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The EDITION range of hotels always offer uber-luxury venues and the very best in service and style, and this hotel is no different. This hotel is the first of the brand to set up in the Middle East. It’s waterfront location and design are a sight to behold. It has 198 rooms which is small for the Emirates, but large for most UK hotels. It oozes class and character. Location 8 / 10 The airport is about half an hour away and...

Remember when Boris Johnson, the front-runner to become the next Conservative leader and prime minister, promised voters in his west London constituency four years ago that he "would lie down with you in front of those bulldozers and stop the building, stop the construction of that third runway"? Since then, his opposition to a third runway has somewhat softened, and he has now told a meeting that the expansion plan had been approved by parliament. London Heathrow, the busiest airport...

I’m a middle-aged, probably lower-middle class man, who, like a lot of this type, has spent most of his adult life with his ass sat in an uncomfortable chair, eyes blinking at a screen set at the wrong angle and fingers tippy-tapping away at a gunky keyboard. Like they are right now. As a result I have chronic lower back pain, shoulder tendons tighter than the strings on a tennis racquet, and a neck that makes unsettling cracking noises every...

Iceland is mystical, remote and above all breathtakingly beautiful. From the spectacular serene Northern Lights to the buzzling sidewalks of Reykjavik, Iceland is a once in a lifetime experience and the absolutely best way to take this endeavour on, is by renting a campervan. Yes, that’s right, a campervan. Some might say that the campervan has had its glory days but on Iceland nothing is further from the truth. The Iceland camper rental industry is experiencing a bit of a boom and...

Boeing executives took turns to apologise for the loss of life in two 737 MAX crashes and pledged to apply lessons of the crisis to future planes as the world's largest aerospace company struck a chastened tone at the opening of the Paris Airshow. Executives from finance, jetliners, defence and services added their voices to apologies for the 346 deaths from Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg, while also touting the strength of the overall aerospace and defence market. "This is the...

Global warming will make the frozen wasteland attractive to tourists - within a few decades, say scientists.

Passengers at Heathrow will soon be able to keep liquids and laptops inside their carry-on bags after the airport invested £50 million in new security equipment. Computer tomography security scanners are set to be rolled out over the next few years and will provide a clear picture of a bag’s contents. Similar to CT scanners used in hospitals they return 3D images which can be easily rotated and dissected by staff. Heathrow chief operations officer, Chris Garton, said: "This cutting-edge...

Real-life action man Bear Grylls has beaten Ben Fogle to top a list of celebrities Brits would most like to take on an adventure holiday. Travellers chose the chief scout and former member of the Special Forces, 44, thanks to the daredevil experiences he’s enjoyed and his extreme survival skills. Fellow TV star Fogle, also known for his keen love of outdoor pursuits, was second on the list, with Julia Bradbury, Michaela Strachan and Helen Skelton making up the top...

As the weather becomes warmer, outdoor fun becomes more appealing, the hedonist’s island of Ibiza is open again for business. While it’s globally adored for its trance and dance, that’s not the only party vibe on offer. Last weekend was the official opening night of Children of the 80s, the Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza's open-air club on Friday nights for fiends of the decade that taste forgot. Though to be fair, there are some forgotten musical gems, resurrected for our...