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

Free Webinar: Examining The Evolving Diversity of Modern Luxury Travel

High-end travel and hospitality brands must adapt to evolving luxury consumer psychographics to provide personalized experiences aligned with the whims of today’s upscale travelers.

L.E.K. Consulting + Skift | 9 years ago

Interview: Richard Bangs on the Evolution of Exclusive Experiential Travel

The term "experiential travel" is so overused these days that it's almost become cliche. But 45 years ago, Richard Bangs did experiential travel before experiential travel was cool. When he inaugurated Sobek to specialize in worldwide adventure and cultural travel, the concept was pioneering.

Laura Powell | 9 years ago

Business Travel

5 Trends Shaping the Future of Luxury Travel

There are so many forecasts about the future of luxury travel, yet most track the same trends. Here's Sabre Corporation's take on what's next.

Laura Powell | 9 years ago

Business Travel

A Brief History of Personality-Driven Luxury Travel Companies

These four entrepreneurs took the first steps toward what would become modern adventure and luxury travel, and their first-hand accounts hold lessons — and entertainment — for all those who followed in their wake.

Samantha Shankman | 9 years ago

Business Travel

Where Millennials and Baby Boomers Agree on Luxury Travel

Demographics always defy preconceived notions, but the mindsets of consumer segments are where the focus should be.

Laura Powell | 9 years ago

Business Travel

Environmental Sustainability Is the Next Frontier in Luxury Travel

Environmental sustainability will be the mark of luxury as we move into the future with discerning customers demanding that the businesses they patronize do everything possible to mitigate their impact.

Samantha Shankman | 9 years ago

Business Travel

How Trends Evolve and Shape Consumer Travel Habits

Focusing on current micro-trends will allow prescient travel businesses to get a leg up on the competition. The key, though, is distinguishing between a micro-trend and a fad.

Laura Powell | 9 years ago

Business Travel

How to Create a Better Brand Extension for Luxury Travel Consumers

Is affordable luxury an oxymoron? Do luxury products risk diluting their images by brand extensions? We speak with a global branding expert about the underpinnings of luxury brands.

Laura Powell | 9 years ago

Business Travel

How Monte Carlo Embraces Change for a New Luxury Customer

Monte Carlo might be known for its traditional luxury offering, but a deeper look shows a hospitality group that's keenly aware of its positioning, the changing market and how it must adapt to ensure a spot of the ultra-wealthy's jet set itineraries.

Samantha Shankman | 9 years ago

Business Travel

Travel Journalists Pivot to Custom Luxury Travel Planning

Another high-end, membership-based travel consultancy opens up shop. We wonder how these businesses will distinguish themselves as competition grows in the realm of "curating bespoke experiential localized" travel.

Laura Powell | 9 years ago