Trash talk: Floating island resort that will be made from Indian Ocean GARBAGE is unveiled The artificial island will be located off the coast of remote Australian territory Cocos (Keeling) Islands It’s called the Recycled Ocean Plastic Resort and could be accepting visitors by 2025 Passing rubbish will be scooped into bags and covered with sand and … Read more
A black family whose ancestors built a seaside resort near Los Angeles a century ago, only to have it taken from them by racist policies, will have the land returned, officials announced on Friday. Los Angeles County plans to return prime beachfront property in Manhattan Beach that could now be worth more than $72 million … Read more
Olivia Newton-John to sell her Byron Bay wellness resort Gaia after it was named global hotel of the year By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:19 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 2 April 2021 Olivia Newton-John is selling her famed Gaia retreat in Byron Bay just months after it swept … Read more
When it was launched to great fanfare in 2006, investors were promised the new $1.6 billion Indian Ridge Resort Community in the Ozarks region of Missouri would feature a shopping mall, a 390-room hotel and the country’s second-largest indoor water park – and dozens of enormous, castle-like townhouses. But 15 years later, the 900-acre development … Read more
Southend is England’s top resort… for dodging rain: Essex town is driest with just eight wet days a month (while Bournemouth gets the most rainfall) Surprising figures show the driest seaside town in England is Southend-on-Sea The resort with the highest amount of rainfall is Bournemouth on Dorset coast Experts think the Essex town could … Read more
Architects have taken the concept of a cosy cabin in the woods to new heights. This chic black-painted cabin near the Salamajarvi National Park in Finland is elevated on a single column, with the idea, say the designers, to help those inside ‘feel immediately detached from everyday worries happening on the ground’. Inside there is … Read more
Behind the scenes in a Caribbean paradise: BBC Two’s Amazing Hotels show reveals the hard work that goes into creating dream stays at St Lucia’s ‘lost city-style’ Jade Mountain resort Monica Galetti and Giles Coren go behind the scenes at the luxury hotel, where rooms cost up to £2,700pn All 29 rooms have a private … Read more
Stunning renderings have been revealed for an island resort off the coast of Saudi Arabia that’s part of a Red Sea ‘giga-resort’ that will ultimately span 22 islands and six inland sites. The new designs are by renowned architect firm Foster + Partners and show its vision for Shurayrah, the gateway island to the enormous … Read more
A group of 26 British skiers is in isolation in a French resort after 16 tested positive for Covid. Villagers in the tiny commune of Vallorcine, in the Chamonix Valley, have branded the party ‘irresponsible’ for escaping UK Lockdown to go skiing. The Brits, described as gap-year students who paid £8,900 each for the 10-week … Read more
Donald Trump will not fly to Scotland to play golf ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration – after Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon vowed to ban him from entering the country due to Covid rules. There has been mounting speculation that the US president would visit his Turnberry golf resort in South Ayrshire to avoid seeing Mr Biden … Read more