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September 2017


JET SET IN DUBAI

JET SET IN DUBAI

If you’re heading for Dubai on business and you’re in for tense negotiations, the City Seasons Hotel is the place to book for your crunchtime meeting. It’s just up the road from the airport, has all the amenities on site and yet is a stone’s throw from the cobalt blue sea, the ideal reprieve from work stress.

My advice is; take to the water in a superyacht. You may be surprised to know that it won’t cost your entire bonus to hire one. Xclusive Yachts in Dubai Marina rent vessels by the hour..

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DIAMONDS IN THE ARABIAN SKY…MUSCAT BY NIGHT.

DIAMONDS IN THE ARABIAN SKY…MUSCAT BY NIGHT.

Muscat is known as the secret jewel of the Middle East. It is nestled in the slopes between the mountains and the limpid Arabian Sea;  a safe and splendid anchorage amongst a people with a long cultural tradition of hospitality.

October is the best time to visit, not least because of the affordable luxury special offer from the City Seasons Hotel Muscat. If you stay two nights you get an upgrade to a superior room and a huge bed.  This is the perfect launchpad from which to begin a Muscat..

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LONDON UNLEASHED

LONDON UNLEASHED

If you’re looking for the perfect place to take your pampered pet dog for a luxury city break, London has it all.

It is, after all, one of the greenest cities in the world, certainly the greenest in Europe. The city may yet become Britain’s newest National Park. The benefits to tourism are clear as the parks and green spaces have wonderful highlights for nature lovers, like the 2000-year-old tree in High Barnet.

I have just signed up to receive the map they are bringing out of London’s green..

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24 HOURS IN BOSTON, THE PLACE JFK CALLED HOME

24 HOURS IN BOSTON, THE PLACE JFK CALLED HOME

The XV Beacon hotel in Boston is like its most famous resident, John F. Kennedy; glamorous, relaxed, well heeled and good looking. The XV offers the perfect base to celebrate JFK’s centenary in the city he called home.

Landing at Boston airport the XV will arrange a limo collection for you to travel Kennedy style back to the hotel, in the best part of town next to the beautiful Boston Common.

JFK haunts are right on the doorstep; Old City Hall, where his grandfather worked as city mayor and..

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