Luxury Travel

Hotels

Hotel Brand Tiny Urban Escapes Taps Into Micro Luxury and Sustainability

The founder of Tiny Urban Escapes, Indiana’s first Black and female-owned hotel, is taking an innovative approach to sustainable, luxury travel in urban environments.

Leslie Barrie | 3 days ago

Tourism

London Worries It’s Losing Luxury Shopping Tourists to Milan and Paris

One more negative blowback from Brexit, but one perk that went away after 2020 is being considered again: sales-tax free shopping to woo back all those wealthy tourists.

James Davey and Sarah Young, Reuters | 1 week ago

Tourism

The Emergence of a New Chinese Traveler: A Skift Deep Dive

Sure, the world has missed Chinese tourists for far too long, but if you are a destination looking for that one elusive answer to what the new Chinese traveler will look like, we recommend you stop now.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 week ago

News Blog

Inspirato and Saks Enter Into Marketing Pact Mixing Travel and Fashion

Would you like a luxury travel subscription from Inspirato with those Amina Muaddi Rosie 95MM Metallic Leather Slingback Pumps from Saks Fifth Avenue? Saks Stylists will mix pitches to buy Inspirato Passes with style recommendations under a partnership between the companies. Source: Saks That could conceivably be a sales pitches as Inspirato entered into a…

Dennis Schaal | 1 week ago

Short-Term Rentals

Luxury Vacation Rentals Market Is Flying High

Supply and demand are both strong in luxury vacation rentals. Affluent spenders are driving prices higher, but data shows that even the luxury segment with its prestige pricing won't be immune if consumer anxieties about the economy grow.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 weeks ago

Media and PR

Four Seasons Reenacts Memorable Guest Experiences in Latest Campaign

The Four Seasons is in a fierce competition to attract the increasingly lucrative number of young travelers. So it's touting how its staff have made stays at its hotels unforgettable in an attempt to give it a leg up on its rivals.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 2 weeks ago

Hotels

The Case for a Sales and Marketing Evolution in Hospitality

Sales and marketing needs to evolve to address the cultural depth luxury consumers now demand. The best hotels are moving beyond "heads-in-beds" marketing to creatively place brands in culture, catering thoughtfully to sub groups and interests. When done right, the resulting glow adds value to businesses owning their brands fully.

Colin Nagy | 3 weeks ago

News Blog

Marriott CEO Frames Yacht-Like Cruises as a Bet on Luxury and Loyalty

Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano on Tuesday toured the Evirma, the first sailing vessel in The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Capuano said in an interview that yacht-style cruises on the 623-foot Evrima — which hosts fewer than 300 people at a time — represent an important pillar of growth for the world's largest hotel operator by…

Sean O'Neill | 4 weeks ago

Travel Agents

How Australian Travel Agency Flight Centre Is Building Luxury Revenue

Tour operator Scott Dunn might be a small company compared to its new parent company Flight Centre Travel Group. Still, it punches well above its weight in the luxury travel segment, especially in the U.S., where Flight Centre lacked a luxury presence.

Selene Brophy | 1 month ago

Tour Operators

Flight Centre Travel Group Moves Upscale by Buying UK Tour Operator Scott Dunn for $150 Million

The Australian group is turning to the U.S. for its next phase of expansion, but interestingly thinks the best avenue for that is through a British luxury brand.

Matthew Parsons | 2 months ago