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Hotels
Radisson and some others have been early on this trend, part of larger wellness trend at hotels. Now others are jumping in.
Skift | 11 years ago
Airlines
Luxury amenities are a welcome treat on long-haul flights, but most airlines reserve the high-end goods for high-paying passengers in business or first class.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago
It's good to see a hotel experimenting with solving this problem. In the future, a method by which hotels could purify and recycle the soap themselves seems like the most green option.
Associated Press | 11 years ago
Hotels with mini-markets in the lobby may not look five-star sexy, but they make guests happy without making them feel agitated over being charged if they look at the minibar in the wrong way. Let's get rid of them.
Susie Mesure , Elena Blageova, Independent UK | 11 years ago
These trends are generalizations at best and stereotypes at worst, but attempt to give hotels an inside look at what drives the decisions of their most coveted travelers.
Well, then. CEO Michael O'Leary does have a certain je ne sais quoi when it comes to saying offensive things that break new ground. And this method gets much more press than, say, Delta's CEO does when he says particular routes are out of the question for the foreseeable future.
From it's ridiculously priced yet still awful restaurants to its Euro trash-inspired fashions, Moscow has some fantastic ways to screw over travelers, and its hotels lead the way for many other industries.
Oliver Smith, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago
Great roundup of what goes behind choosing these amenity kits, focused on U.S./European airlines. Of course, on newer international airlines like Emirates, Etihad, Qatar and others, the kits have been taken to a whole different level.
Airlines add small touches in hopes of differentiating themselves from the competition, but price, schedules, and travel policies will continue to mandate business travelers’ final booking.
Airports’ efforts to offer activities that are both healthier and more fun for business travelers has been so successful that hubs are on track to earn greater revenue from retail, food, and entertainment than aviation.
