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Lynn Barber samples the ultimate weekend for champagne-lovers

Cellars, vineyards, lessons in pruning, meetings with winemakers — and lots and lots of bubbly

AnalysisFT Magazine

The latest from around the world of winter sports

Europe holidays

Novelist Sarah Perry on her winter in Prague

Far from the stag and hen parties, the author finds gothic inspiration in the city’s opera houses, libraries and cafés

Michael Skapinker

London City airport’s £480m expansion is overdue

It’s not just the easy transport that makes the airport in east London so likeable

How to Spend It

A weekend adventure to the peak of Etna

Scaling the volcano the wild way, plus a high-speed bike ride down breathtaking roads

Europe holidays

Legal battle over, Amsterdam’s Soho House opens

The group’s designers — and lawyers — have worked hard to transform a 1930s office building

Asia and Australia holidays

In Jaffa, a historic convent becomes a glamorous hotel

Designer John Pawson has transformed a convent and hospital into a stylish oasis amid the ancient port’s busy streets

North America holidays

Blazing paddles: an Idaho rafting adventure

Robert Penn and his 15-year-old daughter take a week-long voyage down the Middle Fork of the Salmon river

Europe holidays

Postcard from Zurich: a window on the world of Swiss wines

Most Swiss wine never leaves the country, but an annual event in a former Zurich factory is the ideal place to try it

How to Spend It

Lenny Kravitz’s perfect weekend in Paris

The award-winning musician shares his favourite hangouts in the City of Lights

Adventure holidays

Short cuts: an Everest trek with Edmund Hillary’s family and a revolutionary sports yacht in Monaco

Travel updates from Singapore, Monaco and London

How to Spend It

A perfect weekend in LA with Rosetta Getty

The model-turned-designer shares her hangouts in the City of Angels

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Friday, 12 October, 2018

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Head to Bulgaria and Italy for best-value European ski resorts
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Friday, 12 October, 2018

ReviewTravel books
In My Mind’s Eye by Jan Morris — straying from the herd
Her travelling days may be over, but the grand dame of travel writing still offers novel perspectives on the world
Friday, 12 October, 2018

North America holidays
Postcard from . . . the Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada
On a lonely stretch of desert road near Area 51, alien conspiracies have spawned a cutesy form of tourism
Friday, 12 October, 2018

Europe holidays
Sacred steps: walking Norway’s St Olav Ways
A network of ancient pilgrimage paths has been restored and now offers a quieter, more untamed, alternative to the Camino de Santiago
Wednesday, 10 October, 2018

FT MagazinePink Snow 2018
First tracks: news from the slopes for the season ahead
France’s highest hotel; the Alps’ smartest train; Switzerland’s Magic Pass; Arapahoe Basin’s expansion — and ‘the most expensive ski holiday ever’
Wednesday, 10 October, 2018

FT MagazinePink Snow 2018
The northern heights: ski touring in Iceland
For those happy to leave the lifts behind, the Troll Peninsula offers a raw, remote alternative to the Alps
Wednesday, 10 October, 2018

FT MagazinePink Snow 2018
Cool kit: this winter’s must-haves
From a ground-breaking binding and high-tech goggles to the best boots for après-ski
Wednesday, 10 October, 2018

FT MagazinePink Snow 2018
The Italian village at the heart of the Alps’ grandest plan
Little, laid-back Champoluc could soon find itself at the centre of the world’s second-largest ski area
Wednesday, 10 October, 2018

FT MagazinePink Snow 2018
High style: the Rothschilds’ lavish new Megève hotel
Recent years have seen the upper-crust resort fall into the shadow of flashier rivals. Can a new property help rouse the ‘sleeping beauty’?
Friday, 21 September, 2018

Europe holidays
Postcard from . . . the Dragon World Championships in Austria
A new sport, ‘dragon racing’, combines the thrill of stand-up paddleboarding with the fun of competing as a team
Friday, 21 September, 2018

Europe holidays
Sleeping in a pope’s bedchamber in Rome
A former papal apartment has been reborn as the Eternal City’s most exclusive place to stay
Wednesday, 19 September, 2018

Europe holidays
High design in the remote hills of Matarraña, Spain
The little-visited county is a treat for walkers, birdwatchers — and fans of avant-garde architecture
Tuesday, 18 September, 2018

How to Spend It
A long luxurious weekend in Florence with Laudomia Pucci
The scion of the venerated fashion and design house on the city’s hidden treasures
Monday, 17 September, 2018

How to Spend It
Roman haunts for hungry fashionistas
From classic Roman cooking to a thrilling Japanese-inspired take on the city’s cuisine
Friday, 14 September, 2018

Short cuts: Rapha slashes its travel programme
The upmarket cycling brand is cancelling 90 per cent of its 2019 riding holidays
Friday, 14 September, 2018

Short cuts: Chamonix cable car ravaged by fire
Huge blaze at the Grands Montets is the latest setback for the famous resort
Friday, 14 September, 2018

Latin America holidays
Paraguay: a road trip way off the Gringo Trail
On a journey taking in 18th-century missions, remote cattle ranches and wildlife-rich wilderness, Nick Middleton finds a beguiling destination ripe for rediscovery
Thursday, 13 September, 2018

North America holidays
Afloat in the Arizona desert: houseboating on Lake Powell
Surrounded by arid wilderness, Lake Powell makes a beautiful and bizarre destination for a summer boating holiday
Wednesday, 12 September, 2018

Michael Skapinker
Can we still justify the environmental cost of air travel?
Flying accounts for about 2 per cent of man-made CO2 emissions — but this could be set to increase
Friday, 7 September, 2018

Africa holidays
A family road trip along the Nile in Uganda
A drive along the upper reaches of the river takes in history, nature — and some serious rafting
Thursday, 6 September, 2018

Airlines
Airlines on the line over delays and disruption
Groups aim to boost punctuality and deny surreptitiously increasing flight times
Thursday, 6 September, 2018

FT SeriesDream jobs
From architecture to chocolate farming in Costa Rica
On holiday in Central America, Vicki Chandler decided to swap building restoration for cacao beans
Wednesday, 5 September, 2018

Special ReportFT Wealth
Chilling warnings from Antarctica
Anxiety about the ecological impact of polar tourism is growing with a new wave of wealthy travellers
Wednesday, 5 September, 2018

Europe holidays
Is Norway’s Tromso the new Reykjavik?
Two hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, the port city has seen soaring visitor numbers — with a little help from a British actress
Tuesday, 4 September, 2018

Europe holidays
Budget airline woes keep the holiday spirit alive
Savour your memories while on hold to the call centre