Luxury tips

On a recent trip to Asia, we decided to take a break from a packed travel schedule to visit a hot spring.

LXR is a Hilton brand with 14 luxury hotels and resorts. Last week, Hilton announced a deal for an LXR resort in Saudi Arabia, and it has seven other properties in its pipeline worldwide.

Now we’re in March, it seems as if spring might be just around the corner. As the flowers bloom and baby animals appear, it’s a great time to plan a trip to some of Europe’s most beautiful destinations.

When I travel, I often seek out accommodations that help immerse me in the local culture.

Bali’s popularity with Europeans dates back to the 1970s when hippies chose the island for its spiritual culture and low cost of living.

Gilda Perez-Alvarado surprised some hotel industry vets when she joined Accor last October, becoming its chief strategy officer. She switched from being the Global CEO of hotel broker JLL.

Even in a city packed with flashy competition, the new Fontainebleau Las Vegas managed to attract the biggest stars during Super Bowl weekend.

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

Aman, the ultra-luxury hotel and resort group, has been growing fast since Vladislav Doronin became chairman and CEO in 2014.

My husband and I love traveling together despite our sometimes conflicting definitions of vacation. I like to read with a cocktail in hand while he enjoys flying through the trees on a zip line.

Luxury villa company Rental Escapes is offering a new bonus commission incentive for travel advisors, going on now through the end of February, offering up to $5,000 in bonus commission. 

The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection‘s first ship, , saw sold-out bookings in its first summer at sea, so the brand’s executives are now discussing further fleet expansion.

Karim Alibhai knows better than most how to make luxury hotels profitable. He’s the founder and top boss of Gencom, which has owned, part-owned, or developed 8 Ritz-Carltons and 150 hotels under other brands over three decades.

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

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, January 5. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Luxury travel planners are seeing an uptick in bookings, driven by a demand for remote destinations, exclusive group travel, and passion-centered experiences.

Operators of adventure travel tours expect 2024 to bring more demand for private group trips and more bookings during shoulder seasons.

It’s been a momentous year for the travel industry and the Skift Research team. Across our 50-plus reports, we created hundreds of charts to visualize the data behind the travel industry.

The travel industry has made enormous progress in its rebound from the pandemic this year, but it still faces several hurdles in its quest to make a full recovery — such as Chinese outbound travel not yet hitting pre-Covid levels.

Alaska Airlines recently introduced an innovative year-end initiative for its frequent fliers. Instead of the usual “mileage runs” to accumulate miles at the last minute for elite status, the airline now allows customers to purchase carbon offsets to boost their status for 2024.