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

Upscale Hotel Brands Are Forgoing FitTech to Focus on Holistic Wellness

Hotel brands are developing more all-encompassing wellness retreats and partnering with trendy health brands in an attempt to deliver transformative travel experiences.

Greg Oates | 8 years ago

Business Travel

California Tourism Leaders Get Lessons on the Road From High-End Brands

California is in a unique position because it both has a product every traveler is after and it knows how to speak luxury from the start. Trips like these are just icing on the cake.

Laura Powell | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Skift New Luxury Newsletter: High-End Retail Flies Higher

Is there a more powerful FOMO than an airport boutique you'll never see again with an object of desire that may or not be a bargain because you're not sure of the exchange rate?

Jason Clampet | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Luxury Car Sales Soar as Brands Adapt to Electric, Connected Demands

Mirroring the larger luxury sector, car manufacturers are finding that a legacy brand is not enough to attract the interest of newly affluent customers. They must adapt to demands while maintaining their standard brand quality to thrive into the future.

Samantha Shankman | 8 years ago

Airlines

Luxury Brands Are Bullish on the Future of Airport Retail

Airport sales are not only growing faster than traditional retail outlets, but also providing multiple, multi-channel advertising opportunities well-positioned to reach luxury brands' target customers.

Samantha Shankman | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Men Are Spending More in the Luxury Sector Than Women, Research Shows

Females are considered the primary purchasers in travel, but a more holistic view of the luxury sectors suggests that men are an equally, if not more, important target for marketers.

Samantha Shankman | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Skift New Luxury Newsletter: What's Next for Tours and Cruises

Whether it's tours our cruises, luxury travelers look to experiences over objects as they seek to tick off their high-end bucket lists.

Jason Clampet | 8 years ago

Business Travel

What the One Percenter Travelers Really Want From Tourism

The 1 percent are looking for the same things from travel — experiences and bragging rights. They just have the means to take it up a few notches beyond the other 99 percent.

Laura Powell | 8 years ago

Business Travel

New Luxury Newsletter: Why the Modern Luxury Traveler Is Different

Today's luxury isn't gold plated doodads, it's choice, convenience, and the power to choose experiences.

Jason Clampet | 8 years ago

Business Travel

Interview: Virtuoso Travel CEO on the Future of the New Luxury Traveler

Wealthy travelers define luxury in many different ways, based on who they're traveling with and why. However, there is consensus in terms of the growing demand for more human connectedness and meaningful experiences for both adults and children.

Greg Oates | 8 years ago