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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.

Business Travel

Starwood’s big push in Latin America: 100 properties by end of 2013

Starwood could have 100 properties in Latin America by the end of 2013, up from the current 71. See, it's not all about Asia and the Middle East, where Starwood set up temporary headquarters. Latin America is on the agenda.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Starwood looks to wealthier overseas economies to expand luxury portfolio

The demand for luxury properties and travel experiences is growing among a very small group of consumers in the U.S. so brands are heading to Asia to meet lucrative guests closer to home.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Starwood looks to wealthier overseas economies to expand luxury portfolio

Tourism

Chinese tourists boost luxury retail sales in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s retail industry is closely intertwined with tourism making an integrated marketing strategy and the proximity between shops and hotels important to the island’s overall economic success.

Stephanie Tong and Vinicy Chan, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Chinese tourists boost luxury retail sales in Hong Kong

Hotels

What’s the right scent for a hotel? A memorable one

The hotel smell is something you notice only when it goes just right or has already gone very bad. Finding the right one is half science, half art.

Skift | 11 years ago

What’s the right scent for a hotel? A memorable one

Hotels

Ritz Carlton tries to break free of its cookie-cutter design with new brand

When luxury travelers go looking for authentic and original travel experiences, Rtiz-Carlton and its "every hotel looks like a Boston legal office" look is low on the list. Can this tiger change its stripes?

Skift | 11 years ago

Ritz Carlton tries to break free of its cookie-cutter design with new brand

Business Travel

Hotels swap out standard airport shuttles for tuk-tuks, helicopters, and a Rolls-Royce

Offering a creative spin on the standard transportation gives high-end hotels an opportunity to differentiate themselves from the competition and introduce their brands before guests even arrive.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels swap out standard airport shuttles for tuk-tuks, helicopters, and a Rolls-Royce

Cruises

Legacy cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 to be converted into luxury hotel in Asia

Cruise ships switch hands many times in their lifetime and usually end up getting scrapped, except in the case of notable or historic ships, which, like the QE2, become docked attractions.

Skift | 11 years ago

Legacy cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2 to be converted into luxury hotel in Asia

Airlines

Asia’s private jet boom driven by new money millionaires

Traditionally restricted or restrained cultures tend to splurge with the influx of super rich money, and private jet companies are in for their own riches with it in Asia.

Kyunghee Park, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Asia’s private jet boom driven by new money millionaires

Hotels

Five “authentic” luxury travel trends to watch for in 2013

These trends could be adopted by the entire travel industry as consumers across all spending strata are attracted to companies that are digitally engaged and offer beneficial loyalty programs.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Five “authentic” luxury travel trends to watch for in 2013

Hotels

London losing out to Paris on luxury tourism due to lack of palatial hotels

London will have to get creative if it wants to win the race against Paris for the Middle-East-Russia-China rich who want to spend their money and stay in historical/palatial hotels.

Skift | 11 years ago

London losing out to Paris on luxury tourism due to lack of palatial hotels