Travel Notes...
What’s new and how to get the best from your holiday
HEAD FOR HEIGHTS
THE world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has opened in the Swiss Alps, with soaring views of the Matterhorn and Weisshorn. Not for the faint-hearted, the 86m- high, 494m-long Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge takes ten minutes to cross. zermatt.ch/en.
SILVER SERVICE ON SEA
LUXURY hotel brand Ritz-Carlton is dipping its toes into the cruise industry. The first of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection will set sail in 2019, with two more to follow. Each 190m boat will carry 298 guests and sail around the Med, Northern Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. ritzcarlton.com/en/yachts
MOONSHINE MUSEUM
AMERICA’S first museum dedicated to the Prohibition era has opened in Savannah, Georgia. It tells the tale of banned tipple in the Twenties and Thirties, from gangsters and rum runners to how legislation changed the role of women. americanprohibitionmuseum.com
LAST HURRAH
THE world’s first beach airport lounge has been announced for Brownes Beach in Barbados. Virgin Holidays guests will be picked up from their hotel, then check-in at the luxury beach lounge before flying home. Due to open in May 2018, the promo price is £20/adult and £15/child. virginholidays.co.uk