One of the world’s hottest holiday destinations is now positively sizzling with temptation – thanks to a sensational new hotel. As we recently reported, adults-only Oblu Select Lobigili in the Maldives was crowned No. 1 in the ‘Hottest New Hotels’ category in the 2023 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, which analysed reviews of 1.5million properties. Tripadvisor … Read more
It’s the number one hotel in the world according to Tripadvisor – and these pictures go some way to explaining why it’s been handed the crown. Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, India, topped the global ‘Top Hotels’ list in Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotels ranking for 2023, following an analysis of reviews of … Read more
Tripadvisor has revealed the top 20 most sought-after summer holiday destinations for Britons this year – and it’s Bembridge on the Isle of Wight that tops the charts domestically and the beach town of Badesi on the northern coast of Sardinia that’s the No.1 trending foreign spot. Ventnor in the Isle of Wight comes in at … Read more
1 Hungarian Parliament Building, Hungary 7.34 out of 10 2 Disneyland Paris, France 7.17 3 The Blue Lagoon, Iceland 7.15 4 Plaza de Espana, Spain 7.13 5 Angkor Wat, Cambodia 7.04 6 St. Peter’s Basilica, Italy 7.03 7 El Ateneo Grand Splendid, Argentina 6.99 8 Acropolis of Athens, Greece 6.91 9 Museum of New Zealand, … Read more
Where Britons most want to visit post-lockdown based on Tripadvisor searches: Portree on the Isle of Skye is the staycation No1 and Soufriere in St Lucia the top hotspot abroad Tripadvisor revealed its trending destinations for Britons based on year-on-year increases in search volumes It then drew up two top 10 tables – one for … Read more
The Amazon Prime for travel: ‘Tripadvisor Plus’ launches, with users able to access ‘insider savings’ and perks from free wine to room upgrades for a $99 annual fee The Plus program is free for hotels to join with zero commission rates There’s a minimum discount of 10% plus perks for a hotel offer to be … Read more
Tourists have left bad reviews after finding the 3,560ft climb up Mount Snowdon ‘too short’ and claiming the peak would be better if ‘they put it in England’. As many chose to venture into the great outdoors during the pandemic, some wanderers were surprised to find that coffee and toilet facilities are not always available on … Read more
16. Elba Island, Italy 17. Maastricht, Netherlands 18. La Rochelle, France 19. Lugano, Switzerland 20. Male, Maldives 21. Miyakojima, Japan 22. Tobermory, Canada 23. Alexandria, Egypt 24. Mar del Plata, Argentina 25. Dunedin, New Zealand POPULAR NATIONAL PARKS – WORLD 1. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania 2. Jim Corbett National Park, India 3. Maasai Mara National … Read more
British husband claims hotel masseuse slept with his wife in TripAdvisor review of five-star Caribbean resort (but is it real?) The man – identified only as Michael – alleged the masseuse ‘seduced’ his wife and ‘spent the night with her’ at the luxury hotel on the Turks and Caicos Islands In a one-star review, he … Read more
The restaurant where Rita Ora held a lockdown-breaching 30th birthday party has been review-bombed with joke one-star marks. Rita sparked outrage after she had the illegal bash with ‘around seven guests’ on Saturday night. But the Casa Cruz eatery in posh Notting Hill, west London was then targeted with bad reviews on Tripadvisor. One customer … Read more