Subscribe
Login

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

A New Wellness Hotel Gambles on Las Vegas

It’s difficult to say whether a wellness-themed hotel in Las Vegas can really take off. If the current state of the wellness industry is any indicator, the odds are (sort of) good.
Leslie Barrie | 5 years ago
Luxury

High-End Hotels Lean Into Role as Curators of Niche Brands

At Skift New Luxury, we frequently write about cross-branding efforts between high-end brands. Hotels are especially well-positioned to provide a showcase for niche products and deepen the relationship with their guests in the process.
Laura Powell | 5 years ago
Ace Hotel Chicago
Business Travel

The Gentrification Redux for High-End Hospitality

Where some lifestyle and luxury brands fear to tread, others are happy to step in. Being an early mover has plenty of advantages, and it helps to set up your brand as different to the rest.
Patrick Whyte | 5 years ago
Luxury

Wellness Arrives at the Airport Terminal

The travel industry is trying to offer more wellness-related services, so it’s no surprise that airlines and airports want in. But whether they can really make the flying experience more relaxing is another story.
Leslie Barrie | 5 years ago
Hotels

Barcelona Openings Underline a Luxury Market in Transition

Sophisticated serenity is the best way to describe luxury hospitality in the Catalan capital where troubles including sky-high petty crime rates, legality surrounding Airbnb, and political tensions bubble under the surface. For a city once considered the coolest in Europe, its development is useful to watch for other cities just now entering their gilded age of tourism.
Samantha Shankman | 5 years ago
Luxury

New Ways Hotels Are Cashing In on the Sleep Economy

Travelers are thinking more about their sleep habits than ever before. The hospitality industry has taken note and is now trying to find more innovative ways to help guests snooze. But will this push really help drive bookings?
Leslie Barrie | 5 years ago