Blog - Olivia Greenway, travel journalist and copywriter

My top ten rules of freelance writing

I got together with a small group of travel writers last night for our informal monthly meeting. It’s one of the most useful things I do workwise. It had

My kingdom for a plate

When the fashion for serving food in or on something other than a plate first caught my attention – what, ten to fifteen years years ago? – it was a

Tags: chefs, food, plates, serving food

Five minutes with…Paul Kerr, CEO Small Luxury Hotels group

SLH is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015. It has 520 hotels in its portfolio and is growing every year. During his address to journalists at the International Luxury

Expensive MALARIA tablets NO MORE

Malaria is responsible for over 600,00 deaths annually, with 90% of these being in Africa and mainly affecting children. It is a preventable disease and MALARIA NO MORE is committed

The writer’s blog hop

The multi-talented and lovely Joanne Mallon has tagged me in the writer’s blog hop. This involves answering a few questions about how and what I write, then passing it on

The Great Luxury Hotel Stink

The unusually hot summer of 1858 gave rise to the Great Stink in London, the unpleasant smell of noxious waste emanating from the River Thames even causing discomfort for MPs,

Sofitel La Defense Paris – the ooh la la hotel choice

Choosing a hotel for a city trip is fraught with problems. I don’t want something too small, too cruddy, too expensive, too noisy or too out of the way. We

What hotel features leave you cold?

I was writing about a new boutique hotel opening this week where the company had decided to do away with doormen and room service but concentrated on features they think

Turndown service. Is it a big turn off?

Most luxury hotels offer a ‘turndown’ service. As the name implies, this consists of removing the bed cover and cushions, turning down the sheets and quite often placing a little

My top ten rules of freelance writing

My kingdom for a plate

Five minutes with…Paul Kerr, CEO Small Luxury Hotels group

Expensive MALARIA tablets NO MORE

The writer’s blog hop

The Great Luxury Hotel Stink

Sofitel La Defense Paris – the ooh la la hotel choice

What hotel features leave you cold?

Turndown service. Is it a big turn off?

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