Japan’s Newest Luxury Hotel Is Inside a 100-Year-Old Prison
Hoshino Resorts has reborn Nara’s last fully intact Meiji-era prison as a 48-suite heritage retreat – red brick, radiating cell blocks and all. By Offshore Editors Some hotels lean on a good story. HOSHINOYA Nara Prison is built inside one. Opened on June 25, 2026, Japan’s most unusual new retreat occupies the former Nara Prison, […]
7 Shoulder-Season Escapes to Book for a Last-Minute Getaway
From Cretan beaches to Cape Town’s whales, these are the destinations worth booking now, while the weather holds and the crowds finally thin. By Offshore Editors Shoulder season is the traveller’s quiet advantage: warm enough to enjoy, calm enough to breathe, and forgiving enough that a last-minute booking still has options. As the northern summer […]
Checking In: Treasure Beach Village
Disconnect to connect with loved ones at this new family getaway in Turks and Caicos. By Ann Ruppenstein When planning Treasure Beach Village, a US$150 million expansion at Beaches Turks and Caicos, executive chairman Adam Stewart had a vision to create a resort where kids won’t feel the urge to be glued to their devices. […]