The face of luxury travel is changing as guests abandon swim-up bars and beaches to seek more authentic experiences, from activities to hotel design. We discover how five-star properties are responding to the latest hospitality design trends Not long ago, hospitality design was judged largely by attractive furniture, soothing wall colours and decadent bathroom amenities. …
In a 16-year labour of love, a Chinese entrepreneur saved 10,000 trees and 50 Ming and Qing houses threatened by a dam project and transported them, brick by brick, 700km to Shanghai to become Amanyangyun luxury resort Entering Amanyangyun, Aman Resorts’ fourth luxury property in China, guests are invited to water a giant, 800-year-old camphor …