At the 20th Global Conference of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, 12-14 May in Charleston SC, attendees learned that Preferred is publishing an Assouline book later this year, photographs by John Russo.

Of course there was a lot of industry information at the 20th Global Conference of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, 12-14 May in Charleston SC.

The 440-key Charleston Place Hotel is 40 years old this year, and its MD Becky Hubbard, above, is in her element.

For a complete change of scene, Girlahead is in Charleston. Oh, what a divine place with some lovely, quaint, and very hospitable hosteleries. The reason for this trip is the 2026 Global Conference of Preferred Hotel and Resort.