French hotel operator and franchisor Accor is growing its portfolio in Saudi Arabia, with the planned opening of the first Novotel-branded property in the city of Madinah (Medina). The group is partnering with Taiba Investments, one of the largest real estate companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia providing property investment, development and ma...

A self-governing British overseas territory, the Falkland Islands lie in the South Atlantic Ocean east of the South American coast. Because of their remoteness they're not everyone's cup of tea, but if you like windswept, rugged places teeming with marine wildlife you'll love it here. The picturesque capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland and is the...

Hilton has announced an expansion of its hotel presence in Cameroon with the launch of its upmarket DoubleTree by Hilton brand in Douala, the country's largest city. An opening date is still to be announced and will follow a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Douala Rabingha Hotel. The new property will join Hilton Yaoundé, which recently celebr...

Africa – surely the best continent for adventure travel ever created and one of my favourite destinations. Now, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts has unveiled the revamped Sheraton Djibouti in the eponymous capital city of Djibouti, located in the coastal region on the Gulf of Tadjoura. The 185-room hotel is the first Sheraton in Africa to bring to life ...

Love Paris but craving for somewhere a little more remote? Then look no further than the unspoilt countryside of the Ardèche. This area of rugged, untamed beauty in central-southern France is a panorama of green fields, rolling hills, crags and forests. This is rural France at its best and where English is not widely understood, so the ability to s...

Hurtigruten Expeditions is adding the west coast of Africa and two unique archipelagos – the Bissagos Islands and Cape Verde – to its list of new destinations. The 13-day itinerary includes four countries – Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal – cruising on board MS Spitsbergen based out of Dakar, Senegal, one of West Africa's most exo...