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 I recently wrote about Reschio, a newly opened hotel in Umbria formed from a 1,000-year-old castle. Developments like that don’t – can’t – come around often, and…
By John O’Ceallaigh The clue’s in the name: Britain’s Iconic Luxury Hotels is known for its storied hotels. But the company’s latest launch is a departure from that norm –…
Last year, a series of LUTE Lockdown Lounge webinars examined how the luxury-travel industry should respond to the various crises precipitated by the unfurling pandemic. While the C-word continues to…
By John O’Ceallaigh A disclaimer: I seem to be innately predisposed towards Ashford Castle on the Galway-Mayo border in the west of Ireland. I grew up an hour away in…
