Luxury Travel

India’s luxury hospitality boom presents huge global potential. In this talk, the CEOs of Global Hotel Alliance and The Leela Palaces explain why hotels must deliver hyper-personalized, immersive experiences and leverage strategic alliances to build lasting loyalty and cut costly dependence on OTAs.

By emphasizing its authentic roots, culture, and decades-long presence in the Caribbean, Sandals Resorts aims to remind travelers that it offers more than just luxury — it delivers an experience that is uniquely and unmistakably Caribbean.

On this podcast, we explain why big banks are building booking platforms, why British Air's parent company has cornered a market, and why pricey skiing isn't always bad.

It is disheartening to see the same publications that have previously reported on the perils of overtourism now behaving like golden retrievers chasing a tennis ball, sprinting after the hype with little critical reflection.

DanCenter's success in India will serve as a test of Oyo’s ability to adapt a global brand to local market dynamics. If it works, expect more global vacation rental players to follow suit.

Indians love a good bargain. However, with wellness taking center stage, many are now happily loosening their purse strings in exchange for a little R&R.

Hilton has revealed it paid $56 million to acquire a controlling stake in NoMad Hotels, a smaller sum than recent comparable acquisitions in the luxury hotel sector. Now it plans to scale the brand to 30 to 50 hotels.

In our first hospitality report of 2025, we explore the shifting landscape of luxury hotels, what has changed and continues to change, and how luxury hotel brands can thrive and competitively differentiate themselves in this dynamic market.

Luxury hotels can differentiate themselves by broadening their offerings and embracing lucrative experiential trends.

Delta is now the best in America. But to realize its ambitions, it needs to start benchmarking itself against the actual world’s best. That is much harder.