Spanish Capital Gains Attractive Grand Hotels

Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group (Mohg) Is Due to Open the Refurbished Hotel Ritz in Madrid, Spain, This Summer. First Opened in 1910, the Belle Époque Property Is Currently Joint-Owned by Mohg and a Saudi Arabian Partner, and So Will Now, Rather Confusingly, Be Called the Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid.

Lonely Planet Publishes a Guide to Low-Impact Travel

Click the Shop Link at the Top of the Page to Find More Details About the New Book, Which Will Be Published on March 1.

Deal of the Week – Connexus Travel’s Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix Package

Hotels in the Lower Price Range Include the Days Hotel by Wyndham Singapore at Zhongshan Park and the Ibis Singapore on Bencoolen, with Higher-End Properties Such as Swissôtel the Stamford and Conrad Centennial Singapore Offered with Package Prices from Hk$10,290 and Hk$12,090 Respectively. Event Ticket Upgrades Are Also Available from Hk$940 for Premier Walkabout, to Hk$27,710 for Vip Packages.

Opinion | Mv Astoria: the World’s Oldest Ocean Going Cruise Ship to Set Sail for Last Time

By Sarah Jenkins

• Oct 8, 2026 • 4 min read

Opinion | Mv Astoria: the World’s Oldest Ocean Going Cruise Ship to Set Sail for Last Time

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

Supposedly the World’s Oldest Oceangoing Cruise Ship, the Mv Astoria Has Had Quite an Eventful Life Since Setting out on Her Maiden Voyage from Gothenburg, Sweden, 72 Year's Ago, on February 21, 1948. Launched as the Ms Stockholm, She Ploughed Her Ice-Breaking Bow into the Side of the Ss Andrea Doria in 1956, Sending Italy’s New Showpiece Luxury Liner to the Bottom of the Ocean in Thick, North Atlantic Fog.

Sarah Jenkins

Senior Technology Editor & AI Specialist

Sarah Jenkins is a veteran tech journalist with over 12 years of experience covering artificial intelligence, mobile innovations, and digital ethics. Her insights have appeared in leading technology publications worldwide.

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