The FT's How to spend it writes in the attached travel review on Tangier, "[At] Riad Tanja, you can dine in elegance on modern Moroccan cuisine (delicate starters include a delectable pigeon bstela), courtesy of Moha Fedal, the innovative Marrakshi chef."

DailyCandy raved about "the gift every night with turndown service in your loft at Hotel 32 on top of the Monte Carlo." Get other cool Las Vegas travel tips in the attached, February 2010 travel review.

"Located on the Pacific Coast of Panama’s Azuero Peninsula, Villa Camilla is a tranquil oceanside retreat, emphasizing comfort with personalized service, and simple orchestration within an intimate setting."  [Kiwi Collection]

in January 2010, the FT's How to spend it: Travelista announced the launch of Raas Haveli in Jodhpur, the city's first boutique hotel. "Founded by Nikhilendra Singh, a professional polo player...., it's been converted from the 19th century sandstone buildings, along with a modern wing, just below Mehrangarh Fort, to which 35 of 39 rooms face." [Financial Times] Tatler featured Raas Haveli in March 2010, proclaiming,  "Local grandeur with a dash of LA languor, Raas Haveli is sure to be all the raj."  "No contest -- this is the most spectacular view from any hotel in Inida, maybe actually the world.  You stare and gasp.  Guest lounging on sunbeds by the pool, in the restaurant, drinking on the terrace.... [Nicholas Coleridge, Tatler]

A new hot spot in Saigon, where "even the most design conscious would feel at home," according to the FT. Philippe Starck-like setting for excellent, exotic dishes such as "grilled crocodile with sautéed fresh soybean, water celery and Vietnamese curry or yucca hazelnut cake dessert with candied ginger and coriander sauce." [FT] Bien Nguyen, Xu's thirty-two year old Australian-born Vietnamese owner, is regarded as one of the most talented chefs in Saigon today...."  [Town & Country] From $60 per person, three course meal with half-bottle of wine.

The New York Times writes, "For a casual dinner in the heart of [Palm Beach], head to Cucina Dell'Arte which is popular with a younger crowd and is open until 3 a.m. It is decorated in the earth tones and mustards and peaches typical of the Mediterranean and seems to be busy all day with families, couples and groups of friends. You can eat outdoors and watch the crowds go by. Try the pollo cacciatore ($25)." Click here for more Palm Beach travel tips from the March 2010 NY Times article, 36 hours in Palm Beach.

"Unlike the gleaming white sandy beaches that most of Bali's resorts rest upon, Alila Soori sits in a deserted black sand landscape, in a less-trodden part of the island... The resort is made up on a network of pool villas with beach, ocean or rice field views, as well as high-reaching walls that conceal each villa from its neighbors." [Wallpaper, Alila Villas Soori review, March 2010]

11-room boutique hotel in the Franschhoek wine region ("South Africa's corner of France") where FT travel guru Claire Wrathall spent "two blissful days amid a decor Marie-Antoinette might have loved."  She explains,  "As a scheme it shouldn’t work at all. The building is a low modern structure rendered in a sort of yellowish terracotta reminiscent of Provence, as are the lavender fields and olive groves that surround it. But inside, below a roof of corrugated iron, the furniture is an eclectic mix of rococo, Louis XVI with Ming dynasty and Indian antiques, the floor is polished chequerboard marble strewn with oriental rugs and the light comes from excessively ornate chandeliers. That Elton John has twice taken over the whole hotel for a holiday comes as no surprise. I just never expected to love it myself."  [FT] Learn more about La Residence and Franschhoek in the attached, February 2010 FT travel review.

In March 2010, Wallpaper praised the decor of new Mandarin Oriental Barcelona.  "Throughout the 98-room hotel...  luxury abounds in the rooms, with oversized Bisazza and Muntina glass-tiled showers, oak floors and cosy rugs.  Carme Ruscelleda, a five-starred chef known for Catalan cuisines, directs proceedings at Moments restaurant."  [Wallpaper]

Stylish boutique-like accommodations in Lyon.  The revamped Sofitel Lyon Bellecour won the praises of Wallpaper in March 2010.  "Among the hotel's redesigned public spaces is the silver-ceilinged Les Trois Domes restaurant, located on the eighth floor and offering great views over the Rhone to accompany the Michelin-starred dining."  [Wallpaper]