A Luxury Hotel Hit List for 2018 Tied Together by a Creative Vision


Skift Take

Here is a list of inspiring hospitality experiences and properties to consider for 2018 travels. The selections are tied together by each property's vision, uniqueness, and focus on guest experience.

Colin Nagy, head of strategy at Fred & Farid, a global advertising agency, writes this opinion column for Skift on hospitality, innovation, and business travel. "On Experience" dissects customer-centric experiences and innovation across hospitality, aviation, and beyond.  As 2018 breaks into view, luxury-minded travelers start marking their calendars for retreats in the new year. Here are some of the hotels that caught our ever-searching eyes, and are worth putting on a luxury traveler's 2018 hitlist. There are wide range of options presented here, with some wild cards and some tried and true classics. The selection spans remote and isolated properties like Nihi in Sumba, city hotels like New York's The Lowell, Kyoto ryokans for regeneration, or mountain resorts to ski. The thread tying things together is vision, uniqueness, and a guest-centric experience. North Africa Royal Mansour, Marrakech The iconic property is more relevant than ever. Some 1,200 artisans cr