Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the best new and renovated hotels in the world. For 2025, we’ve selected 25 properties that offer so much more than just a…
Visiting Morocco during the 2030 FIFA World Cup. Morocco will co-host the 2030 World Cup, showing its growing importance in football. Its location between Europe and Africa makes travel easy for fans, and the good weather is perfect for matches.…
One of the best ways to immerse yourself in history is to literally sleep in it. Afar’s latest installment of Hotels We Love focuses on hotels around the world that offer guests a living piece of a place’s history, in…
A great hotel can define an entire trip. So each year, AFAR’s team of experts selects the world’s best new and renovated arrivals, whether it’s an Edwardian landmark in central London, a high-design hideaway in Marrakech, or a canvas-walled luxury…
The world’s best hotels and resorts for romance set the stage for intimate moments between travelers while allowing them to engage with their destination in memorable ways. For this installment of AFAR’s Hotels We Love series, we’ve selected the top…
The hustle of everyday life can be overwhelming. The solution? A visit to a destination spa. Unlike typical hotel spas where you toggle between the real world and fleeting moments of tranquility, destination spas immerse you in an environment of…
Over the years, plans for a fully submerged luxury underwater hotel, like the Poseidon Undersea Resort in Fiji or Hydropolis in Dubai, have been mapped out. But they’ve yet to become a reality for intrepid travelers. Until that happens, you…
There are some places you visit in the world that you instantly know will never compare to anywhere else you have been in the past or will ever be in the future. Jerusalem is unequivocally one of those. This is…
With 1,400 hotels and resorts in its portfolio, Hyatt’s loyalty program sounds modest compared to other major hotel loyalty programs like Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, and IHG One Rewards, which cover more than 6,000 properties each. However, World of Hyatt’s…
My time in Dubai is usually characterised by a fleeting visit within 36 hours or less as a stopover between Australia and Europe. Earlier this year I was invited out to explore Dubai at greater length over a week-long stay…