What Travel Can Learn From the Fashion Industry — New Luxury


Skift Take

There are so many parallels between the luxury fashion and travel industries. Consolidation in both is bringing challenges as well as opportunities.

The Skift New Luxury newsletter is our weekly newsletter focused on the business of selling luxury travel, the people and companies creating and selling experiences, emerging trends, and the changing consumer habits around the sector. We'll keep in mind the needs of the specialist travel agents who sell these products as well as the sophisticated consumers who shop for them. Luxury travel, like fashion, has faced plenty of challenges in adapting to the online environment. This is especially true when it comes to distribution. Where traditional travel agents had to deal with Expedia and Priceline, luxury good retailers are battling the giant that is Amazon. In fashion, brands used to be able to commu