Beachcomber Hotels has revealed plans for an exciting refurbishment to its flagship property Royal Palm Mauritius. The property will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary and is currently upgrading its ...

When I reflect on all-too-brief working visits to Mauritius to review resorts or visit residential property developments, my best downtime memories usually involve dancing, swimming, spa treatments, ...

WHEN, in January 2009, Beachcomber decided to give ‘the most romantic hotel in Mauritius’ a bit of a facelift, it didn’t just crack open the Farrow & Ball and call in the decorators. It took a ...

What's on my mind for 2026: Amsterdam's river cruise plansOne of the topics on my mind is Amsterdam, which will begin curbing the number of river cruise calls allowed in the city in an... A big step ...

The Royal Palm, haunt of former French presidents François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac, has just undergone a £10m refurbishment. It was already the best hotel in Mauritius and, in the words of ...

The skies were getting darker, the radiator was always on, the last two rounds of golf had been ruined by incessant rain, the courses were wet (and not much fun to play on), there was still so much of ...

Simply sign up to the Travel & leisure industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In the main restaurant of the Trou aux Biches Beachcomber hotel on the northern tip of Mauritius, ...

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