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Cape Grace high tea. Supplied

Wanna get high (tea)?

The Savoy’s famous afternoon tea arrives at the Cape Grace, revealing the recipe behind one of hospitality’s most profitable traditions

Get a room: the InterContinental Table Bay Cape Town

It was The Table Bay for decades, but now the V&A Waterfront hotel has had a gigantic 10-month-long revamp (R1-billion gigantic, that is) and reopened as the very swishy…

Four Seasons. ChatGPT

Four Seasons is heading to the Cape Winelands

The luxury hotel group is believed to be making its long-awaited Cape debut in the picturesque winelands town of Franschhoek

Schiaparelli exhibition. Supplied

London this summer: the best places to stay, eat, shop and see

From design, to food, fashion and books, Currency brings you a round-up of what to do when you’re next in the city

Escape to Cape Town’s new Tintswalo Summer House

Tintswalo Summer House has opened in Cape Town’s Simon’s Town, bringing bold interiors, seaside charm and a playful take on luxury to the False Bay coast

Inside the revival of The Victoria Falls Hotel

The Victoria Falls Hotel is undergoing a revival, with upgrades, improved service and classic charm drawing travellers aplenty

Royal Majestic Hotel. Rosebank Hyatt. Picture: Vernon Wessels

BEST OF 2025: From Hyatt to ‘Royal Majestic’: Rosebank’s hotel of shame

New signage at the mothballed hotel signals a deeper rift between Bin Otaiba Hotels and one of the world’s top leisure brands

Marble Hospitality’s Dino Constantinou, Irene Kyriacou, David Higgs and Gary Kyriacou – on site at Olympus by Tricolt

Joburg is getting the first Marble Hotel

Marble Hospitality is opening its first hotel in Joburg: a 32-room luxury boutique stay at Olympus Sandton from the team behind Marble, Saint and Pantry.

When in Rome… do as Currency says

Explore the hidden gems of Rome beyond the usual tourist hotspots and discover unique places to eat, shop, and stay.

The coolest rooms ever: 80 hotels to lust after

Travel the world in 80 hotels: Phaidon’s ‘Culture’ is packed with wanderlust and interiors you’ll want to copy at home

Five new international hotels we’d like to flee to

Our roundup of five fabulous new hotels around the world you need to add to your travel wish list, stat

Sun International CEO Ulrik Bengtsson. Picture: supplied

Bye-bye Peermont, hello world

Sun’s decision to drop its Peermont bid is as much a sign that online gaming is where it’s at, as fatigue with South Africa’s competition authorities

Hyatt Hotel, Rosebank

Hotel group’s collapse leaves trail of decay

Switched off lights, mounting debts and decaying buildings. Bin Otaiba’s hotel empire in South Africa is crumbling, dragging its brands down with it