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Why Luxury Travel Brands Should Pay Attention to High-End Retail Trends

Laura Powell, Skift

International spending on luxury goods often tracks movements in worldwide travel. A recent report sheds light on how travel and high-end shopping are intertwined.

4 days ago

Thai Investors Are Cautiously Optimistic About New Mall Aimed at Chinese Tourists

Anuchit Nguyen, Bloomberg

Thailand's tourism officials have had a love-hate relationship with Chinese travelers in recent years and they mainly have their sights set on marketing the country to the wealthiest segment of that market.

1 month ago

What Travel Can Learn From Michael Kors’ Acquisition Strategy

Samantha Shankman, Skift

Whether we’re selling hotel rooms or stilettos, the luxury marketplace is riddled with similar challenges and opportunities suggesting greater collaboration could be useful to brands in both industries in their pursuit of becoming lifestyle brands for affluent consumers.

2 months ago

Chinese Travelers Love Duty Free and That’s Creating Big Revenue for Airports

Andrew Janes, Bloomberg

Chinese travelers' love of duty free is not just creating a bonanza for Chinese airports. Chinese passengers are buying so many goods at stores in North America, Europe and Australia that many retailers are designing shops to cater to them.

2 months ago

Chefs+Tech: Food Leads the Way as Unused Spaces Morph into New Destinations

Kristen Hawley, Chefs+Tech

Restaurants and new restaurant concepts have a real opportunity as our usage of commercial space changes in both cities and suburbs.

4 months ago

What the Growing Market for Luxury Goods Tells the Travel Industry

Laura Powell, Skift

There's good and bad in this report. Spending will continue, of course, but it is shifting into new markets and leaving some legacy markets in the lurch.

4 months ago

Skift New Luxury Newsletter: High-End Retail Flies Higher

Jason Clampet, Skift

Is there a more powerful FOMO than an airport boutique you'll never see again with an object of desire that may or not be a bargain because you're not sure of the exchange rate?

5 months ago

Luxury Brands Are Bullish on the Future of Airport Retail

Samantha Shankman, Skift

Airport sales are not only growing faster than traditional retail outlets, but also providing multiple, multi-channel advertising opportunities well-positioned to reach luxury brands' target customers.

5 months ago

Retail Brands Target Chinese Travelers on Mobile Before They Leave Home

Jessica Rapp, Jing Daily

Why wait to market to consumers when they arrive abroad as opposed to targeting them directly via efficient platforms before they ever leave town?

5 months ago

WTTC Report: The New Fundamentals of Luxury Are the Old Fundamentals of Luxury

Laura Powell, Skift

All these points are quite basic, but in the chase for bling, brands often forget that they're the building blocks of luxury.

6 months ago

The Travel Agents Rethinking the Brick and Mortar Retail Experience

Laura Powell, Skift

There are vastly fewer retail travel outlets now than two decades ago, but a few creative agents are rethinking how to buy and sell travel in the real world.

6 months ago

Travel Megatrends 2017: The New Luxury Is Defined by Small Brands and Big Stories

M. Paul Munford, Skift

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.

9 months ago

Articles tagged “retail”

Why Luxury Travel Brands Should Pay Attention to High-End Retail Trends

Thai Investors Are Cautiously Optimistic About New Mall Aimed at Chinese Tourists

What Travel Can Learn From Michael Kors’ Acquisition Strategy

Chinese Travelers Love Duty Free and That’s Creating Big Revenue for Airports

Chefs+Tech: Food Leads the Way as Unused Spaces Morph into New Destinations

What the Growing Market for Luxury Goods Tells the Travel Industry

Skift New Luxury Newsletter: High-End Retail Flies Higher

Luxury Brands Are Bullish on the Future of Airport Retail

Retail Brands Target Chinese Travelers on Mobile Before They Leave Home

WTTC Report: The New Fundamentals of Luxury Are the Old Fundamentals of Luxury

The Travel Agents Rethinking the Brick and Mortar Retail Experience

Travel Megatrends 2017: The New Luxury Is Defined by Small Brands and Big Stories