​ Tauck, a leading river cruise specialist, is embracing the current trend for solo travel by extendingits 2016 single supplement waiver for a further year on all Category 1 cabins. All cruises are on the custom-designed Tauck fleet of riverboats which have a club-like atmosphere and luxury cabins and suites. Guests have the chance to socialise tog...

​Set between the wine areas of Montepulciano and Montalcino, Tuscany's Adler Thermae Resort and Spa is a pioneering five-star hotel fed by the ancient and healing thermal waters of Bagno Vignoni. The resort, which was known for its thermal baths, spa treatments and authentic local cuisine, has added an on-property vineyard and winery known as Tenut...

A post-Brexit vote wine tasting tour needn't involve foreign travel ​ Think of touring vineyards and most people will conjure up visions of globally known signature destinations such as the Silverado Trail in California's Napa Valley; sipping Chianti or Montepulciano on a sunny terrace in Tuscany; the medieval villages of the Alsace Wine Trail; or...

Walking down the Riva Degli Schiavoni fromPiazza San Marco, we recognize it immediately: the pink stucco facade with marble sills standing flat against the promenade, looking out to the beautiful blue lagoon. We enter the building through a wooden revolving door. Before us is the lobby: marble floors and columns, a four-storied courtyard marked by ...

Coming home to the Gritti Palace. A restful and efficient flight on Swiss Airlines in Boston brings us to an early afternoon arrival at the Venice airport where a man awaits us holding aloft a sign: "WELCOME FROMMERS!" We follow him and our luggage down to the water taxi and off we go for a highly anticipated stay at the grand and gorgeous Gritti P...

As I arrived at JW Marriott Venice by private boat charter (the only way to travel if you ask me), I thought to myself 'This is the life.' Sadly, my daily commute normally consists of being squashed on the London Underground with a stranger's armpit in my face, but for a few glorious days, I was able to pretend that daily boat travel - and a seriou...