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.

Experiences

Q&A: Experiential Retail Becomes One of Travel’s Biggest Untapped Assets

Experiential retail is becoming a powerful, yet overlooked driver of tourism. Retail spaces that combine food, music, art, and local culture are becoming vital touchpoints in the modern travel journey.

The Bicester Collection + Skift | 8 months ago

The Luxury Bubble Will Just Get Bigger

In 2026, the luxury bubble will swell. As wealth concentrates, premium becomes the engine of global tourism. The risk? When travel depends on the top 10% — and, increasingly, the top 1% — the entire industry rises and falls with them.

Bailey Schulz | 8 months ago

Luxury

Asia’s Must-Have Travel Flex Is Great Skin

Beauty tourism is fast becoming one of Asia’s most powerful demand engines. In 2026, Asia’s glow-up economy will reshape everything from retail mix to route planning.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago

aerial view of the tail end of a luxury cruise ship at sunset.

Hotels

Hilton Extends Loyalty Program to Cruises in Explora Journeys Deal

Hotel loyalty programs have a retention problem. Members accumulate points, redeem them for free nights, and get bored. Hilton's answer: send them on cruises.

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago

Hotels

IHG’s Champagne Problems: Scaling Luxury Without Blurring Brands

For years, IHG was a midmarket powerhouse, with only InterContinental as a luxury side hustle. Now it has five luxe brands, but it must differentiate carefully.

Luke Martin | 8 months ago

Overhead shot at sunrise of a luxury resort along the water in California

Hotels

Marriott Unveils St. Regis Estates as Brand Extension, Talks Luxury Strategy

Marriott's brand extensions like the new St. Regis Estates and recent Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection show how the company aims to grow in ultra-luxury without diluting its brand equity.

Luke Martin | 8 months ago

Luxury

The Maldives’ Next Chapter

Now that the tourism infrastructure is more dialed in, the Maldives is primed for sharper points of view and more independent thinking

Colin Nagy | 8 months ago

Luxury

Why Luxury Escapes Is Betting Big on Brick-and-Mortar Travel

Luxury Escapes is proving something the industry has long suspected but rarely executed well: in high-consideration travel, physical retail isn’t a relic — it’s a revenue amplifier.

Colin Nagy | 8 months ago

Hotels

Q&A: Shaping the Next Era of Independent Luxury Hospitality

Independent hotels are winning over travelers who crave authenticity, but scale still matters. The Set bridges that gap, giving small luxury brands global reach without sacrificing their individuality.

The Set + Skift | 8 months ago

Hilton Overhauls Loyalty Program: Adds Top Tier, Lowers Bar for Status

Hilton is undergoing its biggest loyalty overhaul in years, placing the company deeper into a race to keep travelers in the fold.

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago