Luxury Travel

Indians love a good bargain. However, with wellness taking center stage, many are now happily loosening their purse strings in exchange for a little R&R.

Hilton has revealed it paid $56 million to acquire a controlling stake in NoMad Hotels, a smaller sum than recent comparable acquisitions in the luxury hotel sector. Now it plans to scale the brand to 30 to 50 hotels.

In our first hospitality report of 2025, we explore the shifting landscape of luxury hotels, what has changed and continues to change, and how luxury hotel brands can thrive and competitively differentiate themselves in this dynamic market.

Luxury hotels can differentiate themselves by broadening their offerings and embracing lucrative experiential trends.

Delta is now the best in America. But to realize its ambitions, it needs to start benchmarking itself against the actual world’s best. That is much harder.

The market is forcing a margin call on post-Covid excess, conspicuous consumption, and there is traveler backlash to excessive rates. This pushback has created space for new thinking.

On today's podcast, we discuss a potential surge in hotel investment deals, whether Greenland can cope with tourism growth, and another big investment in business travel technology.

What’s a luxury guy like Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio doing at AirAsia? Trading luxury cruises for budget flights, it seems — though don’t be fooled. He’s got a lot on his mind, from rethinking travel experiences to sneaking a touch of five-star luxury into your next app booking.

Today’s podcast discusses Accor’s focus on the middle, India’s inbound issues, and a TikTok rival’s bump.

Today’s podcast explains how Airbnb is stopping price gouging in L.A., why airlines had a good 2024, and what’s behind a luxury cruise deal.