After thirty-five summers, the Luberon feels like the book I know the best but still want to reread every year. A limestone spine through the heart of Provence, it’s a landscape of villages perchés, market days, untouristy vineyards and sun-faded farmhouses. My family is from this region and this is the corner I’ve always come back to, the one that feels most like home. Over the years, I’ve collected favourite wild-swimming spots, cobbled squares worth long-lunching in, roads I’ll take for no...

This summer marks five years since I founded Chiron Hotel Consulting. I wanted to acknowledge the milestone, but wasn't particularly interested in celebrating it by listing accomplishments. Instead, I organised two events in Paris for female founders based on the five lessons I've learnt from five years running my business. Rather than focusing on revenue, growth or success, I took the mistakes I'd made over the past five years and turned them into practical lessons in what not to do....

With The Odyssey bringing Greek mythology back into popular conversation, it feels like a good time to share the story behind our name. Back in 2020, before Chiron Hotel Consulting existed, I read Homer’s Odyssey and Iliad. As I explored the stories surrounding them, one lesser-known figure piqued my interest: Chiron. The mentor behind Achilles Chiron was a centaur, but unlike the wild and unpredictable centaurs found elsewhere in Greek mythology, he was known for his wisdom, humility and...