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

Mall Operator Westfield Emulates Luxury Hotels for New Service Style

It is difficult to distill years of nuanced luxury training down into a single program, but Westfield's eagerness to look to luxury hospitality is a sign that it is headed in the right direction.

Samantha Shankman | 7 years ago

Business Travel

Artificial Intelligence's Unrecognized Potential for Luxury Travel Brands

It’s clear that there are ways in which luxury brands can differentiate their customer experience using artificial intelligence, but it will require a sophistication that is still unseen in the travel industry.

Samantha Shankman | 7 years ago

Business Travel

The 6 Big Trends That Are Reshaping Luxury Travel

In the luxury travel space, at a macro level, demand is growing for the accumulation of travel memories drawn from transformative moments that resonate deeply with the individual traveler’s ideal of personal fulfillment, and his or her best aspirational version of themselves.

Greg Oates | 7 years ago

Business Travel

Why Virtuoso's New Must-Go Destinations Feel Similar

A new Virtuoso survey focusing on coveted luxury destinations for fall and the holidays doesn't cover new territory, but some trends are revealed by reading between the lines.

Laura Powell | 7 years ago

Business Travel

Luxury Companies Create Gateway Products for Tighter Budgets

Should luxury companies introduce lower-priced offerings, or do they risk diluting their brand and/or cannibalizing business from the main brand? We look at how several high-end travel companies are approaching the challenge.

Laura Powell | 7 years ago

Business Travel

5 Factors That Influence Millennials' Luxury Spending Habits

There is no one strategy to win over millennials. Brands should focus on what they offer in terms of quality and then communicate that through as many channels as possible to increase their awareness among this diverse but growing demographic.

Samantha Shankman | 7 years ago

Luxury

Free Webinar: Examining The Evolving Diversity of Modern Luxury Travel

High-end travel and hospitality brands must adapt to evolving luxury consumer psychographics to provide personalized experiences aligned with the whims of today’s upscale travelers.

L.E.K. Consulting + Skift | 7 years ago

Interview: Richard Bangs on the Evolution of Exclusive Experiential Travel

The term "experiential travel" is so overused these days that it's almost become cliche. But 45 years ago, Richard Bangs did experiential travel before experiential travel was cool. When he inaugurated Sobek to specialize in worldwide adventure and cultural travel, the concept was pioneering.

Laura Powell | 8 years ago

Business Travel

5 Trends Shaping the Future of Luxury Travel

There are so many forecasts about the future of luxury travel, yet most track the same trends. Here's Sabre Corporation's take on what's next.

Laura Powell | 8 years ago

Business Travel

A Brief History of Personality-Driven Luxury Travel Companies

These four entrepreneurs took the first steps toward what would become modern adventure and luxury travel, and their first-hand accounts hold lessons — and entertainment — for all those who followed in their wake.

Samantha Shankman | 8 years ago