Executive Style

Italy

Villa d'Este

What's the world's best hotel?

Jeff Koyen, Forbes.com Luxury hotel on Italy's Lake Como voted world's best by top travellers.

A pace odyssey

TO GO WITH STORY TITLED SHOOTING INDIA--Beautiful sunsets and sprawling sand dunes near the city of Jaisalmer in India's state of Rajasthan, make a perfect setting for silhouettes of camels and their drivers, as shown in this December 2000 photo.  Camel rides are also available and most drivers let you negotiate your own price.   Rick Sammon, HO)

In a high-speed world, slow travel is all about savouring the experience, writes Genevieve Swart.

Round-the-clock style

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Adrian Nisbett. Beyond Geneva's understated facade lie plenty of surprises.

Care for a wine, dahling?

France, Saint-Emilion, the vines and the medieval village in the background. Photograph    TRAVEL SEPT 23 TOP 5 JULIA MORRIS.

Known for its high-end wines and sumptuous chateaux, Bordeaux has been strangely short of luxury tourist activities - until now.

Paris looks beyond city walls

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Paris The city of lights is gearing up for a mighty new challenge.

Stylish cities

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Nicola Ruiz, Forbes.com From Berlin to Barcelona, these 10 buzz-worthy spots epitomise cool.

Living the life royale

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David Whitley David Whitley unleashes his inner 007 in the playground of the rich and famous.

Taking you to the strange and the bizarre

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Swimming with crocodiles, walking to Africa, working on an oil rig, riding motor bikes through South America.

A five-star cliffhanger

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Rosemarie Milsom works up a thirst hiking the rugged terrain of the Ligurian Coast's Cinque Terre.

Beyond these ancient walls

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Julietta Jameson discovers life is beautiful in a luxury hillside resort in Tuscany.

Where the rich and single mingle

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Maureen Farrell Looking for love - or just a night out - among the jet set?

From kitsch to classy

A tourist walks to the top of Germany's highest mountain, the 2,962 metre (9,718 feet) Zugspitze, in front of the mountain panorama of the Austrian Alps in this September 2, 2004 file photo. The winds are cold at any time of the year on Germany's highest mountain but the country's last glacier is melting away despite Herculean efforts to counter the effects of climate change. To match feature GERMANY-GLACIER/  Alexandra Winkler/Files (GERMANY)

Peter Needham Peter Needham takes in Bavaria's beer gardens, sleek museums and alpine scenery.

Luxury beckons at 'best house'

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Christina Pfeiffer One can flutter from helipad to tennis court at the 'best house in Australia'.

Travelling Europe's stylish rail network

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Forget crowded airports and delays - Kristie Kellahn finds Europe's rail network is speedy, stylish and stress-free.

Cool bite of Big Apple

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Sample some of New York's finest food, drink and culture in the city that never sleeps.

The World's Most-Delayed Airports

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Brian Wingfield, Forbes.com Budget some extra travel time when heading to some of the world's most popular destinations.

Sydney voted best city

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Readers of luxury travel bible Conde Nast Traveller put Sydney in first spot for favourite overseas city.

24 hours in New York City

New York City.

Samantha Lane If 24 hours is all you've got in New York, sleep is not advised.

Wine, deckchairs, lazy days

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Tricia Welsh Mixing fine wine and food with a cruise can prove to be a heady combination.

Qantas unveils first-class lounge

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Sarah Maguire Top-end travellers continue to be thoroughly spoilt as Qantas unveils its first-class lounge.