When Wellness Tourism Takes Over

In Austin, Wellness Is Fast Becoming the New Weird: Austin may be best known for its music bona fides, but wellness is also becoming instrumental in bringing an eclectic mix of visitors to the Texas capital city. It must be something in the water … or in the hills.

How Hotels Need to Balance the Amenities We Want Versus Those We Actually Use: There’s a very careful consideration to be made here by hoteliers, and even if guests don’t use a particular amenity as much as they think they will, that doesn’t necessarily mean that a hotel should get rid of it.

Skift Global Forum Preview: Why Ovation Is Embarking on a New Elite Luxury Brand: Jack Ezon of Ovation’s leisure business is starting Embark, a luxury agency with an unusual business structure. In this Q&A, Ezon shares how agents can thrive in the digital era, the biggest problem facing the travel industry, and why he hires so many millennials.

New Ultra-Luxury Resort May Turn Montana Region Into the Next Jackson Hole: If Montana’s Big Sky region is indeed like “Jackson Hole 25 years ago,” then this is a smart investment, especially being so close to Yellowstone National Park.

Samsonite Says Luggage Prices Will Increase on Trump’s Tariff Hit: Samsonite warns vendors that prices may rise about 10 percent due to costs linked to new duties the Trump Administration is imposing on imports from China. The U.S. imported more than $3 billion in luggage from China last year.

A Billionaire Aims to Be the First Paying Passenger on Elon Musk’s Moon Rocket: He’ll be in his late 40s if the mission goes ahead on schedule, but Yusaku Maezawa deserves props for his bravery for what would be a dangerous and historic trip.

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