Each year, after much consideration and debate, Afar’s global network of editors, writers, and travel advisors anoints the best new and renovated hotels in the world. For 2025, we’ve selected 25 ...

Sitting down to a spread of beautifully presented kaiseki delicacies in a private room at a hotel in the foothills of the Japan Alps, I’m prepared to forget that I’m on a walking holiday. Guided ...