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Genevieve Laurent

Genevieve Laurent

Genevieve Laurent is an award-winning hospitality editor who has reviewed over 300 five-star properties across six continents. Formerly Contributing Editor at Condé Nast Traveller, she has been covering the ultra-luxury hotel market for 16 years.

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Thomas Ashworth

Thomas Ashworth

Thomas Ashworth is a resort specialist and travel writer with a particular focus on private island properties, overwater bungalow resorts, and the Indian Ocean luxury market. He is a former hotel general manager.

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Isabelle Fontaine

Isabelle Fontaine

Isabelle Fontaine covers hotel fine dining, Michelin-starred restaurant programmes, and the evolving role of food and beverage in the luxury hospitality experience. She trained as a chef before moving into journalism.

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Alexander Moreau is an architectural critic and hotel design commentator who writes about the studios, designers, and developers behind the most ambitious hospitality projects of the decade.

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Genevieve Laurent is an award-winning hospitality editor who has reviewed over 300 five-star properties across six continents. Formerly Contributing Editor at Condé Nast Traveller, she has been covering the ultra-luxury hotel market for 16 years.

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Isabelle Fontaine covers hotel fine dining, Michelin-starred restaurant programmes, and the evolving role of food and beverage in the luxury hospitality experience. She trained as a chef before moving into journalism.

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James Villiers reports on private members clubs, exclusive hotel experiences, and the bespoke concierge services that the world's most demanding travellers rely upon.

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Marcus Chen is the publication's Spa & Wellness Editor, covering thermal spa architecture, ayurvedic and TCM-inspired treatment programmes, and the science behind recovery-focused luxury retreats.

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Sophia Harrington covers luxury travel intelligence: loyalty programme strategy, booking timing, hotel rate structures, and the economics of the ultra-luxury hospitality market from a consumer perspective.

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Thomas Ashworth is a resort specialist and travel writer with a particular focus on private island properties, overwater bungalow resorts, and the Indian Ocean luxury market. He is a former hotel general manager.

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Victoria Pemberton specialises in suite and villa reviews at the ultra-luxury tier, with a focus on the suite programmes of the Palace hotels of Paris, London, Geneva, and New York.

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