Luxvisor, The Luxury Travel MagazineIndependent reviews of First and Business Class flights, luxury hotels, cruises and fine dining since 2006.https://www.luxvisor.com/enLe Square by Onomo Collection, Casablanca: A 60-Room Art Deco-Inspired Boutique Hotel in the Gauthier Quarterhttps://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/opening-le-square-onomo-collection-casablanca/200050/https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/opening-le-square-onomo-collection-casablanca/200050/Onomo Collection has unveiled Le Square in Casablanca: 60 rooms and suites, a restaurant on the eighth floor, a coffee lounge and a spa with Moroccan treatments.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:00:00 GMTOpening · Hotelsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Star Clippers: Summer 2028 Brings New Mediterranean Departure Ports and Short Sailing Tripshttps://www.luxvisor.com/cruises/star-clippers-summer-2028-new-mediterranean-routes/200051/https://www.luxvisor.com/cruises/star-clippers-summer-2028-new-mediterranean-routes/200051/Star Clippers has opened bookings for 76 sailings in summer 2028, with Istanbul, Antalya, Malta and Barcelona as new departure ports and a first Madeira itinerary.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:46:00 GMTCruise News · Cruisesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Qatar Airways Flies to Bogotá and Caracas: The First Gulf Carrier in Venezuela, Twice a Week on the Boeing 777-200LRhttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/qatar-airways-doha-bogota-caracas-first-flight/200047/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/qatar-airways-doha-bogota-caracas-first-flight/200047/Qatar Airways now flies twice a week from Doha to Bogotá and Caracas with the Boeing 777-200LR. It is the first Gulf carrier to serve Venezuela and the first airline with nonstop flights from the Middle East to both cities.Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:30:00 GMTAirline News · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Virgin Atlantic's New Winter Menu: Duck Ragù in Upper Class, an Edible Orville at Afternoon Tea and a Better Alcohol-Free Listhttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/virgin-atlantic-autumn-winter-menu-2026-upper-class/200048/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/virgin-atlantic-autumn-winter-menu-2026-upper-class/200048/From 4 November, Virgin Atlantic serves a new autumn and winter menu on flights from the UK: duck ragù and beef short ribs in Upper Class, a Black Forest Orville at the Mile High Tea, and new alcohol-free drinks.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:42:00 GMTAirline News · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Taverne at Appenzeller Huus, Gonten: A Burger, Twice: How a Great Service Team Saved an Evening the Kitchen Nearly Losthttps://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/taverne-appenzeller-huus-gonten-restaurant-review/200043/https://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/taverne-appenzeller-huus-gonten-restaurant-review/200043/A dry-aged burger served raw and cold, sent back, and returned twenty minutes later as the very same burger, now well done. An evening at the Taverne of the award-winning Appenzeller Huus in Gonten, saved by a service team that deserved a better kitchen.Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:08:00 GMTRestaurant Reviewinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)SWISS First Grand Suite: The Private Loft in SWISS First Can Now Be Booked, at a Pricehttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/swiss-first-grand-suite-now-bookable/200041/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/swiss-first-grand-suite-now-bookable/200041/Two First Class suites, one private aisle and walls of more than 1.8 metres: the SWISS First Grand Suite can now be booked on the A350 to Johannesburg and Shanghai, at a surcharge on top of the First fare.Mon, 02 Nov 2026 20:30:00 GMTAirline News · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)GetJet A320 Biz-Class for Eurowings: Zurich – Hamburghttps://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-getjet-a320-biz-class-eurowings-zurich-hamburg/200040/https://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-getjet-a320-biz-class-eurowings-zurich-hamburg/200040/A Lithuanian wet-lease A320 in Eurowings colours: a solid Biz-Class with a free middle seat, a panini with gin and tonic, a friendly crew without a word of German, and a sunset over Lake Constance.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:09:00 GMTFlight Review · Eurowingsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)COYA Suite Marbella: Three Months After Opening, Puente Romano's Private Suite Wins "Best Signature Suite"https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/coya-suite-marbella-best-signature-suite/200039/https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/coya-suite-marbella-best-signature-suite/200039/The COYA Suite at Puente Romano Marbella, opened in July, has won the newly created "Best Signature Suite" title at the BEYOND Luxury Awards 2026.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:15:00 GMTHotel News · Hotelsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Collection Saint-Siméon: Five Private Homes in and around Honfleur, Now with Le Moulin de l'Aubergehttps://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/collection-saint-simeon-private-homes-normandy/200037/https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/collection-saint-simeon-private-homes-normandy/200037/In Honfleur, Collection Saint-Siméon offers five private homes for 4 to 14 guests with hotel service on call. The newest, Le Moulin de l'Auberge, has six bedrooms, a garden and a hot tub.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMTHotel News · Hotelsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)The Cape Town EDITION: The Brand's First African Hotel Opens on the V&A Waterfronthttps://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/opening-the-cape-town-edition/200036/https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/opening-the-cape-town-edition/200036/EDITION arrives in Africa: The Cape Town EDITION opens at Quay 7 on the V&A Waterfront with 142 rooms and suites, a hand-laid brick façade by Neri&Hu and a rooftop pool framed by Table Mountain and the Atlantic.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:20:00 GMTOpening · Hotelsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Fisch Witte, Munich: Lobster Spaghetti, Halibut and a Touch of the Sea at the Viktualienmarkthttps://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/fisch-witte-munich-viktualienmarkt-restaurant-review/200035/https://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/fisch-witte-munich-viktualienmarkt-restaurant-review/200035/Salmon tartare with avocado, lobster spaghetti in crustacean sauce, halibut on herb risotto and a white chocolate mousse: a late lunch at the fish bistro of the Witte family, a Viktualienmarkt institution since 1985.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTRestaurant Reviewinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Mandarin Oriental: Named the World's Best Luxury Hotel Brand for the Fourth Year Runninghttps://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/mandarin-oriental-best-luxury-hotel-brand-lti/200034/https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/mandarin-oriental-best-luxury-hotel-brand-lti/200034/Luxury Travel Intelligence has ranked Mandarin Oriental first among the world's luxury hotel brands for the fourth consecutive year, with a score of 81.1 per cent. Oetker Collection climbs to second, Aman drops to ninth.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 07:20:00 GMTHotel News · Hotelsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)SWISS Takes Off for Bengaluru: The First Flight From Zurich to India's Tech Capital, Five Times a Weekhttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/swiss-first-flight-zurich-bengaluru-lx140/200032/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/swiss-first-flight-zurich-bengaluru-lx140/200032/SWISS flight LX140 has left Zurich for Bengaluru for the first time. With five nonstop flights a week, the southern Indian tech hub becomes the airline's third destination in India after Delhi and Mumbai.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMTNew Route · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)SWISS Flies More of Its Own Flights From Summer 2027: Fewer Wet-Lease Aircraft, airBaltic Leaves After the Winter and Helvetic Becomes the Main Partnerhttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/swiss-summer-2027-fewer-wet-lease-flights-airbaltic-ends-helvetic/200031/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/swiss-summer-2027-fewer-wet-lease-flights-airbaltic-ends-helvetic/200031/From summer 2027, SWISS cuts its wet-lease fleet from 26 to around 18 aircraft and flies more with its own planes and crews. The airBaltic partnership ends after the 2026/27 winter, Helvetic Airways stays as the main partner.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTAirline News · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Lufthansa and Fraport Open the Gate of the Future: Lounge Furniture, Working Cubes and Boarding Staff With Tablets at Gate A16 in Frankfurthttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/lufthansa-fraport-gate-of-the-future-frankfurt-airport-a16/200033/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/lufthansa-fraport-gate-of-the-future-frankfurt-airport-a16/200033/Lufthansa and Fraport have opened the "Gate of the Future" at Gate A16 in Frankfurt: sofas and working cubes instead of rows of seats, live information on huge screens and boarding staff who come to the passengers.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:50:00 GMTAirport News · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Clemens Gesser: Executive Chef of Chef's Table by Gesser in Sillian, East Tyrolhttps://www.luxvisor.com/interviews/interview-clemens-gesser-chefs-table-by-gesser-sillian/200029/https://www.luxvisor.com/interviews/interview-clemens-gesser-chefs-table-by-gesser-sillian/200029/From two to four Gault&Millau toques in two years: Clemens Gesser on the moment he saw the fourth toque, cooking the whole animal, potatoes from Nikolsdorf and the Michelin star he wants next.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:39:00 GMTInterviewinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Helvetic Embraer E195-E2 Business Class for SWISS: Hamburg – Zurichhttps://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-helvetic-embraer-e195-e2-business-class-swiss-hamburg-zurich/200028/https://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-helvetic-embraer-e195-e2-business-class-swiss-hamburg-zurich/200028/A re-test on the Hamburg to Zurich route: cleaner overhead panels, but still not clean, Bündnerfleisch and Swiss cheese on the tray, and a sunset descent into Zurich on the Helvetic E195-E2.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMTFlight Review · SWISSinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Kupfrgrill, Schruns: Japanese A5 Wagyu Under 17,000 Wooden Rods at AMRAI Suiteshttps://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/kupfrgrill-amrai-suites-schruns-restaurant-review/200027/https://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/kupfrgrill-amrai-suites-schruns-restaurant-review/200027/Garlic prawns in a cast-iron pan, Japanese A5 Wagyu with five sauces and a dining room that won a German Design Award: the grill restaurant of AMRAI Suites in the Montafon.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:30:00 GMTRestaurant Reviewinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Air Dolomiti Embraer E190 Business Class for Lufthansa: Zurich – Frankfurthttps://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-air-dolomiti-embraer-e190-business-class-for-lufthansa-zurich-frankfurt/200026/https://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-air-dolomiti-embraer-e190-business-class-for-lufthansa-zurich-frankfurt/200026/Sicilian pastry, Italian mineral water and a spotless cabin: Air Dolomiti shows Lufthansa Business Class passengers from Zurich to Frankfurt how much a regional flight can feel like Italy.Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:30:00 GMTFlight Review · Lufthansainfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Singapore Airlines Next-Generation KrisWorld: 4K Screens up to 32 Inches, Bang & Olufsen Headphones in First and Starlink Wi-Fi From 2027https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/singapore-airlines-next-generation-krisworld-starlink-wifi/200025/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/singapore-airlines-next-generation-krisworld-starlink-wifi/200025/Singapore Airlines unveils the next generation of KrisWorld: 4K and OLED screens, spatial sound, Bang & Olufsen headphones in First, more than 2,500 titles and Starlink Wi-Fi from early 2027.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:30:00 GMTAirline News · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Chef's Table by Gesser, Sillian: Four Gault&Millau Toques for Clemens Gesser, One of Austria's Rising Starshttps://www.luxvisor.com/restaurants/chefs-table-by-gesser-sillian-four-toques-clemens-gesser/200024/https://www.luxvisor.com/restaurants/chefs-table-by-gesser-sillian-four-toques-clemens-gesser/200024/Two toques in 2025, three in 2026, four now: Gault&Millau Austria awards Clemens Gesser 17 points for his eight-seat Chef's Table in Sillian, East Tyrol.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:23:00 GMTAward · Restaurantsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Lufthansa Group Summer 2027: Ten New Long-Haul Routes, Allegris to Columbus and Tokyo Narita, and SWISS Keeps Bengaluruhttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/lufthansa-group-summer-2027-ten-new-long-haul-routes/200023/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/lufthansa-group-summer-2027-ten-new-long-haul-routes/200023/The Lufthansa Group opens bookings for its summer 2027 schedule with ten new intercontinental routes, its biggest expansion since 2020. Lufthansa adds Columbus, Phoenix and Tokyo Narita, while SWISS keeps Bengaluru and adds Toulouse.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMTAirline News · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)La Réserve Seychelles: Six Private Villas on Praslin, Michel Reybier's First Address in the Indian Oceanhttps://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/la-reserve-seychelles-opening-praslin-private-villas/200022/https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/la-reserve-seychelles-opening-praslin-private-villas/200022/La Réserve has opened on Praslin: six private villas with their own pools, chefs and beach access, and no TV, no spa and no central restaurant, by design.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMTOpening · Hotelsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)SWISS Business Class: Named Europe's Leading Business Class for the Second Year Runninghttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/swiss-wins-world-travel-award-europes-best-business-class/200021/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/swiss-wins-world-travel-award-europes-best-business-class/200021/For the second year in a row, SWISS has won "Europe's Leading Airline – Business Class" at the World Travel Awards 2026.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:15:00 GMTAward · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)SWISS A321 Business Class: Hamburg – Zurichhttps://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-swiss-a321-business-class-hamburg-zurich/200019/https://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-swiss-a321-business-class-hamburg-zurich/200019/A 20-minute queue, a long delay, a mouse in the Senator Lounge and a daring prawn salad: SWISS Business Class home from Hamburg.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTFlight Review · SWISSinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Eurowings A319 Biz-Class: Zurich – Hamburghttps://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-eurowings-a319-biz-class-zurich-hamburg/200018/https://www.luxvisor.com/reviews/review-eurowings-a319-biz-class-zurich-hamburg/200018/A superb lounge, a crew member who saved the day, and a bistro menu that ran out of the two things I wanted: Eurowings Biz-Class from Zurich to Hamburg.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTFlight Review · Eurowingsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Hotel La Palma, Capri: How the Island's Oldest Hotel Gives Back, from the Sea to the Blue Grottohttps://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/hotel-la-palma-capri-sustainability-ogyre-blue-grotto/200017/https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/hotel-la-palma-capri-sustainability-ogyre-blue-grotto/200017/Fishermen paid to collect plastic, free spa treatments for islanders with cancer and a link to the Blue Grotto: what Hotel La Palma on Capri does beyond its guests.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMTHotel News · Hotelsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Lufthansa's First A350-1000 Heads for Tokyo: The Flagship Arrives in Munich in November and Flies to Haneda on 3 December, with Allegris on Boardhttps://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/lufthansa-a350-1000-first-flight-munich-tokyo-haneda/200013/https://www.luxvisor.com/airlines/lufthansa-a350-1000-first-flight-munich-tokyo-haneda/200013/Lufthansa takes delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000 in mid-November and sends it from Munich to Tokyo Haneda on 3 December, with First Class suites and 40 per cent more Business and Premium Economy seats.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:12:00 GMTAirline News · Airlinesinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)La Réserve Firenze: Six Private Apartments in a 15th-Century Palazzo in the Oltrarnohttps://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/la-reserve-firenze-opening-palazzo-oltrarno/200015/https://www.luxvisor.com/hotels/la-reserve-firenze-opening-palazzo-oltrarno/200015/La Réserve comes to Italy for the first time: six apartments with hotel service in a Renaissance palazzo on Via Santo Spirito, restored by Gilles & Boissier.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTOpening · Hotelsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)Radius, Interlaken: Stefan Beer Is GaultMillau's "Green Chef of the Year 2027"https://www.luxvisor.com/restaurants/radius-interlaken-stefan-beer-green-chef-of-the-year-2027/200011/https://www.luxvisor.com/restaurants/radius-interlaken-stefan-beer-green-chef-of-the-year-2027/200011/Everything on the plate comes from the hotel garden or from within 50 kilometres: GaultMillau Switzerland has named Stefan Beer of the Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa its "Green Chef of the Year 2027".Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:30:00 GMTAward · Restaurantsinfo@luxvisor.com (Roger Hohl)