Dubai needed a blissed-out oasis like this, where the weary yet no-less-discerning traveler can sip a negroni overlooking the city’s remarkable skyline or glistening Jumeira Bay. Doubles from $816. —Maria Yagoda Advertisement 20 of 56 The revived rust belt city finally has a hotel as hip as the millennial makers swarming Detroit’s streets. Built within the city’s former fire department headquarters downtown, the five-story, 100-key hotspot — open since last May — pays homage to the old Detroit (original details, like the arched, terra-cotta firehouse entrance and red doors remain intact) but drips with the new. A podcast studio that doubles as a gallery faces the street, in-room minibars swap out Snickers for locally made treats and snacks, and collaborations with bustling neighborhood businesses — like in-room suit tailoring with retailer 1701 Bespoke — capture the city’s spirit of communal creativity. (There’s enough luxury, like Le Labo bath products, velvet sofas, and vintage rugs, mixed in to keep the aesthetic cozy.) Take at least one meal inside the sprawling Apparatus Room, where the firetrucks used to go — it’s now a playground where Michelin-starred Michigan native Thomas Lents wows with elevated Midwestern ingredients and craft cocktails.

　　You hardly have to step outside of the hotel to soak up the spirit of the city, but be sure to take advantage of the complimentary bike rental: a few blocks south is the Detroit Riverwalk (wave across the water to Canada); a few blocks north sits Campus Martius Park, where a sandy ‘beach’ and lounge chairs pop up in the summer months. Doubles from $265. —Kristen Dold Advertisement 21 of 56 Courtesy of Casa Telmo Hotel Casa Telmo Menorca, Spain Set in a 19th century townhouse, this five-bedroom hotel is one of the coolest stays on Menorca, an under-the-radar Spanish island with Caribbean lookalike beaches. The owners, 24-year-old interior designers from Barcelona and founders of Quintana Partners Studio, left their millennial handprints everywhere, giving the hotel a wonderfully oddball aesthetic.

　　The elegant bones and original features of the three-story building, including encaustic and terracotta tiles and hefty oak beams, are set off by kitsch objets the duo snagged in flea markets in Spain, France, and all over Europe. There’s a Donald Duck figure on the grand staircase above the entrance hall, a vintage tin toy car-turned-drinks-cabinet in the lounge, and a golden leg of jamon Serrano made by Spanish sculptor Demo in the dining area, where a simple breakfast (croissants, ensaimadas) is served. Bedrooms are just as quirky — M is the must-book, with its unpainted plaster walls, tartan chaise longue, and throwback pink-tile bathroom. Doubles from $200. —Holly Smith Advertisement 22 of 56

　　Sri Lanka is poised to become the next ‘It’ safari destination, and this otherworldly retreat just outside of Yala National Park has everything to do with it. The secluded, beachfront property comprises 28 cocoon-like suites clustered around manmade water holes meant to Soft Drink Preform Mould Factory attract jackals and peacocks, but the real action goes down on game drives through the quietest corners of the national park, home to wild elephants, crocodiles, and elusive Sri Lankan leopards. After a full day exploring, lounge around the hotel’s enormous infinity pool or unwind in your colonial-chic suite, which has canvas walls, porthole windows, teak floors, and freestanding copper tubs. The open-air, bamboo-clad restaurant is an atmospheric setting in which to enjoy authentic Sri Lankan cuisine, but for the ultimate in romance, opt to dine on the beach under a star-studded sky. Rooms from $445. —Charlotte Sinclair Advertisement 23 of 56

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　　The Italian government has deployed an additional 6,000 troops in the streets, increased surveillance, and expelled non-nationals who were deemed a security risk, Agence-France Presse reported. Palermo is reportedly planning to install similar measures.”. In a similar tactic, the French government began to move ahead with a plan to build a bulletproof barrier around the Eiffel Tower earlier this year.

In the wake of a terror attack that killed more than a dozen people in Barcelona’s popular Las Ramblas thoroughfare, Italy has installed concrete barriers near some of its busiest tourist attractions.

Van or truck attacks have become increasingly popular as a mode of terrorism in Europe, with similar attacks having taken place in Berlin, London, and France in the past 18 months. "It's not just a physical barrier, it's also a philosophical and a psychological barrier. The new security measures were a direct response to the attack in Barcelona Thursday when militants used a truck to ram pedestrians, killing 13, and wounding over 100 people. The wall would cost around $20 million, and Parisians and visitors have railed against both the cost and the symbolic weight of such a barrier. The concrete barriers installed by Italian authorities aim to prevent large trucks ad vans from gaining immediate access to highly visited tourist sites. Oil Molds Manufacturers The cities of Bologna and Turin also installed barriers between pedestrian areas and motor vehicle traffic near busy tourist centers.

"It's pure madness!" one French resident told USA Today at the time. Italy has stepped up security in recent years, particularly in Rome and near the Vatican as the terror organization known as the Islamic State group or ISIS has repeatedly threatened these areas. Authorities installed the barriers over the weekend in Milan in the streets leading toward its famous Duomo cathedral, as well as near Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, the city's iconic 19th-century shopping arcade, The Independent reported

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　　The endless beautiful cityscapes—by the Seine, from the top of the Eiffel Tower, or within the imposing Tuileries Garden, for example—never fail to set hearts a-flutter. If you’re new to Paris or it’s a perennially favorite place to celebrate love, life, and being together, you will not be disappointed. Hôtel Caron de Beaumarchais Take a step back in time at this mid-range boutique hotel, located in the heart of the Marais and decorated in a charming 18th-century style. Located in the heart of the Marais, just 23 slick and modern rooms are spread throughout a purpose-built building and two houses. Hôtel du Continent This new mid-range hotel has a prime and very central address only a short walk from the Tuileries gardens, the Place Vendôme, and shopping strip the Rue St. Paris is arguably the most romantic city in the world, and these hotels provide refuge and inspiration aplenty for lovebirds old and new. And the fifth-floor rooms come with romantic little balconies. Hôtel Jules & Jim Paris’ first explicitly "gay-friendly” hotel is romantic for straight couples, too.August 20, 2014 Oils Preform Bottle Mould factory You could argue that every hotel in Paris is a romantic hotel.. Paris, the city of love, has long been a privileged destination for celebrating secret trysts, wedding anniversaries, honeymoons, or marriage proposals. There are no TVs in the inviting guestrooms, giving you time to concentrate on other things. It’s located on shopping strip Rue St-Honoré, just around the corner from Place Vendôme, the city’s fine jewelry hub, perfect for buying rings.

Hôtel Costes Decorated in a neo-Baroque style, one of Paris’s mythic luxury hotels is a labyrinth of dimly lit corridors, perfect for an amorous rendezvous. The hotel is decorated with many racy vintage prints by photographers like Guy Bourdin, and the stylish ground-floor bar and restaurant are perfect for champagne-fueled trysts.

Honoré—all good options for romantic promenade. And many of the city’s hotels provide a wonderful setting for the full panoply of romantic love, be it contemporary, kitsch, sexy, gay or straight, opulent, or otherwise. Think richly patterned wallpapers, and atmospheric antique furniture.S. In the center is a courtyard, where you can enjoy a cocktail from the bar or a tête-à-tête breakfast. Hôtel Amour Each of the 24 rooms in Paris’s modish "love hotel” are decorated by artist and designer friends of owner André, Sophie Calle or Marc Newson. If you’re single, the busy courtyard restaurant is the place for seeing and being seen. The hotel’s 25 rooms are decorated by former couturier Christian Lacroix, famed for his colorful over-the-top style, and each floor of the hotel corresponds to a different continent: Europe, The poles, Oceania, Asia, Africa, more. The cozy, soundproofed rooms are perfect for a romp. Whether you’re checking in to a luxurious suite at the Hôtel Costes or arty mod accommodations at the aptly named Hôtel Amour, couples cannot go wrong

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