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

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 | 6 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 | 6 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 | 7 months ago

Hotels

Indian Hotels Acquires Atmantan Retreat in Big Push Into Wellness

First Oberoi’s Asmi, now Indian Hotels' Atmantan. India’s hotel brands clearly want a (large) slice of the wellness pie. The question is: how many travelers want a retreat, and how many just want a clean room?

Peden Doma Bhutia | 7 months ago

Hotels

Starwood’s 1 Hotels Brand Relaunches Its Loyalty Program

Barry Sternlicht's luxury brand 1 Hotels has ditched points for tree-planting and charity donations, betting eco-conscious guests value impact over free stays.

Sean O'Neill | 7 months ago

Luxury

The Real Luxury? 18 Years of Steady Leadership

In an industry obsessed with reinvention, The Peninsula Beverly Hills proves that consistency can be just as powerful.

Colin Nagy | 7 months ago

Hotels

Hyatt Earnings: Credit Card Windfall and AI Job Cuts

Hyatt’s rough quarter shows the strain of a corporate restructuring and Hurricane Melissa. But new profits from a co-branded credit card and gains from adopting AI suggest a brighter 2026.

Sean O'Neill | 7 months ago

Luxury

Ultra-Luxury Breakaway: Why the 1% Travel Market Has Become Its Own Universe

The super-high end of hospitality has become its own ecosystem — one defined by absurd expectations, staggering personalization, and record-breaking business for those who can play the new game.

Colin Nagy | 7 months ago

Hotels

Capella’s Next Chapter: Neil Jacobs on How to Grow Without Going Bland

Capella wants enough hotels that wealthy travelers encounter the brand across continents, but few enough that each one still feels like a discovery. Not as simple as it sounds.

Luke Martin | 7 months ago

Luxury

7 Insights Defining Luxury Travel in 2025

Once synonymous with excess, luxury has now become an expression of intention: the choice to spend time well. Today's affluent travelers value privacy, space, and emotional connection over status and…

Luxury Travel in 2025 + Skift | 7 months ago