Victoria Ashworth is a luxury travel writer specialising in Hong Kong's high-end hospitality, shopping, and entertainment scenes. She holds a degree in Journalism from City University London and has completed sommelier certification from the Court of Master Sommeliers. With 11 years writing for Tatler, Harper's Bazaar, and the Financial Times How to Spend It, she advises discerning travellers on navigating Hong Kong's premium experiences.
Victoria Ashworth began her journalism career at Tatler in London before relocating to Hong Kong as the magazine's Asia correspondent, a role that immersed her in the city's glittering social scene and luxury hospitality sector. Her degree in Journalism from City University London provided the foundation, but her understanding of premium experiences deepened through extensive professional development, including sommelier certification and hospitality management courses at Cornell's online programme. Victoria has reviewed every major luxury hotel in Hong Kong multiple times, from the colonial grandeur of The Peninsula to the contemporary heights of The Ritz-Carlton, developing relationships with general managers and concierge teams that provide insider access. Her writing has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, the Financial Times How to Spend It supplement, Condé Nast Traveller, and Monocle, covering topics from the psychology of luxury retail to the economics of hotel butler services. She has served as a consultant for several five-star properties launching new service concepts and regularly judges hospitality awards. Victoria's expertise extends to Hong Kong's racing culture at Happy Valley, the art market surrounding Art Basel, and the nuances of luxury shopping that differentiate Hong Kong from European experiences. She writes to help sophisticated travellers extract maximum value from premium expenditure, whether that means understanding club floor benefits or timing the light show from a harbour-view suite.