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It's been a long wait, but the opening date for The Peninsula Hotels' London property have finally been confirmed. Rooms will start from £1,300 a night; there'll be a rooftop restaurant and a supercar shop. I've written about it all for lute_world lute.co/the-peninsula-…

With The Peninsula Hotels and RafflesHotels finally opening in London this month, I spoke about why these lavish properties want to open in the city, and what big-spending clients will get when they stay there

Here's my commentary piece for today's Standard on why even more major hotel brands are descending on London. Life might feel a mess for those of us living here, but for the ultra-wealthy the city's brand is still strong

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It was a proper bucket list moment when I took a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon last month. The photos don't do it any justice.

Some pictures I took of Sphere, which opened this week in Las Vegas. The elevated shots was taken from a penthouse suite at The Cosmopolitan. It looks so amazing in real life

Here are some shots of One&Only Resorts' One&Only One Zaabeel, which opens as One&Only's 'first vertical resort' in Dubai in December. It's designed by Jean-Michel Gathy

It can be hard to keep up with new openings in the Maldives, or to tell them apart, but the forthcoming S/O Maldives looks nice. It opens in November.

I was asked by Telegraph Travel to examine what Ireland's tourism professionals think of all the American tourists who visit. There were comments about iced water and processed food, but one common thread: these welcome visitors are very good for business: telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

I attended last week's gala opening of the Regent Hong Kong hotel, Regent Hotels & Resorts' new global flagship. IHG Hotels & Resorts bought the Regent name recently and want to make this a new ultra-luxury brand. Here's my TTG story on the launch and what it means. ttgmedia.com/luxury/this-ho…

I'm often asked for hotel recommendations in Ireland, my homeland, so I wrote about all the notable Irish properties I've stayed at for lute_world. Ireland's city hotels often miss the mark, but the Irish resort experience can be top tier. Article here: lute.co/the-best-luxur…

Hotels-wise, I rarely hear of anything interesting happening in Helsinki. But the new Hotel Maria, founded by a three-time Olympic gold medal winner, sounds promising. It's aiming to be the city's most luxurious property. I wrote about it for lute_world. lute.co/the-hotel-mari…

Some shots from THE PIG's The Pig at Bridge Palace hotel, about an hour from London and just outside Canterbury. Rooms start from £179 in January and February, including breakfast and a welcome bottle of wine.

It was an honour to be one of 10 Travel professionals featured in this year's Attitude Magazine's Attitude 101 list, which profiles 101 LGBTQ+ trailblazers (their word). To mark the occasion, I wrote about how I got started in journalism and with lute_world attitude.co.uk/life/travel/at…

Have luxury hotels lost their way? With so many hotels essentially replicating each other, I'll be moderating a panel on this topic at next month's ATM Dubai. In the meantime, here's something I've written about how formulaic high-end hotels have become hub.wtm.com/blog/luxury/ha…

With all the hoo-ha that surrounds 'best of' lists like the inaugural 'World's 50 Best' hotels countdown, I wrote about what really makes a hotel exceptional for Irish Examiner - and explore why some of the best properties will never be widely recognised irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/trav…

I was one of the contributors to this year's Travel + Leisure It List of the world's 100 best new hotels. You can read the full selection below, including my entry for Broadwick Soho travelandleisure.com/best-new-hotel…

On his recent Uzbekistan #presstrip for Condé Nast Traveller Middle East, I sent John O'Ceallaigh to the magical walled city of Khiva. cntravellerme.com/story/best-thi…

.John O'Ceallaigh shares some great tips about where to go in Samarkand, too! I’m Especially pleased to see El Merosi Theatre on the list. cntravellerme.com/story/the-best…