Data-led reports on where luxury demand is going next, and what it means for the pitch.
Japanese city hotel rooms are small and private rentals are capped. MIMARU's two new Osaka properties show how staffed apartment hotels work for families of four to six.
Princess Cruises put live pricing and availability inside ChatGPT on 28 September and Claude on 5 October. Discovery is moving into chat; advisors still close nine in 10 US cruises.
Mira Okonkwo · Oct 7, 2026Heathrow traffic is down and its third runway now targets 2039. Stansted set records. For premium long-haul, expect tight Heathrow capacity and firm fares for a decade.
Visit Sweden's Introvert Travel Agency treats privacy and personal space as a product. Its survey says 53% of travellers would pay more for that.
Mira Okonkwo · Oct 3, 2026Virtuoso's advisors say luxury clients now open with a budget, not a place. Vietnam, Egypt and Turkey win the swap, but the currency maths needs checking first.
Jeff Cameron · Oct 1, 2026Multigenerational travel is Virtuoso's No. 1 trend and expedition cruising No. 3; where they meet, the sale becomes a whole ship or lodge, not a cabin.
Virtuoso advisors rank Japan No. 1 for 2027, ahead of Italy for the first time. Price Kyoto's new hotel tax into quotes and book spring now.
U.S. readers named Victoria the world's best small city for a fourth straight year. Four local hotels placed…
Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have accepted the Mackenzie River’s nomination as a Canadian Heritage River. Each of…
Nine Marriott hotels in Mexico and the Caribbean have new rooms, restaurants or beach clubs, from an US$11…
Paradiso, the El Born bar behind a pastrami shop's fridge door, has won the Rémy Martin Legend of…
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