Luxury Travel

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Granted the objects are supposed to be more travel-inspired than travel-hardy, LV will never have a more rapt audience than the modish consumers at the premiere’s location at Art Basel in Miami.