MAY ISSUE ACCOMPANIED BY THE INNOVATION AND DESIGN AWARDS SUPPLEMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH MARRIOTT HOTELS & RESORTS

THE HOT LIST 2010
Covering 31 countries, from Argentina to Russia, this year’s Hot List features the 65 coolest new hotels in the world.

TO THE WATERS AND THE WILD
Having fallen in love with the Lake District as a child, Antonia Quirke returns to find the region’s rugged beauty – and its chilly depths – as captivating as ever.

BED HOPPING WITH CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN
The shoe designer tells of six hotels that are a perfect fit – and a pair he’d rather forget. “Baths are like eggs: I rarely have one at home, but always want one in hotels”

SO YOU WANT TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?
The island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea combines awe-inspiring prehistoric landscapes with a unique and fascinating culture, says Andrew Cockburn

UP IN THE AIR
The 4,000km railway from Beijing to Lhasa climbs so high that passengers are provided with oxygen. Raymond Seitz finds the epic scenery takes his breath away.

YOU’RE GETTING WARM
If you want to find the authentic Algarve, you don’t have to look far. Jonathan Bastable travels from the mountains to the beaches in Portugal’s sunshine region and discovers fiery piri-piri, Moorish legend and the wild countryside of its western coast.

PLUS: Scissor Sisters’ front man Jake Shears picks his top spots in San Francisco; Around the world with Esther Freud; Time to go back to Zimbabwe?; New hotels in Malaysia; and 10 wineries to visit in Tuscany & Umbria.

The May issue of Condé Nast Traveller is on sale from Thursday 7th April.