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.

Business Travel

Luxury Travel Advisors Aim to Put the Person Back in Personalization

Luxury travel advisors can thrive with the help of tech, rather than fear it, according to Matthew Upchurch, CEO of Virtuoso, and Jack Ezon, founder of Embark. Their claim makes intuitive sense.

Sean O'Neill | 8 years ago

Business Travel

When Wellness Tourism Takes Over

Looking after yourself is the new rock 'n' roll, so it makes total sense that "The Live Music Capital of the World" should turn into a wellness center.

Patrick Whyte | 8 years ago

Business Travel

In Austin, Wellness Is Fast Becoming the New Weird

Austin may be best known for its music bona fides, but wellness is also becoming instrumental in bringing an eclectic mix of visitors to the Texas capital city. It must be something in the water ... or in the hills.

Laura Powell | 8 years ago

Business Travel

How Designer Hotels Are Targeting Chinese Tourists

Design-branded properties are well placed to the growing number of Chinese middle- and upper-class consumers, thanks to the intersection of luxury travel and fashion.

Patrick Whyte | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Luxury Fashion-Branded Hotels Aim to Exceed Chinese Expectations

It is said the future of luxury lies at the intersection of luxury and fashion, a nexus attractive to Chinese consumers who are still driven by brands and status in making purchase decisions.

Samantha Shankman | 8 years ago

Business Travel

How 260-Year-Old Cox & Kings Stayed Relevant

Cox & Kings remains at the forefront of luxury tourism — not bad for a company that began life in 1758.

Patrick Whyte | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Innovative Hoteliers Tap Craft Cocktail Culture for Luxury Guests

Craft cocktail culture is based on the same principles driving change in the luxury hospitality world today: consumers’ desires for best-quality ingredients, a curated sense of place, and staff conscious of (and connected to) the local scene.

Samantha Shankman | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Trying to Make Money in Consumer Travel Media

Selling off the business that helped subsidize editorial content was certainly a brave move, but if — and it's a big if — Andrew Harper can work out how to make money purely from publishing, then it might just turn out to be a masterstroke.

Patrick Whyte | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Decades-Old Travel Media Company Andrew Harper Goes Back to Basics

Truth in consumer travel coverage is a rare commodity in this day and age of influencers, paid content and the pursuit of profit. But one bespoke media company thinks it can succeed solely by sending writers around the world, paying the travel bills along the way.

Laura Powell | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Hotel Art Becomes Integral to the Guest Experience

Collecting eye-catching pieces of artwork is one way to set yourself apart from the competition.

Patrick Whyte | 8 years ago