New Skift Trends Report: The Rise of Lifestyle Branding in Travel in 2016

Today we are launching the latest report in our Skift Trends Reports service, The Rise of Lifestyle Branding in Travel in 2016.

Apple. Nike. Gucci. All these brands conjure up an image in your mind and maybe a type of person who you associate with them as well. Such lifestyle brands don't talk about product attributes but rather sell a vision of a life that consumers lead or want to lead.

Travel companies have recently embraced this idea, which is why Virgin America colors its seats purple and makes a point of addressing its passengers in an informal, slightly offbeat way. Other travel brands are also mimicking the approach in hospitality and rushing out sub-brands to woo millennials.

The report, which includes interviews with top execs from Starwood, Marriott, Airbnb and Emirates, as well as some top advertising and branding firms, looks at why travel brands are pushing lifestyle messaging, how they're making sure every consumer touch point drips with lifestyle branding and whether so-called "soft brands" are taking off.

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