Japan Rail Pass has done some digging and analysed Tripadvisor reviews, Instagram hashtags and global search volumes to create an index score and rank the world’s best luxury train rides.
Although well-known thanks to the Christie book and movie, The Orient Express has in fact never been a specific train, but a scheduled service that has operated the Paris to Istanbul route for the last 140 years.
For those with a bit more bank to splurge on the trip of a lifetime, luxury tour operators offer a more exclusive and authentic Polar experience.
Optimism and cold hard cash can only go so far; Dubai may truly be the ‘Icarus’ of contemporary man-made development.
In this remote place, there are more polar bears than people, no taxes, visas, or cats, and it’s illegal to die or be born there.
Jeff Bezos’ rocket is going to need a bigger glans.
Luxurious accommodation is having a 2km stretch of pristine Plettenberg Bay coastal wilderness all to yourself. Welcome to Rock Pool Villa.
The 36th Annual Condé Nast Traveller Choice Awards is in full agreement after naming the train experience as one of the best train trips in the world.
Travellers may have returned to trotting the globe post-pandemic, but they might give it a break, or step on a plane more lightly after watching “The Inconvenient Truth for tourism”.
You’re looking at around R200 000 a day if you want to join what high-end travel company Roar Africa has dubbed ‘The Greatest Safari On Earth’.
Not everyone can afford the luxury of travelling by private jet, but one can clearly see how it’s the more attractive option.
Take note of the front row seats in an aircraft the next time you step onboard. You might just find a “secret first-class” section.
Besides those taking to the skies in private planes, more travellers have also started taking their pets with them on board.
If you want to experience Europe, you can ‘visit’ six different countries in a matter of days by visiting Dubai’s $5 billion project.
There’s nothing like a little luxury when travelling, but these extravagant destinations take it to a whole new level. Prepare to fork out for the privilege.
Housing 86 passengers, the latest in luxury air travel sees a 10-day tour around the world for the very, very wealthy. Tough life.
You are probably thinking this sounds impossible, but it is happening! Luxury could now be yours… provided you are willing to submit to these terms and conditions… we definitely would be to have this trip!