From Denmark’s windswept coastlines and more than 400 islands over Finland’s vast Lakeland and the summer landscapes of Lapland to Norway’s vibrant cities, local food and spectacular shoulder-season landscapes, the Nordic countries offer tour operators a wealth of opportunities to take travellers beyond the familiar. At World Travel Market London, VisitDenmark, Visit Finland and Visit Norway are encouraging the travel trade to look beyond the best-known experiences and develop itineraries that showcase the breadth of the region, from slow travel and soft adventure to wildlife, wellness, culture, food and the great outdoors
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Central Asia is becoming a travel hotspot thanks to its countries’ visa-free entry and improved transport connectivity, and a growing demand among travellers for crowd-free destinations. The region is surrounded by online buzz, but is it just another internet fad? We went to Uzbekistan – said to be Central Asia’s “cultural crown jewel” – to find out. From Hong Kong, we board a flight to Shanghai before connecting to Tashkent, the Uzbek capital. The journey takes 15 hours in total. Direct flights...
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One of the many joys of fine jewellery is the dazzling number of ways it can complement the human form. It’s a quality that’s never been more vividly demonstrated than by two new collections introduced by King Fook Jewellery. They take radically different approaches to the business of bodily adornment: one of them, Radiant Arc, presents a sinuously curvilinear profile to the world, while the other, Pure Edge, combines a well-placed dash of sparkle with a bracingly modern, pleasingly geometric...
One of the many joys of fine jewellery is the dazzling number of ways it can complement the human form. It’s a quality that’s never been more vividly demonstrated than by two new collections introduced by King Fook Jewellery. They take radically different approaches to the business of bodily adornment: one of them, Radiant Arc, presents a sinuously curvilinear profile to the world, while the other, Pure Edge, combines a well-placed dash of sparkle with a bracingly modern, pleasingly geometric...
A wardrobe can be about more than clothes. It can be a time capsule, preserving earlier versions of its wearer: the silhouettes, textures and other details that, over the years, are either abandoned or endure. For Chanel’s spring/summer 2027 collection, artistic director Matthieu Blazy turns that idea towards Gabrielle Chanel herself, tracing the many identities that shaped her approach to dressing. Titled La Conversation – Part Three – Different Faces of the Same Coin, the collection continues...
A wardrobe can be about more than clothes. It can be a time capsule, preserving earlier versions of its wearer: the silhouettes, textures and other details that, over the years, are either abandoned or endure. For Chanel’s spring/summer 2027 collection, artistic director Matthieu Blazy turns that idea towards Gabrielle Chanel herself, tracing the many identities that shaped her approach to dressing. Titled La Conversation – Part Three – Different Faces of the Same Coin, the collection continues...
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