The Scenic Hotel in Franz Josef.
Photo: Supplied / Scenic Hotel Group
The Te Waonui Forest Retreat and Scenic Hotel in Franz Josef and the Heartland Hotel and Heartland Glacier Country in Fox Glacier will close at the end of the season in May.
Scenic Hotel Group managing director Brendan Taylor said despite investment from people in the region and a reimagined price point, the volume and appetite from domestic tourists was simply not there. Over the past year, the Group has exhausted all avenues to stimulate domestic tourism to the region in an effort to make up for the loss of international tourism and ongoing uncertainty around an Australian travel bubble.
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10 remote spots in Spain to avoid the crowds
Spain is set to scrap its UK travel ban on March 30 – here s how to avoid the crowds
24 March 2021 • 10:19am
Cape Vilan Lighthouse in Galicia
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Spain has made some of the most promising sounds yet in regards to opening up to British tourists this summer.
The country will end its travel ban on the UK on March 30, and Spain’s Tourism Minister Fernando Valdés confirmed that Spain was in “discussions” with the UK about rebooting holidays this summer. “For us the British market is our main market. But obviously since we are a member of the European Union, the solutions have first to be part of the discussions in the EU.
Ten escapist hotels featuring luxury cabins nestled in the countryside
A new wave of hotels is offering guests the chance to sleep in individual cabins set amid spectacular landscapes instead of in a traditional building with corridors. Here s our selection of 10 of the most interesting cabin hotels.
From China to Denmark, studios including ZJJZ Atelier, Sigurd Larsen and Snøhetta have designed hotels featuring individual rooms scattered across hillsides, within forests or on cliff tops.
Here, guests can get a taste of off-grid living while still being able to order room service. Read on for ten of the best cabin hotels from Dezeen s archive:
Ambiente, a Landscape Hotel, one of North America s most anticipated hotel opening of 2021, announced today that it has tapped renowned chef Lisa Dahl to lead the vision for the hotel s culinary offering.
Campy yet chic, Al chemy will be Ambiente s signature restaurant that finds its home within a custom Airstream, which has been transformed and reimagined into a culinary destination situated poolside at the heart of the three-acre property.
Chef Lisa Dahl, the award-winning chef lauded by critics and the nation s top media outlets for more than 25 years, is the visionary behind this inventive, unsuspecting outpost in the rugged Sedona desert. Fitting of its ultra-luxe setting at Ambiente, Alchemy is exclusive to hotel guests only and will serve breakfast and lunch daily with limited after-hours offerings. With an ever-evolving menu, Dahl s creativity will run wild in her bold, yet approachable take on healthy, indulgent cuisine. The succinct four-seasons menu at Alchemy will featu