The Tides Riviera Maya in Mexico now offers a soap concierge. The Artisanal soaps are made in local Mayan communities from organic ingredients on the Yucatan Peninsula, chosen for their unique properties. The range is seasonal and includes lemon, chocolate, rosemary and oatmeal, with cinnamon...

More than 8 million votes and the opinions of 28,876 Condé Nast Traveler readers, rating cities, islands, and hotels, airlines and cruise ships, determined the winners of the 2011 list. Here are the Top 10 Hotels and Resorts: 1. Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong (pictured) 2. Peninsula House,...

  Luxury-Hotels.com has released the 2011 list of The Most Expensive Hotels in the World. The ranking is based on the average rates of a standard double room from June to August 2011. All rates are in U.S. dollars. The Top 10 Most Expensive Hotels in the World: 1. Maia Luxury Resort &...

US. Taking care of packing dilemmas, if you are at staying at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel you will now be able to borrow jewellery, purses, sunglasses and other accessories you may have forgotten at the Fred Segal Lending Library. The boutique’s Library features a range of...

Boat hotels are a new trend. In Clearwater, Florida, The Fisherman’s Paradise is a US$25 million floating hotel due to open Sept. 9. The 36 suite boat, featuring marble-decked rooms, a helicopter pad, sun deck, and saltwater aquarium, will be moored off the coast of Clearwater in...

  Luxury travel network Virtuoso has announced the winners of this year’s Best of the Best awards. Hotel of the Year: Hotel Cipriani & Palazzo Vendramin, Venice, Italy Best Achievement in Design: The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong Best Culinary Experience: Le 114 Faubourg at Hotel Le...

Practical and civilised or weird? The Whites Stripes‘ Jack White and model Karen Elson marked their divorce with a party, and now you can too. As reported on Trendhunter, Casa Velas, an all-inclusive, adults-only resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, is offering a Divorcee Package which...

  The Affinia Chicago boutique hotel is offering an open space room (without a roof) on its rooftop, to rent when the weather permits. Located on the 29th floor, the rooftop offers impressive views of the city within its 1,800 sq ft of space, along with a private butler and security. A...

The W Hotel in Scottsdale Arizona has a tanning concierge on-call to provide expert tanning tips, the best sunscreens, after-sun care, and will provide in-room organic airbrush tanning. Log on to www.wscottsdalehotel.com. (Also see The High Life.) The Pulse is produced by LdC Media The...

Europe. Some of the Hyatt Hotels group European properties are offering in-room beauty treatments, geared towards female travellers, to help beat international travel regulations that limit the volume of liquids, creams and gels allowed on airplanes. The Hyatt for Her service includes a...

The Netherlands‘ new government has imposed a ban on tourists who want to visit the country’s famous coffee shops. Dutch residents will have to become year-long members in order to frequent these establishments, with each shop only allowed to permit 1,500 members. The new rules...

Fashion TV has signed with the Al Habtoor Group to flag the world’s first Fashion Hotel in Dubai. The 5-star 30-storey building will feature a 100-m LED screen broadcasting the latest Fashion TV highlights around the clock. All 30 of the Fashion TV network’s channels will be broadcast...