By John O’Ceallaigh At this year’s luxury-travel conference ILTM, the most exciting news announced by the French hotels group Accor was about a train: the conglomerate will revive the Orient…
By John O’Ceallaigh If you want to feed the giraffes that greet guests during breakfast and in the afternoon at Nairobi’s Giraffe Manor, you’ll need to spend from about $800…
By John O’Ceallaigh When I visited Joali resort in Raa Atoll in the Maldives shortly before its opening in 2018, I was told about its founders’ plans to build another…
By John O’Ceallaigh Germany isn’t known for its beaches, which suits Sylt’s wealthy residents and discerning holidaymakers well. Fringed by a 40km-long beach, the North Sea island is referred to…
Irritating though I often find Instagram to be, usage of it feels like a professional necessity if you’re in the luxury-travel industry: for better or worse, there are so many…
By John O’Ceallaigh Though heavily impacted by C***d regulations, the Cannes Film Festival is taking place IRL this year. While it may not be the most egalitarian of occasions, its…
By John O’Ceallaigh Back in March 2019, I stayed at the Rosewood Hong Kong hotel to attend its heaving, no-expense-spared opening party; even with all the competing distractions offered by…
By John O’Ceallaigh There aren’t many political leaders who seem to be beyond reproach, but I think we can all agree that Nelson Mandela is among the few global figures…
As rag to riches tales go, Britnie Turner’s is an impressive one. Today a very, very rich 32-year-old, just over 10 years ago the South Carolina native was living in…
By John O’Ceallaigh For me, Italy is shorthand for indulgence. When I go there on holiday I’m signing up for gelato for breakfast and a conveyor belt of beach club…
