All by Stephanie Williams
So it's with great excitement we share that the Design Travel podcast is now appearing on the Qantas inflight entertainment on Australian domestic and international flights.
Qantas now welcomes customers into their new Qantas London Lounge at Heathrow Airport, as the airline counts down to its direct 787 Dreamliner flights between Australia and London. Qantas has spent the past 12 months building a dedicated lounge at Heathrow as part of a multi-million dollar investment for customers on its existing London services as well as the landmark Perth-London route starting on 24 March 2018.
Qantas has unveiled its first Boeing Dreamliner, that will open up new routes and new levels of comfort for travellers. As the latest addition to the Qantas fleet, the 787-9 Dreamliner features next generation seating in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class, with more space and a lower passenger count than most of its competitors.
Getting into people's ears seems to be our thing at the moment. You might have seen we started our podcast recently and now our editor, Stephanie Williams has just appeared on New Zealand's RADIOLive, on Afternoons with Wendyl Nissen.
In the interview the pair chat about current design travel trends, Australia's first storytelling hotel, what millennial travellers want, how a company like Qantas design an aeroplane interior with fuel in mind and travelling with kids. Take a listen here.
The newest North American addition to Langham Hospitality Group’s luxury portfolio,
The Langham, Chicago resides within the landmark, 52-story riverfront AMA Plaza, designed by the renowned mid-century architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
The Tilden Hotel, tucked away in San Francisco has been firmly added to our hotel lust list. Housed in an historic 1928 building and straddling the historic Union Square neighborhood and the vibrant, up-and-coming Tenderloin, acting like a little bridge between, the Tilden was entirely redesigned by owner Stephen Yang and designer Brian Smith.
Primus Hotel has partnered with Veuve Clicquot and transformed its exclusive rooftop pool into the city’s most anticipated rooftop bar, opening this week. The New York inspired rooftop was formerly only open to hotel guests, but is now set to be the go-to bar for champagne, oysters and cocktails. To add to the fun, every Friday at 4:30pm the hotel welcomes visitors to take part in a hotel tour, exploring the design features and history of the building. Tour and drinks sounds like a good plan.
Our editor Stephanie Williams recently interviewed Australian industrial designer, David Caon as part of the Design Travel podcast series. You can listen to the podcast here. During the podcast we talked about the new range of tableware David designed in conjunction with Noritake for Qantas. Here are some examples of the new range, which is as functional as it is beautiful.
Passengers using the Qantas Domestic Business Lounge and Qantas Club at Melbourne Airport are set to benefit from a major upgrade with more seating and new dining options before they fly.Work on the extensive redevelopment will begin in November this year, with construction completed in stages to allow ongoing lounge access during the scheduled 12-month build.
Anantara has now opened the doors to the highest five-star resort in the Middle East with the launch of Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort.
Some of the best places to stay aren’t hotels. And some of the best examples of design are by architects and interior designers who specialise in residential projects. Design Travel has partnered with Australia’s number one holiday rental website, Stayz, to uncover some of Australia’s most impressive architecture from behind closed doors. Whether it’s a tent-inspired home or an uber-cool Dutch aesthetic, check-out these homes for your next weekend away.
When the American Trade Hotel came onto our radar, hearts skipped beats. We had to share with you all the photos. Once the headquarters of the American Trade Developing Company built in 1917 in the leafy UNESCO World Heritage neighborhood of Casco Viejo, the American Trade Hotel was developed by the Ace Hotels group and opened in 2013.
A new design-led hotel is set to open in 2018 on the edge of Surry Hills and the city. When completed, Paramount House Hotel will be a new kind of neighbourhood hotel for Sydney; one offering a unique take on Australian hospitality. Located on Commonwealth Street, Paramount House Hotel is the first accommodation offering by Russell Beard, Ping Jin Ng and Mark Dundon, the team collectively behind Reuben Hills, Paramount Coffee Project, Seven Seeds and Bondi Hall.
Accor Hotels have opened the doors this month to the brand new Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara, their first Sofitel in Malaysia. In the heart of Damansara Heights, the luxurious 312-room Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara is part of an 8.5-acre integrated development by GuocoLand, comprising of two luxury condominium blocks, two corporate office towers, the hotel and a lifestyle mall.
Built green from the ground-up, Element Hotels incorporates sustainable design and eco-friendly practices from the beginning. We spoke to Ashley Yeo, FF&E* designer at ACID and artist Claudia Bueno to get the lowdown on the art, design and neighbourhood the hotel is playing with.
