Colin Nagy travel tips

Hotel guests have gone too far: rude behavior towards staff and poor etiquette that ruins the experience for others – think work calls on speaker for all of us to hear.

Yet another list: The group behind this one, The World’s 50 Best Hotels, says the picks come from an anonymous panel of 600 industry leaders. Despite my general aversion to such roundups, I was generally pleased with the selections. 

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, September 17, and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, August 28, and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

We’re back with another edition of the brands and properties that have caught my eye this season. 

Jannes Sörensen has been a hotelier at some of the world’s best properties and is one of the most progressive thinkers I’ve encountered.

Hotels are constantly changing and a great one can turn lackluster in the blink of an eye. Maybe it has a new GM or other personnel changes. Maybe the owners are facing financial pressure. 

Wealthy travelers aren’t just looking to lie on a beach during their vacations. The super rich are increasingly eager to shell out big bucks for experiences that may shock themselves — and leave others envious.

Ennismore, the fast-growing lifestyle hospitality company that’s an Accor joint venture, said Thursday it had entered into a strategic partnership to run and market as part of its family of brands the experiential luxury hotel brand Our Habitas.

My colleague Josh Corder recently reported how Saudi Arabia is thinking about luxury: The country’s tourism leadership acknowledged that 4- and 5-star hotels will account for at most 20% of their traffic.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, May 22. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Four Seasons’ high-end offerings, like Yachts and Private Jet, have garnered the most recent press attention. However, one of its most intriguing projects is taking place on a distant Pacific island. 

In a world of hyper-scale and global flag-planting for luxury brands, Belmond is taking a contrarian approach. The brand, known for its collection of hotels, trains, river cruises, and safari camps, is leaning into a style of luxury that is more deliberate and connected with its history. 

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, April 30. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Passalaqua in Lake Como is worth whatever owner Valentina De Santis decides to charge. There, I said it. 

Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, March 12. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Last year, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths landed at JFK and it took him four-and-a-half-hours to get through immigration. 

Our Megatrends series continues today as Skift Editor-in-Chief Sarah Kopit is joined by Skift Travel Technology Reporter Justin Dawes, and Colin Nagy, a Skift contributor and host of The Skift Ideas Podcast, to tackle three of Skift’s Megatrends for the year.

The best luxury hotels obsess over just about everything: The sheets, coffee, temperature, and lighting. The fresh flowers each day.

Travel blogger Ben Schlappig recently shared details of a mediocre stay at a luxury property that charges $3,000 a night during ski season. I find Ben to be a consistently objective reviewer, and the issues he outlines would be egregious at any property, let alone such a pricey one.

In the latest episode of the Skift Ideas Podcast, Colin Nagy is joined by Ho Ren Yung, Head of Brand HQ at Banyan Group.