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Luxury Travel

In-depth coverage of luxury travel, including hotels, cruises, private jet travel, travel advisors and agents, and tour operators.

Luxury

Certares’ Internova: Behind Its Strategy for Luxury Travel Agencies

Internova Travel Group is owned by private equity firm Certares, and its CEO is the brother of Certares' CEO. How they are thinking about company strategy reflects insight into broader trends among the luxury travel agencies.

Dawit Habtemariam | 6 months ago

Certares’ Internova: Behind Its Strategy for Luxury Travel Agencies

Tour Operators

Black Tomato Adds Luxury Group Travel Line

Group travel is a mixed bag — some love it, others not so much. One luxury tour operator wants to design group travel itineraries suited to individual needs but intended to create a lasting impact within the group.

Selene Brophy | 7 months ago

Black Tomato Adds Luxury Group Travel Line

Hotels

Ultra-Luxury Hotels: Secrets of Successful 5-Star Stays

True luxury has no room for error. Yet underperformance can happen at even the world's most opulent properties. Here's what discerning travelers, investors, and hotel groups must watch for.

Sean O'Neill | 7 months ago

Ultra-Luxury Hotels: Secrets of Successful 5-Star Stays

News Blog

IDEAS: Prada to Design NASA Spacesuits

Commercial space company Axiom Space has announced an unconventional partnership with Italian fashion house Prada, that will see the two companies join forces to design the spacesuits for NASA's Artemis III mission.  Credit: Axiom Space The 2025 mission marks two significant milestones, as not only will it be the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo…

Adam Stacey | 7 months ago

Airlines

Japan Airlines’ Big Updates to Business and First Class for the A350-1000

Asian airlines’ customers still take innovation and premium cabins seriously and are willing to pay for them. For these customers, Japan Airlines is bringing in their new flagship, the A350-1000s in a premium-heavy configuration.

Ajay Awtaney, Skift | 7 months ago

Japan Airlines’ Big Updates to Business and First Class for the A350-1000

Hotels

Saudi Arabia’s Ski Retreat Mountain Gets Two Marriott Hotels

Marriott International is the latest operator to show confidence in Trojena, an upcoming development where Saudi Arabia says it will be able to host winter sports and open top ski chalets.

Josh Corder | 7 months ago

Saudi Arabia’s Ski Retreat Mountain Gets Two Marriott Hotels

Hotels

Dubai to Surpass Las Vegas in Number of Hotel Rooms

Dubai shows no signs of slowing down when it comes to building new hotels. Even if the emirate runs out of prime plots along the beach, it can simply resurrect man-made projects previously brought down in the '08 financial crash.

Josh Corder | 7 months ago

Dubai to Surpass Las Vegas in Number of Hotel Rooms

Hotels

How Billionaire-Owned Como Hotels Retooled Its Luxury Hotel Strategy

Como Hotels and Resorts is executing a strategic playbook that puts broader luxury sector dynamics into sharp relief.

Sean O'Neill | 7 months ago

How Billionaire-Owned Como Hotels Retooled Its Luxury Hotel Strategy

Hotels

Aman to Open 11 Janu Hotels After Getting $360 Million From UAE Investors

Major investments in the hospitality supergroup Aman are letting it expand more quickly. Look for its spin-off brand Janu to add 11 properties, from Turks and Caicos to Dubai, over the next four years.

Josh Corder | 8 months ago

Aman to Open 11 Janu Hotels After Getting $360 Million From UAE Investors

News Blog

Pure 2023 Canceled as Morocco Reels in Earthquake Aftermath

The high-end, experiential travel show Pure Life Experience, meant to take place in Marrakesh from 10 to 13 September, has been canceled. The organizers of the annual event, now in its 14th year, issued a statement confirming its cancelation following the devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Morocco on Friday, 8 September, which killed more than 2,000 people and left…

Selene Brophy | 8 months ago