Luxury travel news

Forestis: the Dolomites retreat that will reboot your high-flying clients

The Italian wellness hideaway has also unveiled its new 10-person villa

Oetker Collection shares first look at St Tropez hotel

The German luxury hotel brand will makes its debut on the glitzy French coastal town in 2027.

Time for action: how can the luxury travel sector become more sustainable?

With its higher carbon footprint per passenger, the luxury travel industry is finding alternative ways to provide a more sustainable product.

Working with family: agent shares his best advice for success

Ralph Thacker joined his mother’s Grimsby travel agency business in 2019 and hasn’t looked back since

Agents share fam trip frustrations as poll reveals majority want change

Nearly 90% of travel agents believe the fam trip, which is often seen as a perk of the job, needs a major shake-up.

Carrier to launch exclusive business course for advisors after inaugural summit

The luxury travel company unveiled its plans for 2025 at its first ever summit on Monday.

British Airways unveils new-look first class seats

The upgraded cabins have been inspired by a luxury hotel and will feature wider and larger seats, personal luggage space and several other luxury amenities.

Travel agency reveals the ‘risk’ that saved the business as it marks 10th anniversary

The Scotland-based luxury travel agency says it it had hit ’rock bottom’ during Covid-19

ILTM Cannes 2024 will be ‘biggest to date’ with record numbers

The luxury travel tradeshow anticipates its 2024 edition to be its biggest yet.

TTG Luxury Travel Awards 2025 finalists revealed

Winners will be announced in February as the event makes its highly-anticipated return to Raffles London at The OWO

Synergy announces Sardinia as destination for 2025 wellbeing tradeshow

Annual travel trade event specialises in the wellness and retreats sector

How Anantara Villa Padierna Palace Resort brings a new kind of luxury to Marbella

The old world luxury of this resort offers an entirely different experience of the popular Spanish destination

The renewed Cape Grace hotel promises ‘a piece of South Africa’s heart’

Cape Town’s Cape Grace hotel has reopened after renovations and is the only South African hotel with GSTC-recognised Green Key certification

TV winner Alfie Watts joins Off Broadway Travel on special trip to Mauritius

The Race Across the World winner teamed up with the luxury agency for an important cause.

Virtuoso keen to expand Ireland membership as Independent Contractor model grows

The global network of luxury travel advisors says its members’ location is less of a priority with the rise of remote working.

How travel advisors can charge fees without losing clients

Introducing fees can be a daunting process for many travel advisors, but it doesn’t need to be.

Accor's Orient Express brand to enter cruise market with two yachts

Accor is set to debut the first of two luxury yachts in 2026 under its resurrected Orient Express brand

Carrier appoints former Elegant Resorts head to lead product department

The luxury tour operator has appointed an industry veteran to head up its product offering

Inside the first luxury sleeper train in England and Wales ahead of summer debut

Belmond is set to launch the regal train with three different routes next summer.

Marco Polo Hotels' reason behind rebrand of premium collection unveiled

Marco Polo Hotels need a ’rethink’, according to Wharf Hotels’ vice president of sales and marketing.

Treville Positano – why this is the best Amalfi Coast hotel for avoiding the crowds

Luxury resort Treville Positano invites guests to enjoy all the wonders of the Amalfi Coast away from the chaos of the popular tourist destination.

How to market a small travel agency on a budget

Marketing your agency doesn’t need to feel like a minefield, says travel business expert Jason Palmer

'There's more to Norway than cruises and the Northern lights': Behind the scenes on a luxury fam trip

Travel planners were whisked away to get to know more about the country as part of a luxury-focused project by the tourist office

Agency launches fee-based appointment-only offshoot

Artisan is part of Travel Four Seasons and will charge clients a set fee to cover the advisors’ time