North America

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in north America, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico

Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico: Sublime Landscapes.

It may be remote, hundreds of miles from any international airport, but Georgia O’Keeffe’s New Mexico is set to become a must-visit as the artist’s sublime landscapes are seen for the first time this summer by visitors to Tate Modern.

Read the full story here
Valley Ho exterior credit Hotel Valley Ho

Hotel Valley Ho. An architectural beauty in Scottsdale.

Frank Lloyd Wright would have been proud of the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona. This desert town sprawling eastwards from Phoenix is where the visionary architect made his last home, Taliesin West, still one of the area’s prime cultural attractions.

Read the full story here
Andy Mossack discovers the extraordinary beauty of Arizona's Sedona.

Arizona is not just a Grand Canyon State. Captivating wonders beyond the Canyon.

Andy Mossack visits Arizona and discovers there is so much more to see than the obvious. Arizona is not just a Grand Canyon State.

Read the full story here
Anthea Gerrie has a thoroughly enchanting stay at the Enchantment Resort Sedona. 

ENCHANTMENT RESORT SEDONA. Experience a stunning desert retreat

Unlike many high-class resorts where the gift shop is a rip-off, Enchantment Resort featured charming local pottery and the native American jewellery for which Arizona is renowned at a fair price, and generally warm and friendly service left an overall air of contentment – enchantment, you might say, indeed.

Read the full story here
San Jose Santana Row at night

Do you know the way to San Jose?

San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley is the airline’s newest California destination, making the best international jumping-off point to date for the many attractions of central California.

Read the full story here
nisbet plantation beach club 1

Nisbet Plantation Beach Club. Discover Nelson’s beautiful Caribbean wedding venue

The luxurious Nisbet Plantation Beach Club on Nevis’s north east coast has come a long way since Fanny Nisbet lived here. Indeed, I’m sure Britain’s naval hero Lord Nelson must have been quite taken with it each time he came to visit while he was wooing Fanny before marrying her under a giant silk tree on the island. Mind you, as most of the Nisbet team have been here for so long, it wouldn’t surprise me if they were on first name terms with the famous old Admiral.

Read the full story here