When Gleneagles opened in 1924 on its 850-acre Perthshire estate, the press called it the eighth wonder of the world and a Riviera in the Highlands. A hundred years on, it is still one of the most storied hotels in the country: James Braid's King's Course, the only venue to have hosted both the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup, and a \"Glorious Playground\" of falconry, gundogs, fishing, riding and the spa.
In today's episode, Molly sits down with managing director Conor O'Leary, who has steered this Scottish icon through the biggest period of change in its history and into its centenary. From repositioning a golf-led hotel into a year-round destination to keeping a thousand staff and a whole community on side, this is a conversation about what it really takes to look after a place that is meant to outlast you.
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