Luxury

This comprehensive archive offers the latest insights, trends, and developments in the luxury travel industry, tailored specifically for professionals and stakeholders in the field. Featuring in-depth analysis and updates on hotels, tours, airlines, and cruise lines, the news stories in this collection provide essential information for those seeking to stay ahead in this rapidly-evolving market.

Luxury

Trends in Ultra High Net Worth Travel: Skift Travel Podcast

The very wealthy don't travel like everyone else does – we discuss the latest trends for luxury vacations on the Skift Travel Podcast.

Rashaad Jorden | 5 days ago

Hotels

U.S. Hotel Performance Split: Luxury Hotels Rise as Low-End Brands Slump

Today's economic pressures are impacting consumers differently across income levels.

Sean O'Neill | 1 week ago

Luxury

Spaceships. Submarines. Kidnappings. How the Very Rich Vacation Now

Those with $50 million in the bank aren't average, so it follows that neither are their vacations. In other words, Fitzgerald had it right: The very rich are different from you and me.

Sarah Kopit | 1 week ago

Hotels

LVMH to Invest in Accor’s Orient Express Brand, Casts Doubt on Louis Vuitton Hotel Rumor

LVMH will invest to help Accor breathe new life into the legendary luxury brand, leading more quickly to new Orient Express trains, hotels, and ships.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Hotels

Hotel Wellness Investments Surge: Latest Data on Best Performers

Less talk, more data. Here's how hotels with wellness offerings are doing, according to RLA Global, HotStats, and Truist Securities. Plus, the latest wellness concept: Ballers.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Hotels

Six Rosewood Hotels Aim to Blend Luxury Travel With Positive Social Impact

Can you combine indulgence with making a meaningful difference? Rosewood believes it will at a half-dozen of its ultra-luxury hotels.

Sean O'Neill | 3 weeks ago

Airlines

Air France to Open Ultra-Exclusive Airport Lounge Ahead of the Olympics: Here’s a Look Inside

While first class airport check-in is nothing new, Air France is preparing to take the concept to the next level.

Gordon Smith | 1 month ago

Luxury

There’s a Huge Opportunity For Saudi Tourism – But it Needs to Embrace Nuance

If Saudi Arabia is serious about tourism, it will need to cater to a wide range of people and price points. What I want to see is room for a certain segment of the private sector: early-stage entrepreneurs and innovators building something from the ground up.

Colin Nagy | 1 month ago

Cruises

Norwegian Cruise Investor Day: More Ships, More Premium – And Cost Cuts

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is setting its sights on the premium market, enticing well-heeled travelers with the promise of more balcony cabins and a "ship-within-a-ship" concept that caters to multigenerational cruisers.

Sean O'Neill | 1 month ago

Luxury

Four Seasons’ Palau Project: Bringing Conservation to a Remote Locale

Four Seasons is betting it is worth the long journey for guests seeking a new style of expeditionary luxury.

Colin Nagy | 1 month ago