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Welcome note<br />
Spring has arrived and if you need a little nudge in the right<br />
direction, our comprehensive guide to where to travel this<br />
season (p26) provides all the inspiration you need to book<br />
your next adventure.<br />
Managing Director<br />
Victoria Thatcher<br />
Editorial Director<br />
John Thatcher<br />
General Manager<br />
David Wade<br />
Managing Editor<br />
Faye Bartle<br />
faye@hotmediapublishing.com<br />
Content Writer<br />
Habiba Azab<br />
Editorial Assistant<br />
Julianne Tolentino<br />
Art Director<br />
Kerri Bennett<br />
Senior Designer<br />
Hiral Kapadia<br />
Senior Advertising Manager<br />
Mia Cachero<br />
mia@hotmediapublishing.com<br />
Production Manager<br />
Muthu Kumar<br />
INSPIRED BY<br />
From the most coveted springtime experiences<br />
on the planet (such as catching the cherry<br />
blossoms in Kyoto, whale feeding in Alaska and<br />
seeing Damask roses in bloom at Al Jabal Al<br />
Akhdar), to going off-grid or heading deep into the<br />
countryside, our top picks are sure to recharge you<br />
before the long hot summer strikes.<br />
Also in this issue, we invite you to take a closer<br />
look at Bangkok through the eyes of our welltrodden<br />
travel writer Lara Brunt (p64). In her<br />
four-page feature, she shines a light on why this<br />
dynamic city is the most popular place in the world<br />
– gilded palaces, rooftop terraces and intoxicating<br />
markets included.<br />
If you've an eye out for a deal, have a flick<br />
through our exclusive reader offers (p78), which<br />
rounds up a selection of great value weekend<br />
escapes, and will tempt you with fantastic holidays<br />
as far-flung as Japan and Ireland.<br />
Happy travels,<br />
Faye Bartle<br />
Win!<br />
Find out how you<br />
can win a stay<br />
at Renaissance<br />
Downtown Hotel,<br />
Dubai on p83<br />
FIVE THINGS<br />
WE LEARNED<br />
THIS ISSUE:<br />
1<br />
At Hatta Wadi hub,<br />
you can try your hand<br />
at lots of adventurous<br />
activities, including axe<br />
throwing, p14<br />
2<br />
Travelling solo, dressing<br />
the part and checking<br />
in later are among the<br />
factors that could boost<br />
your chances of a free<br />
flight upgrade, p22<br />
3<br />
The Republic of<br />
Seychelles comprises<br />
115 islands, p48<br />
4<br />
Bangkok has been<br />
crowned the most<br />
popular place on the<br />
planet for the last three<br />
years, attracting more<br />
than 20 million annual<br />
visitors, p64<br />
5<br />
The cherry blossoms<br />
in Kyoto are so<br />
fleeting that the Japan<br />
Meteorological Agency<br />
issues an annual<br />
forecast to predict the<br />
dates the buds will<br />
bloom, p29<br />
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