Luxury Travel: June 2009

The great British Dirty Weekend – where tradition dictates that lovers sign-in to hotels incognito as “Smith” was the inspiration for the Mr and Mrs Smith Boutique hotel guides and website.

Real-life Mr and Mrs Smith, James and Tamara Lohan got the idea for the first guide when they were looking for the perfect location for their own romantic tryst. Since then their guides have become a boutique benchmark in Europe. Now Mr and Mrs Smith, which also offers a premium booking service, is launching in Australia. Local talent such as Sigrid Thornton, Christine Manfield and Neil Perry will be among the anonymous reviewers of a bunch of hand-picked hotels. On the shelves now Mr and Mrs Smith European cities coming in October Mr and Mrs Smith Australia and New Zealand.

Details, www.mrandmrssmith.com Bookings 1300 89 66 27.