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‘Booking windows are shortening’ – and other luxury travel myths debunked

Luxury
Emma Dooney
16 August 2025

Virtuoso has unveiled a number of key insights into the reality of luxury travel bookings for 2026. 

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New research by Virtuoso, the world’s leading network of luxury travel advisors, has challenged a number of common perceptions about the current state of high-end travel. 

 

Shared at the 37th annual Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas, the 80-page report revealed a number of trends and insights predicted to shape the industry for 2026. These included top priorities and destination preferences of luxury travellers, as well as the evolving mindsets on sustainability and motivators for using a travel agent.