Luxury Travel Is Becoming Even More Specialized
Photo Credit: The Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg Germany. Travelers are heading to certain destinations for very specific reasons. Elbphilharmonie / Thies Rätzke
Skift Take
Here's a concept you are likely to hear more about soon: silo travel. It's all about going to a place for a very specific reason, and luxury travelers are all over it.
One way to discover what’s next in the world of luxury travel is to check in with travel advisors catering to an upscale clientele.
According to those Skift recently spoke with, what appears on the horizon are trips based on creative themes, political travel and sojourns to pristine environments.
“During the past 12 months, we’ve seen clients wanting to get more specialized into subjects. They are pushing boundaries in terms of exploring new regions via the lens of subject areas like architecture, design and fashion," said Anthony Lassman, who heads up London-based luxury travel consultancy Nota Bene Global.
Call it silo travel – visiting a place for a very specific reason. In that realm, "art and design are the new food and wine," said Rob Stein, at The Stein Collective by Ovation Vacations in New York City.
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