Worth it once
The splurges worth it once, priced
Not the fantasy version. Each guide picks six we would actually book or buy, with a real price we checked, the cost split per person where that is how people pay, and the cheaper way to try it first.
Stay
Fly
First classSix first class flights worth taking onceSix cabins worth flyingRead the guide
Flying privatePrivate jet charter from London, and the cheaper ways inSix ways in, from £2,950Read the guide
Heathrow VIPThe Windsor Suite Heathrow, and five cheaper ways to fly like a VIPSix ways to fly VIP from Heathrow, from £12.50Read the guide
Amex Platinum benefitsAmex Platinum benefits, all in one placeEvery UK perk, what changed, and is £650 worth itRead the guide
Amex Fine Hotels + ResortsAmex Fine Hotels and Resorts, and where to use itWhat every stay includes, and a finder of 170 hotelsRead the guide
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Be there
Celebrate
Hen dosHen do ideas, by city: eight weekends with tasteEight hen do ideas, from about £178 eachRead the guide
Stag dosStag do ideas, by city: eight weekends worth the tripEight stag do ideas, from about £143 eachRead the guide
30th birthday gifts30th birthday gift ideas: seven proper presents to chip in forSeven 30th birthday gift ideas, from £100Read the guide
50th birthday gifts50th birthday gift ideas: six proper presents to chip in forSix 50th birthday gift ideas, from £495Read the guide
60th birthday gifts60th birthday gift ideas: seven proper presents to chip in forSeven 60th birthday gift ideas, from £500Read the guide
Watches
Winter
Christmas marketsChristmas markets Europe: ten weekends worth the tripChristmas markets Europe-wide: ten weekends from about £775 for twoRead the guide
UK Christmas marketsChristmas markets UK: the ten best for a weekend in 2026The best Christmas markets UK-wide: ten weekends from about £451 for twoRead the guide
New Year's EveNew Years Eve breaks: ten worth booking nowTen New Years Eve breaks, from about £990 for twoRead the guide
HogmanayHogmanay Edinburgh 2026: the ten worth a ticket or a roomTen ways to do Hogmanay Edinburgh, from free to £11,460Read the guide
How we price them: every figure is a real public rate or listing we read on the date shown on each guide, with the source beside it. Prices move, so treat them as the level to expect, not a quote. How we choose · How we are paid