Luxury

This comprehensive archive offers the latest insights, trends, and developments in the luxury travel industry, tailored specifically for professionals and stakeholders in the field. Featuring in-depth analysis and updates on hotels, tours, airlines, and cruise lines, the news stories in this collection provide essential information for those seeking to stay ahead in this rapidly-evolving market.

Hotels

LVMH Takes Stake in Boutique Hotel Group Les Domaines de Fontenille

While this is only a minority investment in a small company, LVMH's stake in Fontenille shows its ambition to accelerate its travel and experiential offerings internationally, beyond just Cheval Blanc, Belmond, and Bulgari Hotels & Resorts.

Sean O'Neill | 2 weeks ago

the swimming pool on the top of the Bulgari Hotel in Rome Italy shows the skyline of the city

Hotels

Bulgari’s Contrarian Strategy in Luxury Hotels: Few Locations, No Loyalty Points

Bulgari Hotels isn't just selling rooms. It's selling one of the rarest commodities in modern luxury: restraint.

Sean O'Neill | 2 weeks ago

view of a new luxury resort on the shores of Italy's Lake Como

Hotels

IHG’s Luxury Brands Tap Multi-Generation Travel for Growth

IHG is revamping its luxury suites and rolling out new training to help cater to a rising trend in multi-generational travel. Who knew family values could be such good business?

Sean O'Neill | 2 weeks ago

view of a restaurant in a former monastery in Panama City

Hotels

Hyatt Exec Explains Soft Brand Strategy With Boutique Luxury Hotels

One of Hyatt's many business models is to take indie luxury hotels that pride themselves on being boutique-y, providing them the benefits of Hyatt (distribution! marketing! operational support!) and then downplaying any sign of corporate involvement in the eyes of guests. So far, it's working.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

interior room at a luxury hotel, the Edition hotel in Jeddah, operated by Marriott

Hotels

Marriott Luxury Hotel Push Targets Wealth Transfer to Millennials and Gen Z

Marriott sees an opportunity to tap into luxury travel spending by millennials and Gen Z, expected to inherit tens of trillions of dollars worldwide over the next couple of decades.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Cruises

Beyond Large Luxury Cruises: The Rise of Boutique Expeditionary Travel

There is a subset of luxury travelers who are taking to the water to find remote, interesting areas that aren’t mobbed. And increasingly, they aren’t opting for hyper-luxe, large scale cruises.

Colin Nagy | 3 weeks ago

inside a hotel made from a converted power plant in savannah georgia

Hotels

What’s Next For Boutique Hotel Pioneer Richard Kessler

Hotel legend Richard Kessler is still willing to take risks when creating hotels. Think putting dinosaur fossils in hotel lobbies, or displaying modern art in a converted power plant. So far, travelers and Marriott like it.

Debbie Carlson | 3 weeks ago

Hotels

Hilton to Add 35,000 Jobs in Middle East Push, Regional Head Says

Hilton's jobs push comes as the hotel giant sees surging demand in the region, with visits to its Middle East properties doubling to 2.2 million in the first nine months of the year compared to pandemic levels.

Josh Corder | 1 month ago

a view of an infinity pool looking at the Persian Gulf from the Mandarin Oriental Dubai hotel in Dubai, UAE

Hotels

Hotel Sector’s Bet on Wellness Faces Profit Challenge

Maybe you didn't need to install that crystal-healing sound bath after all. Namaste, and mind the bottom line.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

Luxury

Need Inspiration For Your Hospitality Brand? Look to Bangkok

Bangkok is where some of the most inspiring development is happening. Anyone in the hospitality business should take note.

Colin Nagy | 1 month ago