With a network of celebrity friends and cash to burn, Hugo Campbell-Davys' enviable lifestyle affords him the opportunity to criss-cross the globe enjoying the very finest things on offer.

So the British entrepreneur, 38, is perfectly placed to advise the world's elite on exactly where they should eat, sleep, shop and party.

And Hugo, the brains behind a members-only social app, says getting your foot in the door at the world's most exclusive hotspots isn't simply about schmoozing your way in... it's about getting there before anybody else knows about it.

'It’s all about knowing things before they happen,' he told FEMAIL. 'Then you get bragging rights.'

Former boarding school pupil Hugo Campbell-Davys is the brains behind the Urbanologie app

Hugo, who was born in Westminster, is well-connected and has asked celebrity friends like Frasier star Kelsey Grammer (pictured) to guest edit guides for Urbanologie

It's part of Hugo's day-to-day job to go out every night and party at the latest club openings, trying them out for members who want to know where to go

Five years ago, Hugo, a former Mayfair nightclub promoter and PR executive, launched a private newsletter to share his social recommendations, and soon built the side-project into an impressive network of some of the world's biggest power players.

Now the free newsletter has been replaced by the Urbanologie mobile app, which charges its subscribers an achievable £100 a year in exchange for tips on the hottest new openings, whether they be in New York, London, Miami or Ibiza.

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If you're a member, Hugo says, you'll know about the most exclusive places even before they open - because he makes it his business to keep his finger on the pulse of everything up and coming.

And he says his techniques can be applied to your own life.

He suggests making use of your network of friends and acquaintances in whatever city you're in.

'Ask around, ask a favour, you have someone in your own network that will know a staff member or a person that can help you to get into the "hard to get into" places,' he said.

Hugo also says simple manners are vital, for example after attending an opening or launch, sending a follow-up message to the manager or maitre d' as a thank you will stand you in good stead when it comes to access going forward.

'We encourage our members to be appreciative and follow up. It’s to show a sense of loyalty,' he explained.

'You can be generous in your gratitude when leaving a tip, but we say follow up and show your appreciation in an email to the general manager and to the maitre d’ saying how much you have enjoyed the meal.

'Start building that very personal relationship. We find that helps, it’s about being memorable.'

Hugo told FEMAIL he makes it his business to keep his finger on the pulse of the hottest cities around the globe

Hugo launched Urbanologie as a newsletter in 2012 and it transformed it into a community with 15,000 subscribers

Hugo works throughout the week attending launches, pop-up events but says his downtime comes at the weekend

Hugo's business began from a free newsletter which he transformed into the private Urbanologie network

Former boarding school pupil Hugo, who was born in Westminster, has friends in high places, including actor Kelsey Grammer and millionaire businessman and husband of Cindy Crawford Rande Gerber, both of whom have guest-edited guides for the site.

The entrepreneur describes Urbanologie's 15,000-strong membership as a community - which includes everyone from Made in Chelsea reality stars to industry types from the worlds of media, food and finance.

Hugo says they are all very involved, including one who has recently invested in the app itself.

'Members drive it. If we didn't have our members we wouldn't have a business,' he said.

Along with his small team he updates the app with the latest content on pop-ups, exclusive openings and events, details of which are filed by his network of editors around the globe.

The constant updates and editorial that populates Urbanologie is, as Hugo points out, what makes it so unique: 'The travel guides out there are very limited. We promise to our members that we are providing content that they can't get anywhere else.

'Members want to be told where to go and why to go there. We don't review restaurants - we tell you why you should go.'

'For people being able to live like a local in the city they’re in, it’s pretty extraordinary,' he said.

Some of the members on the luxury lifestyle app include reality stars, chefs, hedge-fund managers, CEOs and Michelin star chefs. Pictured, Hugo with Ferne McCann

Hugo is a regular on the party circuit. Pictured with Veuve Clicquot's Christina Jesaitis attend the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award in 2013

His life now involves flying around the globe to attend restaurant previews, networking lunches and soirees at private members' clubs to find the very best tips for his subscribers - quaffing champagne and feasting on fine foods along the way.

While he set out to attract the world's best and brightest, he admitted that it has been a challenge, but said that he's happy to provide something no one else has for his subscribers.

'Our members dictate a lot of what we do and where we go. The feedback they give us about content helps us drive back to the service and propositions.'

Next, Hugo plans on expanding Urbanologie into more locations around the world including Monaco, Havana, Tulum, South of France, and Asia, with a goal of being in 25 countries by 2020.