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HEIGHT OF LUXURY
Still looking for a break this summer? How about a lovely villa housed in an old restored water tower overlooking the beach?
La Torre de Fuente del Gallo (01954 261431/vintagetravel. co.uk) boasts four bedrooms, many of which are tucked away in the tower’s curved walls.
The property is wrapped within glorious grounds and close to Fuente del Gallo’s superb beach which offers paddleboarding, kayaking and snorkelling. Seven nights from £2,398 (six sleeping), self catering.
FLIGHT MODE
Guests spoiling themselves with Plaza Premium Lounge (plaza-network.com) access at Heathrow Airport are in for an extra treat.
A new collaboration between Britain’s oldest prestige wine merchant Berry Bros. & Rudd means that guests will be able to enjoy superb wines after paying their entry charge.
Plaza Premium has also won the title of World’s Best Independent Airport Lounge at the Skytrax World Airline Awards. From £40
HATS OFF TO PANAMA
If you like travelling at your own speed, Journey Latin America have launched a new 13-day self-drive trip.
Starting out in Panama City, you’ll travel down the Pacific coast taking in the Azuero Peninsula which is dotted with classic colonial towns and deserted beaches.
Then you’ll spend three nights on lush Boca Brava Island, home to wildlife such as monkeys and iguanas.
Small trails wind over the island leading the way to small arched beaches, and you’ll finish in Boquete with white-water rafting. From £2,698, (two sharing), B&B. International flights extra.
GROWING TREND
We often return from a holiday with more luggage than we fly out with so this Briggs & Riley (briggs-riley.com) expandable suitcase, shown here in limitededition silver, could be a godsend.
The hard-sided cases can expand by 25 per cent and other colours include fire, bronze and black. From £429.
Available from John Lewis (johnlewis.com), Selfridges (selfridges.com), Harrods (harrods.com).
STEP THIS WAY
Teva (teva.co.uk) really are masters in comfortable open-air sandals.
These smart, woven 2 Knit Universal shoes not only look stylish they are really light thanks to their FloatLite technology and supple straps that are quick-drying. £85.