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.

Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Investor Day: More Ships, More Premium – And Cost Cuts

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is setting its sights on the premium market, enticing well-heeled travelers with the promise of more balcony cabins and a "ship-within-a-ship" concept that caters to multigenerational cruisers.

Sean O'Neill | 9 months ago

Luxury

Four Seasons’ Palau Project: Bringing Conservation to a Remote Locale

Four Seasons is betting it is worth the long journey for guests seeking a new style of expeditionary luxury.

Colin Nagy and Lex Haris | 9 months ago

Hotels

Kempinski Hotels Names Former Silversea CEO as First Female CEO

Barbara Muckermann, the trailblazing former CEO of Silversea, will become the first female CEO at Europe's oldest luxury hotel group. Muckermann is poised to usher in a fresh era of opulence and innovation at Kempinski.

Sean O'Neill | 9 months ago

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Why Four Seasons Yachts Is Encouraging Guests to Leverage Travel Advisors

Beyond its innovative design ethos and distinctive service offerings, Four Seasons Yachts is making waves with a unique sales and distribution strategy built around a growing preference among affluent travelers to book trips with luxury travel advisors.

Four Seasons Yachts + Skift | 9 months ago

Emirates Sees Rise in Unsold Premium Seats, But the Post-Pandemic Party Isn't Over Yet

With premium cabins typically delivering much higher profit margins than economy seats, good occupancy is a key performance metric for many airlines.

Gordon Smith | 9 months ago

Belmond: Maroma in Mexico’s Riviera Maya

Luxury

Belmond Embraces 'Slow Luxury'

There are a lot of options in high-end hospitality, but many of them are lacking depth and soul. Belmond is taking a contrarian approach.

Colin Nagy and Lex Haris | 9 months ago

Luxury

Reality Distortion in Travel: When Luxury Isn’t What it Seems – And How to Fix it

Follow the writers doing good work. Support brands that are carving out unique spaces. Celebrate the poetry when you see it.

Colin Nagy | 10 months ago

Hotels

Nobu's Secret: CEO Lays Out Plan to Have 80 Luxury Hotels

Nobu, the posh restaurant chain, is expanding its luxury hotel brand. The secret sauce? Sky-high revenue from their in-house restaurants, Robert De Niro's star power, and a culture that keeps top talent sticking around, says top exec Trevor Horwell.

Sean O'Neill | 10 months ago

Hotels

Hyatt Loyalty Play: Adding 700 Hotels via Mr & Mrs Smith Mash-Up

Hyatt has begun letting members of its loyalty program earn and redeem points at about 700 boutique and luxury hotels via Mr & Mrs Smith, a service that curates boutique properties.

Sean O'Neill | 10 months ago

Cruises

5 Facts About Aman's Luxury Yacht

Aman has postponed the launch of its first yacht-style cruise offering until at least 2027. When it debuts, the palatial motor yacht will fuse Eastern mystique and minimalist chic.

Sean O'Neill | 10 months ago