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.

Luxury

Inspirato Could Go Public in $1 Billion SPAC Deal With Travel Investor Thayer Ventures

Subscriptions look set to be big business, with the needle currently swinging to higher quality holidays and experiences.

Matthew Parsons | 4 years ago

Announcements

Lessons From Africa's Safari Lodges for a Post-Pandemic Era

Many innovations have been born from constraints. In the case of safari lodges in Africa, the remote settings and lack of infrastructure forces architects and teams to get creative. Here are examples from the bleeding edge of innovation in sustainability, along with some hints about what is to come in developed markets around the world.

Colin Nagy | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

The Biggest Innovators in Travel and Hospitality: Covid Edition

Crisis showed once again how it can breed creativity and excellence. Here are the people, the properties, and the trends that have stood out as bright beacons in a very bad year.

Colin Nagy | 4 years ago

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Hotels

How Hilton Luxury Brands Are Capitalizing on the “Workcation” Trend and Turning Them Into Luxury Experiences

The lines between business and leisure travel continue to blur at an accelerated pace due to the Covid-19 pandemic and a realignment of consumer travel priorities. In the luxury hotel space, servicing the work-from-hotel trend can be a winning strategy for building and retaining loyalty.

Hilton Luxury Group + Skift | 4 years ago

Podcast: How Diversity Fuels Creativity

In early November 2020, Skift hosted its first Design the Future event, an afternoon of discussions with leaders in the design and creativity space. As part of this, we’re posting…

Jason Clampet | 4 years ago

Coronavirus

3 New Design Concepts for Hospitality That Make Even More Sense Post-Covid

The pandemic has changed owner-investor behavior. It has also changed what customers want out of luxury hospitality. What are the new models that are well-positioned for growth as the sector rebuilds? Here's a look at some potentials.

Colin Nagy | 4 years ago

Airlines

Our Columnist Flew to Dubai — This Is What He Learned About a Reopening

Dubai is offering a master class on safety, operational protocols, and reopening to the world. Other countries, including the U.S., need to take note.

Colin Nagy | 5 years ago

Announcements

The Hotel as Cultural Diplomacy: More Important Than Ever Going Forward

Cultural diplomacy is often found in museums and cultural initiatives. It is seldom found in hotels. The Royal Mansour in Marrakech was a statement of intent from the king to show the best of the country's craft and service. The result is impactful, especially in these times — perhaps more so than other means of country branding.

Colin Nagy | 5 years ago

Announcements

A Pandemic Tip for Hotel Brands: Treat Your Workers the Way You Treat Guests

If your consumer-facing experience is cutting edge Mac, but your back end is a dusty PC, you have a problem. Now more than ever as workers return to the job, hospitality brands need to ensure that the experiences, both physical and digital, that employees have are as strong as the consumer experience.

Colin Nagy | 5 years ago

Business Travel

Reimagining Luxury Travel for 2025

Luxury travel brands may see a customer looking for a deeper experience when travel picks up after the pandemic. They will be there to serve.

Korey Matthews | 5 years ago