The latest news and events plus the hottest hotels, restaurants and activities for bmi destinations including Antigua, Beirut, Moscow, Ankara, Tehran, Las Vegas, Almaty, Edinburgh, Amman and Leeds Correspondents Our informative insiders accounts introduce a contemporary report on Damascus plus there’s a first-time visitors guide to Cairo Rising star 5 Of The Best High Waters Giant of the valley [...]

24 HOURS IN ANKARA Turkey’s capital and the country’s second largest city boasts some incredible sites, open spaces and old, unspoiled quarters SPEND THE NIGHT IN… ANGORA HOUSE HOTEL This boutique-style hotel, which is based inside the citadel, is a short walk from the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations. There are six individuallydecorated rooms. Kalekapisi Sokak 16-18, tel: +90 (312) 309 [...]

Height of luxury Follow in the footsteps of royalty and A-list stars by staying in Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire (about an hour from London). It has just re-opened its doors after having been transformed into a luxury five-star hotel complete with 18-hole golf course. The palatial grade-one listed mansion is set in 1,000 acres of [...]

High Waters Head to some of the best rooftop pools in cities around the world to get a bird’s eye view while perfecting your front crawl Venetian palaceIt’s Venice’s only rooftop pool so make the most of watching the gondoliers weaving their way down the canals. Hilton Molino Stucky, Giudecca 753, 30133 Venice, tel: + 39 (0) 41 522 1267; www.molinostuckyhilton.com Eastern delight It’s [...]

Rising star LONDON PAINTER SOPHIE AHMAD REVEALS HOW SHE’S DEVELOPED HER TECHNIQUE FROM USING MACARONI TO PAINTING MASTERPIECES AND OFFERS AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO INVESTING IN SOME FINE ART What made you become a painter? I was 13. I remember being really nervous about telling my mother; she used to sling my macaroni/lentil masterpieces from nursery school in the bin [...]

Welcome to bmi’s new inflight entertainment listings guide You’ll find the latest blockbusters, an excellent selection of TV and audio programmes and games that will keep you amused for hours on many of our flights. Our listings are now categorised by system (a, b, c, d for flights from the UK and a, b, c, d [...]

The excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb unearthed some of the 20th century’s most exciting discoveries. Now, the boy king’s treasures are returning to London Words: Nancy Durrant On 30 November 1922 it was frontpage news. “Great Find At Thebes – Lord Carnarvon’s Long Quest”, announced The Times. The newspaper’s Cairo correspondent revealed how a stupendous [...]

E mail from…….DAMASCUS “On Friday mornings when the souks of Damascus are closed and unusually quiet, I cycle around with a notepad, noting the names and features of the city’s labyrinthine markets. I’m putting together a souk map – to be called “Souk and ye shall fi nd” – which was inspired by a [...]

Words: Adrian Mourby. Photography: Getty Images TOUCHDOWN So many Cairos, so little time: the Egyptian capital is one of the world’s great all-night-party cities (above, top right) and yet also boasts the earliest Christian churches in the world and an Islamic citadel that even Richard the Lionheart couldn’t conquer. And, of course, there are the ancient Pyramids… SLEEP Sofi [...]

1 Yves Saint Laurent Volumising Mascara £15.50 for 7.5ml This is YSL’s best-selling mascara. The rich black colour gives lashes a new lease of life, and the unique design of the brush means lashes are thickened, extended and more defi ned in seconds. A defi nite handbag essential. • RRP £18.00; bmi saving: £2.50 2 Swarovski Earrings [...]

Enjoy our tasty range of snacks, drinks and gifts AVAILABLE ON UK AND EUROPEAN FLIGHTS TO AND FROM LONDON HEATHROW All blue plus, silver and gold diamond club members will now receive complimentary food and drink onboard. Simply present your membership card to a member of the cabin crew when placing an order. For details of the [...]