Hilton has announced an expansion of its hotel presence in Cameroon with the launch of its upmarket DoubleTree by Hilton brand in Douala, the country's largest city. An opening date is still to be announced and will follow a multimillion-dollar renovation of the Douala Rabingha Hotel. The new property will join Hilton Yaoundé, which recently celebr...

Africa – surely the best continent for adventure travel ever created and one of my favourite destinations. Now, Sheraton Hotels and Resorts has unveiled the revamped Sheraton Djibouti in the eponymous capital city of Djibouti, located in the coastal region on the Gulf of Tadjoura. The 185-room hotel is the first Sheraton in Africa to bring to life ...

Love Paris but craving for somewhere a little more remote? Then look no further than the unspoilt countryside of the Ardèche. This area of rugged, untamed beauty in central-southern France is a panorama of green fields, rolling hills, crags and forests. This is rural France at its best and where English is not widely understood, so the ability to s...

Hurtigruten Expeditions is adding the west coast of Africa and two unique archipelagos – the Bissagos Islands and Cape Verde – to its list of new destinations. The 13-day itinerary includes four countries – Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal – cruising on board MS Spitsbergen based out of Dakar, Senegal, one of West Africa's most exo...

The name Victoria Falls refers to both the body of water and the town of the same name in Zimbabwe, from where you can enter the national park and watch as the upper Zambezi River plunges 354 feet down to the middle level. Equally, the falls can be seen on the Zambian side of the river from Livingstone, the town named after Scottish explorer Dr Dav...

Hurtigruten Expeditions is expanding its global offering to include the Galapagos Islands, the isolated archipelago off the coast of Ecuador famous for its unique nature and wildlife. Starting in January 2022, Hurtigruten Expeditions will offer seven-day adventures on-board MS Santa Cruz II, visiting some of the most spectacular and iconic sites of...