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  Why are so many famous chefs opening restaurants in Singapore's new hotels? From Michelin-starred Dutch chef Sergio Herman to popular French pastry chef Cedric Grolet and sustainable cooking upstart Josh Niland, the dining scene in Singapore’s hotels is exploding with gastronomic headliners. From left: Cedric Grolet, Josh Niland and Sergio Herman. (Photos: Aik Chen/8 Days, The Edition Singapore & Sergio Herman Group) By Karen Tee 19 Ap...

  Not quite the Bali it used to be? This is what overtourism is doing to the island As travellers flock to the island possibly in record numbers this year, the programme Insight explores what lies behind the locals’ love-hate relationship with tourism and what can be done to stem the feelings of discontent. The traditional village of Penglipuran in the east of Bali now attracts thousands of people a day. Derrick A Paulo Lewa Pardomuan ...

  ‘Biggest, baddest’ – but is it the cleanest? World’s largest cruise ship sets sail Claims that Icon of the Seas, the vast new ship described as ‘human lasagne’, runs on clean fuel have been labelled greenwashing as LNG’s methane emissions are a more potent climate gas than CO 2 Seascape: the state of our oceans is supported by About this content Karen McVeigh   @karenmcveigh1 Fri 26 Jan 2024 12.00 GMT Last modified on Tue 30 Jan 2024 11.14 GMT The largest cruise ship in the world, which embarks on its first commercial voyage from Miami on Saturday, was launched amid a fanfare of superlatives. Longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall, the Icon of the Seas towers 20 decks above the waves, can accommodate more than 7,000 passengers and crew, and, at a quarter of a million gross tonnes, could swallow five Titanics for breakfast. Coloured slides on its upper deck mark out “Thrill Island”, the largest waterpark at sea, and it boasts a 17-metre (55ft) indoor waterfall. The...