Follow South China Morning Post - Travel & Leisure\, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp44 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:13:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlWDv6xxcu08aCY3L745TL_ Seoul’s colourful food scene is one of the world’s best, with the South Korean city offering everything from street food to ancient tea-houses to Michelin-star restaurants.]]> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:15:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlWDv6xxcu08aCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmaeBAQx20jyMb1naedg1wr One of Australia’s newest national parks, Dryandra Woodland National Park, is a sanctuary for small native animal species facing extinction.]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:15:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmaeBAQx20jyMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnkaCF4krnsk11cWWor9YPv England’s Sherwood Forest was where Robin Hood roamed. Trees cover three quarters of Finland. Where to hike, kayak and sightsee in some of the world’s most beautiful forest reserves.]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2022 10:15:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnkaCF4krnsk11cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnnRr-15-WiyqCY3L745TL_ The group, who had to eat meal boxes for three days of a four-day trip and still described it as ‘very good’, should be showered with free air tickets and future hotel accommodation.]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2022 02:45:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnnRr-15-WiyqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUm6G5d5EW9Qc6CY3L745TL_ The Maybourne Beverly Hills is the first North American outpost of the group that owns Claridge’s in London, and brings a touch of British hospitality to sunny southern California.]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 13:15:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUm6G5d5EW9Qc6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUn0SaTZM1OWAJs0ohxaO6Yr Malaysia’s Kita Food Festival signals a revival for events that attract food tourists from afar, but will star chefs and local flavours keep people travelling amid climate breakdown?]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 01:15:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUn0SaTZM1OWAJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUktdSRZTXfWleT5HJgy6HUf Qatar’s intention has always been to become a tourist magnet and this month, Qatar Tourism and Trip.com Group signed an agreement to promote the country as a family-friendly destination.]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2022 05:54:06 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUktdSRZTXfWleT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkRtHj8PRloJuzdsCmHakzH From an open-air toilet with its own miniature garden to one that makes you feel like you’re at the top of a ski slope, these Japanese bathrooms are encouraging ‘toilet tourism’.]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:15:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkRtHj8PRloJuzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmBaO5GNqlPdJVjH6qdYdAk Rainforest restoration creates wildlife corridors and preserves the habitats of endangered species in southern India’s Western Ghats.]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2022 11:15:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmBaO5GNqlPdJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUn3vJ4MUd7wHV1cWWor9YPv Multigenerational family holidays can be stressful experiences, but these four family-run European hotels, in Austria, Switzerland, Italy and France, will see everyone having a great time.]]> Sat, 19 Nov 2022 01:45:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUn3vJ4MUd7wHV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUm3dt7ok2Gqe5s0ohxaO6Yr Tourists have returned to Japan in droves, but tourism businesses that shed staff during the pandemic are ill-equipped to deal with demand.]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 11:45:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUm3dt7ok2Gqe5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk1KjWcXXU8G5s0ohxaO6Yr A South African couple bought a tiny resort on an island off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia. Then Covid-19 hit. But they survived and now the resort is thriving.]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 01:15:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk1KjWcXXU8G5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlCAzONfPdSicb1naedg1wr The Kai Tak development is still a long way from that envisioned when the old airport shut 24 years ago. Greece’s own airport redevelopment site, The Ellinikon, is progressing more decisively.]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 05:45:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlCAzONfPdSicb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk3v-TFt6dvO8b1naedg1wr Long-distance flights are the hardest to decarbonise, says a new report that provides a road map for net-zero sustainable tourism by 2050 for an industry facing crisis.]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 01:15:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk3v-TFt6dvO8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkKADVDXX6yyaCY3L745TL_ The Japanese capital is not known as a hub of contemporary art, but Art Week Tokyo is changing perceptions by making it easier to see exhibitions.]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 06:45:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkKADVDXX6yyaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmB2tcQc0LolylmFkX7M1Jw Now an art deco monument invoking the grandeur of a bygone age, the five-star Hotel Majapahit in Surabaya, in Indonesia’s East Java province, was the scene of the ‘Flag Incident’ in 1945.]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 05:15:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmB2tcQc0LolylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnACw-CWpmGsOT5HJgy6HUf The Qatar World Cup is the first in a Middle Eastern country, and overseas fans can expect efficient transport, great food, and restrictions on consuming alcoholic drinks.]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2022 10:15:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnACw-CWpmGsOT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmCSnj7krfKZylmFkX7M1Jw Leipzig in Germany, like Hong Kong, has turned a former textile mill into an arts and cultural centre, the Spinnerei.]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 12:15:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmCSnj7krfKZylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUklxDfer1Uv-V1cWWor9YPv Just after sunset on Tuesday, a rare kind of ‘blood moon’ will hang in the northwestern sky over Hong Kong in a rare kind of total lunar eclipse that will also block the planet Uranus.]]> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:15:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUklxDfer1Uv-V1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlm_dsNGdqguylmFkX7M1Jw Asian hotel brands including Mandarin Oriental, The Peninsula, Raffles and Six Senses are about to arrive in London, and all will bring wellness facilities with them.]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2022 06:45:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlm_dsNGdqguylmFkX7M1Jw