About Us

LuxuryWeb Magazine is an independent magazine dedicated to international travel and entertainment. It is published by Executive Travel Writer Melanie Votaw. LuxuryWeb is part of ISV Interactive (Europe) Ltd.

The contents of these pages are all personal and subjective experiences and observations of the editors and correspondents of LuxuryWeb. Please see our Disclosures and Copyright pages.

We are:
Publisher / Executive Travel Writer: Melanie Votaw
Managing Editor Emeritus / Senior Food & Wine Writer: Manos Angelakis (founder)
Senior Travel Writer: Barbara Angelakis (founder)
Regular Correspondents:
Phil Brown, Norma Davidoff, Gail Dubov, Meyer Harroch, Karen Hoffman, Sharon King Hoge, Maria Lisella, Janine Magnin, Sebastian Price, Nick A. Ross, Carol Stigger, Bo Zaunders

Pictured above are Manos Angelakis, Barbara Angelakis, and Melanie Votaw.

What is Luxury?

Luxury is, in our view, an indefinable quality. Governmental bodies and industry associations have attempted to objectively define what is luxurious and what is not. In the hotel industry, for example, governments award stars, indicating the level of luxury, by setting minimum limits as to the size of rooms and public spaces and the cost of furnishings and amenities. That, according to them, defines the level of luxury. Yet, what is not taken into consideration is the level and quality of service in the hotel, the expertise and attitude of management and staff, and the overall ambiance.

Our Most Recent Statistics (Q2-2023)

Bear with us as we gather analytics for our relaunch. Below are the most recent statistics for the original site under LuxuryWeb.com.

Our US mailing list has 2,970 qualified readers that have requested to be notified every month when a new issue is uploaded (note: the double opt-in mailing list is cleaned and updated monthly).

We are currently working toward restoring our original readership averages of 27,080 unique addresses per month, viewing an average of more than 40,800 pages divided into two servers, one in the US the other in Europe. Average over 2 million hits per month according to Alexa.

The top countries are: United States (61.7%), United Kingdom (England, Scotland, N. Ireland) 6%, Italy 8%, Spain 6%, Australia & New Zealand 1%, Portugal 2%, Morocco 2%, Turkey 3%, People’s Republic of China 3%, Greece 1%. Other countries that contribute readership are: Argentina, France, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand and India.