchester
food & drink
Three yachts, three oceans and a season that runs from October 2027 through to May 2028. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection has opened bookings on more than 60 winter voyages across Asia-Pacific, the Caribbean and the South Pacific, adding 14 new ports of call along the way. Evrima pushes further into French Polynesia and through the Panama Canal, Ilma works 27 Caribbean harbours, and Luminara returns to East Asia. Ernesto Fara, president and chief executive, describes a programme designed to feel expansive and personal at the same time