Rich Get Richer: Luxe Travel to See $1B+ by ’22
The Global Luxury Travel Market is expected to generate $1,154 billion by 2022, growing by at least 6.4% (CAGR) annually over the next six years, according to a new report published by Allied Market Research. In 2015, North America and Europe collectively accounted for around 66% of the overall travel market revenue. Growing preferences for […]
Where U.S. Ranks in the World for Vacation Time
Every year studies fly about vacation deprivation and the gillions of vacation days America’s workers are wasting by staying on the job. But for 2016, an annual study of vacation habits among employed adults in North America is also looking at workers in South America, Europe, and Asia and how their vacation days are […]
Arakur Ushuaia: Luxe Gateway to Antarctica
How far south can you go? If we are talking about geography, an easy target for your trouble is Arakur Ushuaia, a luxury resort and spa in the most unlikely of places: at the southernmost tip of South America, literally, the “end of the world.” But there is method to the madness of putting a […]
UAL: Newest Member of the Free-to-Fee Club
Take a good look at what you’re carrying next time you get on a United Airlines flight … and weep. Those freewheeling days of taking your carry-on bags aboard your flight are soon to hit a wall. United Airlines recently joined Frontier Airlines, Allegiant Air, and Spirit Airlines in their practice of charging for every […]
Cruise Lines 2017: What’s New, What’s Popular
Cruise ship new-builds continue to be hot topic in the travel industry and 2017 promises to be a hot year for this hot topic with a number of new ships coming online from such global shipyards as Fincantieri, Meyer Werft, Meyer Turku and STX France. “New ships are the life blood of the cruise industry […]
What the Lone Traveler Wants
Solo travelers are coming up in the world. In fact, they represent nearly a quarter (24 percent) of all travelers. According to a 2015 study sponsored by VISA, that number is up ten ticks from the results of 2013. The 2015 Visa Global Travel Intentions Study also found that first time solo travelers rose from […]
Packaging the Punch for Holiday Travel
A San Francisco Holiday with Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 San Francisco are offering their Holiday Bed & Breakfast Packages, which are ideal for those that want convenient access to shopping, theater productions and the Union Square Holiday Ice Rink.
Travel Distribution: Revolution in the Air
Gatekeepers, ‘mega meta online travel agencies’, and artificial intelligence may fundamentally disrupt the future of travel distribution. A recently released report commissioned by Amadeus through the London School of Economics finds artificial intelligence, virtual reality and the use of portable technology could change travel distribution as we know it over the next 10 years.
Terminal Insanity: Airports to Avoid this Holiday
With millions of Americans traveling over for the holidays, it is no surprise that the days leading up to and after the holidays are among the busiest of the year for airports. If you have to fly you have to fly but if you can avoid these airports during holiday travel, all the better.
What Traveling Kids Want: More Wi-Fi Please!
Traveling with kids this holiday season? Give them a little more of what they want and there will be a lot more joy. A recent poll taken by Booking.com captured the pulse of more than 22,500 kids around the world to find out what those who should be seen and not heard had to say […]
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