Luxury Travel

When luxury travelers go looking for authentic and original travel experiences, Rtiz-Carlton and its "every hotel looks like a Boston legal office" look is low on the list. Can this tiger change its stripes?

Offering a creative spin on the standard transportation gives high-end hotels an opportunity to differentiate themselves from the competition and introduce their brands before guests even arrive.

Cruise ships switch hands many times in their lifetime and usually end up getting scrapped, except in the case of notable or historic ships, which, like the QE2, become docked attractions.

Traditionally restricted or restrained cultures tend to splurge with the influx of super rich money, and private jet companies are in for their own riches with it in Asia.

These trends could be adopted by the entire travel industry as consumers across all spending strata are attracted to companies that are digitally engaged and offer beneficial loyalty programs.

London will have to get creative if it wants to win the race against Paris for the Middle-East-Russia-China rich who want to spend their money and stay in historical/palatial hotels.

Granted the objects are supposed to be more travel-inspired than travel-hardy, LV will never have a more rapt audience than the modish consumers at the premiere’s location at Art Basel in Miami.

The mark of luxury and modernity in the hotel industry today is in technology and touchscreens, which the business hotel focused on during its $30 million renovation to allure young leisure travelers.

These high-end hotels could never be mistaken for a pay-by-the-hour motel, and have seen a 10 percent rise in profit since offering crash pads for weary business travelers and musicians.

Hotels in the economy segment have more at risk on user review sites, but would be wise to leverage the information found on the sites to address specific failures.