Luxury Insight

Rafael Nadal and Gabriel Escarrer, Zel: ‘The Mediterranean character, lifestyle, and culture are in Zel’s DNA’

5th August 2024

Zel, co-founded by tennis legend Rafael Nadal and Meliá Hotels International CEO Gabriel Escarrer, is redefining luxury travel with a…

Stephen Smith, JCA | London Fashion Academy: ‘You can have vision, ambition and ideas, but you have to have grit and perseverance too’

31st May 2024

Since its inception in September 2021, JCA | London Fashion Academy has positioned itself as more than just a fashion…

Helen Smith and Eugenio Pirri, Dorchester Collection: ‘We’re a relationship-based company so we want to cultivate that as much as possible’

28th March 2024

With a portfolio spanning iconic destinations from London to Los Angeles, Dorchester Collection has long been synonymous with unparalleled luxury…

Omar El Hamamsy, Orascom Development Holding: ‘Our communities are incredibly well-built, well-developed and slow’

4th March 2024

Renowned for its fully integrated destinations encompassing real estate, hotels and leisure facilities, Orascom Development Holding’s organic masterplans and ‘placemaking’…

Anne-Eva Geffroy, Graff: ‘I approach every single design with emotion because we speak, in this company, with so much passion all the time’

22nd December 2023

In the realm of high jewellery, Graff is a name synonymous with exceptional craftsmanship and exquisite stones. At the creative…

Natalya Leahy, Seabourn: ‘We are seeing more luxury travellers placing a greater emphasis on authentic experiences’

17th November 2023

With seven years at Holland America Group, Natalya Leahy has been a driving force behind the success of Seabourn, as…

Amy Williams, Citizens of Humanity: ‘Every aspect of fashion is more responsible and thoughtful than I’ve ever seen’

28th September 2023

In a bid to transform the fashion industry’s environmental impact, Amy Williams, CEO of  Los Angeles-based premium denim label Citizens…

John Laurie, The Glenturret: ‘We want to be a long-term luxury brand because we’re building something for the future’

22nd September 2023

The Glenturret, Scotland’s oldest operational distillery, has long been a guardian of liquid history, but it wasn’t until a pivotal…

Thaddeus Wong and Michael Golden: ‘Christie’s is a very aspirational brand’

14th July 2023

Thaddeus Wong and Michael Golden, Co-Founders of the Chicago-based real estate brokerage @properties, share how they are taking a heritage…

Marc Speichert, Four Seasons: ‘We’re looking at the brand more holistically’

23rd June 2023

Marc Speichert, Executive Vice President And Chief Commercial Officer of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, speaks to Harriet Hirschler about…