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Virgin Voyages has launched a new Caribbean Sale giving Sailors (guests) up to $500 in onboard credit on select voyages. Available on new bookings made before October 22, 2026, the offer applies to 270 voyages departing between October 2026 and October 2028 across all four Lady Ships: Brilliant Lady, Resilient Lady, Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady.

On 21 November, Kinara by Vikas Khanna at JA Lake View Hotel will welcome Michelin-acclaimed Chef Vikas Khanna for the third chapter of its Forgotten Flavours dining series. Titled Coast to Coast, this intimate, one-night-only experience will take just 60 guests on a thoughtfully curated journey through India’s eastern and western coastal traditions, bringing together the artistry of Indian fine dining, carefully selected wines and the evocative world of fragrance.

As GCC travellers increasingly seek more meaningful, preventative approaches to wellbeing, longevity is moving beyond a wellness trend to become a more considered way of thinking about how we live, restore and thrive. As the focus shifts from simply extending lifespan to extending healthspan, a more fundamental question is emerging: what does it actually mean to age well? At tulåh Clinical Wellness, set in the lush landscapes of Kerala, India, the approach looks beyond traditional anti-ageing treatments to consider longevity as the ability to remain physically strong, cognitively resilient, and emotionally balanced for as long as possible.

andBeyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Camp is set to enter an exciting new chapter with an extensive rebuild that will see the intimate safari camp evolve and reopen as andBeyond Xaranna Okavango Delta Lodge in August 2027. Set within an exclusive 90,500-hectare (223,630-acre) concession in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, Xaranna is immersed in one of the world’s most extraordinary wilderness ecosystems: a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the seasonal flood transforms the landscape into a shifting mosaic of waterways, islands and floodplains. This delicate ecosystem supports an exceptional diversity of wildlife, and approximately 450 recorded bird species. Guided by the rhythms of the Delta itself, the new lodge will bring the landscape into every aspect of the guest experience, inviting travellers to rediscover this remarkable wilderness as a restorative place that reveals itself layer by layer.

Mandarin Oriental’s curated collection of the world’s finest private vacation homes announces a significant expansion, welcoming twelve homes to its global portfolio, now comprising 43 Exceptional Homes across 18 sought-after destinations. These additions mark an important milestone in the evolution of the collection, introducing Lopud, Porto Heli, Florence, Chianti, Sardinia and Marbella as entirely new locations, alongside further expansion in Puglia and the French Riviera.

This World Martial Arts Day, Master Phuc shares the discipline, philosophy and cultural heritage behind Việt Võ Đạo, Vietnam’s indigenous martial art. Where Korea has taekwondo and Japan has karate, Vietnam has Việt Võ Đạo. At Anantara Quy Nhon Villas, in Vietnam’s martial-arts-mad Bình Định province, now part of Gia Lai province, the tradition announces itself to arriving guests with the steady beat of traditional drums as Tran Van Phuc, the resort’s martial arts master and security manager, steps forward to begin his demonstration.
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