Articles tagged “megatrends 2017”

How event planners are using the entire scope of luxury properties to create multi-disciplinary learning environments and networking experiences. How luxury hotels are engaging local communities to customize more creative…

As attendees demand more immersive, authentic and unique experiences, the next generation of meetings deliver content that resonates both professionally and personally.

Think of them as tweeners. And that's the point: Travelers in their 50s, squeezed between Gen Xers and Baby Boomers, are breaking new ground in their global meanderings. Brands had better pay attention, although Fifties may be tricky to pigeon-hole.

The new standards of modern luxury are consumer-led rather than brand-driven, and they are steering the direction of high-end hospitality and travel.

The way we dine out has changed — instead of serving just a meal, restaurants have become destinations in their own right. Fueled by the ability to search, sort, discover, and reserve across digital devices, diners can create the ultimate personalized experience any day of the week, and restaurants have evolved to accommodate these cultural changes.

Humanity is our focal point for 2017. As much as we love travel tech, which is crucial to the industry's evolution, human beings will have to remain front-and-center as well.

The way the travel industry speaks to women is about to change. Pink-tinted products make it obvious that a company is targeting women, but these tokens don’t significantly improve the travel experience. Female leadership in travel companies is the next, deeper level of serving female travelers.

After years of hype, hospitality and travel companies are now delivering real added value for consumers by integrating artificial intelligence into online search and booking platforms.

Tune in for our take on the biggest — some might call them mega — trends we see in store for travel this year.

It takes patience and methodical planning to build a new market — and the cruise industry seems to be settling into China until that’s done, with whatever tweaks are necessary along the way.