By Martin Banks

As Summer Fades, Bahia Principe Bets on Big Savings to Keep Travellers Dreaming

Photo: Bahia Principe’s Happiness Sale invites travellers to plan their next escape with significant savings across selected resorts in Spain and the Caribbean. Happiness Comes With A Discount Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts launches its 2026 Happiness Sale, offering travellers discounts of up to 50 per cent across selected resorts in Spain, Mexico and the…

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In Gloucester, a Restaurant Finds Its Menu in the Landscape Around It

Photo: Roots + Seeds brings locally inspired dining to Gloucester’s historic docks, occupying a beautifully renovated Victorian brick warehouse overlooking Victoria Basin. Where The Landscape Meets The Plate Roots + Seeds brings Gloucestershire to the table through seasonal produce, local suppliers and its own kitchen garden, combining modern British cooking with community spirit and a…

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Across Herefordshire, Artists Open Their Doors and Turn a County Into a Gallery

Herefordshire Art Week transforms studios, galleries and unexpected spaces into places of discovery during its annual celebration of local creativity. Photo credit: Herefordshire Art Week Herefordshire Celebrates Art Herefordshire Art Week returns from 5 to 13 September, bringing hundreds of artists, studios, galleries and workshops together for nine days of creativity, discovery, learning and direct…

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On Cornwall’s Coast, St Enodoc Returns With a New Taste of Seaside Luxury

A New Chapter By The Sea: St Enodoc returns after an ambitious transformation overlooking Cornwall’s beautiful Camel Estuary. St Enodoc Reimagined St Enodoc has reopened after a major ten-month transformation, bringing new restaurants, event spaces, refreshed interiors and ambitious cooking from Paul Ainsworth to Cornwall’s spectacular Camel Estuary. It is set in one of the…

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In Belgium, Nine Orangutans Become Ambassadors for a Forest Disappearing Far Away

Guardians Of The Orangutans Pairi Daiza is helping protect critically endangered Sumatran orangutans through conservation, education and responsible breeding, while giving visitors a closer understanding of the threats facing their wild relatives. A leading Belgian animal park is doing its bit to save a critically endangered species. International Orangutan Day was recently celebrated (August 19)…

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Dinner Is Served — And Brussels Is Moving Beneath Your Window

A wonderfully imaginative celebration of Belgian gastronomy, combining outstanding chefs, elegant dining and Brussels sightseeing in one genuinely memorable culinary experience. Photo credit: Visit Brussels Brussels Dining On The Move Brussels’ Tram Experience returns with Michelin-starred chefs, inventive Belgian cuisine and panoramic city views, offering diners an extraordinary moving restaurant experience aboard a beautifully transformed…

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At Mons, a Century-Old Battle Still Echoes Through Memory and Sacrifice

Remembering The Battle Of Mons Mons will commemorate the First Battle of Mons with wreath-laying ceremonies honouring British and Commonwealth soldiers, Victoria Cross heroes, wartime sacrifice and the enduring legacy of the British Expeditionary Force. Special events will take place this weekend to mark the anniversary of the First Battle of Mons on 23 August,…

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For Filippo La Vecchia, the Hardest Recipe Is Making Success Last

Built To Last Rome-born chef Filippo La Vecchia reflects on building Brussels’ Osteria Romana, revealing how curiosity, resilience, simplicity, loyal teamwork and relentless standards transformed difficult years into enduring culinary success. Filippo La Vecchia is widely recognised as one of Brussels’ top Italian chefs. But his rise to the top has been from easy – he’s…

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A Belgian Zoo Gives the Northern Lapwing a Fighting Chance

Saving Belgium’s Lapwings A pioneering conservation project at ZOO Planckendael rescues vulnerable Northern Lapwing eggs from farmland, incubates them safely and releases young birds while helping restore habitats essential to their long-term survival. A Belgian zoo is doing its bit to help save a bird species threatened with extinction. Once a familiar sight in Belgian…

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