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Gravity Haus combines hotel rooms, workspaces, and gyms to help people fit more outdoor time around work and family. Its growth depends on securing and adapting properties in competitive mountain markets, and persuading customers to pay for a new kind of membership.
Antarctica’s ship capacity grew faster than its pool of experienced guides, and veterans say that’s changing what guests can safely do. The industry disputes that standards have slipped, but no single authority can cap growth on a continent governed by consensus.
When affluent travelers spend, Hyatt wins. The catch is that a portfolio built on luxury leisure is a bet on the wealth effect, and the good times could end if the stock market sneezes.
Travel customers switch platforms on price and inventory with little friction, and Luxury Escapes’ CEO builds around that. His bet is a paid membership with a genuine paywall over partner pricing, a moat he expects to matter more as AI agents enter booking.
Cruise operator Villa Vie Residences said it would disembark passengers and crew, and restructure its business due to soaring fuel costs.
The Villa Vie Odyssey suspended its voyage and is working with passengers on "temporary living arrangements".
Lanserhof's sharpest longevity pitch is restraint: knowing what a guest needs, and what they don't. A €95 million investment and plans beyond Europe will test whether the business can keep the medical judgment and personal attention behind that promise.
Luxury German carmaker Porsche said it's rapidly reducing its exposure to the Chinese autos market after reporting a profit recovery in the first nine months.
At Skift Global Forum 2026, Lindblad Expeditions CEO Natalya Leahy explained how expedition travel is redefining what luxury is. Affluent travelers increasingly value expert guidance, personalization, authenticity, and emotional connection, giving Lindblad room to grow without sacrificing the meaningful, intimate experiences that define its brand.
PS has built one of the more defensible businesses in premium travel on a 90-minute window and nearly a decade of regulatory groundwork. For hotels, lounges, and clubs chasing the same customer, the lesson is that protecting a guest's attention can be worth more than monetizing it.
CNBC got a tour of the Regent Suite, a top-of-the-line offering on Regent's Seven Seas Splendor that goes for $15,000 a night.
Agoda has doubled its luxury supply and five-star searches are rising. Until it shows bookings, there’s no hard proof the platform can sell luxury.
Satellite images give clues about how Kim spends his holidays - something far out of reach for most North Koreans.
Luxury accommodation uncovered at an Indonesian prison has reignited concerns about preferential treatment for wealthy convicts across Southeast Asia.
You can visit the most beautiful places in the world and still feel nothing. DuVine's bet is that luxury travelers now want a little friction back, and that the effort is what makes it memorable.
Dubai’s luxury hotels face a choice between protecting rates and filling rooms. Value-adds let them do some of both. The question is how long their 2025 buffers will last.
The industry's biggest blind spot may be one of travelers' biggest spending categories. As retail becomes a vehicle for discovery, culture, and connection, it’s becoming harder to treat it as a sideline to the trip.
Lake Balaton in south-west Hungary has been a popular vacation destination for decades, but average transaction prices are falling.
Airbnb's rekindled push into luxury is its latest revival of initiatives dropped during the pandemic. Among them, Airbnb has expanded its hotels and experiences businesses, and frequently says that it will eventually debut flights.
Marketing and communications agency DDA has hired Keith Iddins, a luxury hospitality and entertainment veteran with more than 30 years experience, to the newly created role of travel relationship director for its DDA Travel and Logistics (Live) arm. Iddins, who has worked with major hotel groups including Dorchester Collection, Maybourne and Oetker, will report to […]
