Dynamic dubai

Chris Bertram on the go-to winter sun option for British golfers

They say first impressions last, and mine begins ...

Even by the standards of an emirate that shows all the constructional restraint of a toddler with a trunk of Lego, Dubai is in turbocharge mode. Eminent hotel groups are flooding in as superhotels spring up on man-made islands. Yet for all Dubai’s veneration of the new, decades of innovation have left a legacy of eye-catching and, in some cases, surprisingly affordable sanctuaries in which to bed down, whether you’re based in Burj Khalifa-dominated Downtown, the buzzing Marina or amid the sugary sands of Jumeirah Beach and the Palm. Throughout it all, the hospitality ecosystem seems to hum with a customer-is-king efficiency.

I have to confess to a moment of ...

This week’s dream: wonder and melancholy in eastern Turkey ...

Head to Turkey’s dazzling Turquoise Coast and treat yourself to a stay at Sherwood Exclusive Kemer, a luxury all-inclusive resort tucked between the rugged Taurus Mountains and sparkling Mediterranean