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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.

Business Travel

Luxury Hotels Bring in More Celebrity Chefs in Guest Gigs

In a day when exclusive access and intimate experiences are heralded over material goods, a meal prepared by world-class chefs in a spectacular setting is something luxury consumers are willing to travel for.
Samantha Shankman | 6 years ago
Hotels

A Lesson in Hotel Loyalty That Goes Beyond Just Points

The personal touch never loses its appeal. Hector Ruiz, a 27-year veteran of The Carlyle, shares lessons learned from a career at the hotel and how sometimes, analog approaches yield the best results.
Colin Nagy | 6 years ago
Business Travel

The Importance of Consistency

Staying true to your brand is key if you want to retain existing customers and attract new ones – especially at the luxury end of the spectrum.
Patrick Whyte | 6 years ago
Business Travel

What the Very Best Luxury Brands Can Teach the Travel Industry

A new study finds that the more consumers trust a brand, the more successful it is likely to be. Easy to say, but in an era of rapidly evolving trends and tastes, how can brands maintain that trust while reinventing their offerings? Luxury companies have proven especially adept at navigating these choppy waters.
Laura Powell | 6 years ago
Luxury

Wellness Newsletter: Inside Adidas’ Love-Hate Relationship With Amazon

Teaming up with Amazon could mean cash flow now, but at what cost down the line? It’s a question every brand that partners with the giant should ask –– especially in the wellness industry, when so much of a company’s DNA centers around cultivating a feel-good image.
Leslie Barrie | 6 years ago
Business Travel

Travel Trade Group Fights Back

Travel agents (or advisors) were supposed to go the way of the fax machine. But in the internet era, they've managed to find ways to fight back.
Patrick Whyte | 6 years ago
Business Travel

Measuring the Value of Wellness to a Hotel Brand

Every time you turn around these days, a major hotel company is announcing that it has hired a chief wellness officer. But will this wave of devotion to wellness be a phase or a long-lasting phenomenon? Look to the return on investment for that answer.
Laura Powell | 6 years ago