Luxury

Luxury advisor reveals why he's 'not afraid' of amateur agents

Alex Lavender, founder of Seven Icons Luxury Travel, says his Global Travel Collection membership gives him an advantage over amateur advisors.

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions to enter river cruise market

The initial agreement with Transcend Cruises will run through to at least 2028

Ponant 'ready' to host more UK clients with agents now making £2,000 in commission

The French cruise line hosted an intensive seminar as part of its mission to attract more British and Irish passengers

Escape to the country – checking into a refurbished gem of a hotel

Looking fresh from a recent £1.6 million refurbishment of all guest rooms and riding high on scooping the AA Award for Small Hotel Group of the Year 2024, Mallory Court is a gem of a countryside hotel.

For the reworking of its 19 guest rooms and suites, the hotel took inspiration from some of the building’s art deco features, deftly combining some countryside inspiration with a nod to the influence of that most stylish of eras.

Ponant boss promises agents ‘exclusive’ port access ahead of UK focus

The French luxury cruise line is expanding its portfolio of destinations as it eyes the British and Irish market.

TTG launches industry-first awards programme for luxury agencies

TTG is launching a first-in-kind recognition programme for the luxury travel agency community in the UK & Ireland

Aito to widen membership to start-up SMEs with new associate scheme

Association has launched an associate membership scheme for start-up businesses that do not meet its two-year trading requirement

360 Private Travel to charge clients as part of new membership programme

The travel agency says its new model will give clients more control over their travel

A new dawn for river cruising – and AmaWaterways doesn’t plan on stopping there

The line has just launched two ships, including one on Colombia’s little travelled Magdalena River, and there’s more to come.

Silversea’s Silver Endeavour returns to the UK for 2025 season

The luxury mega ship is back in Portsmouth to begin its next season of sailings

Hit the heights – a new way to escape in Sri Lanka’s tea country

Uga Halloowella has opened in Sri Lanka’s iconic Central Highlands and TTG Luxury was one of the first to take a look

The Boca Raton's Beach Club: the perfect place for your clients' winter escapes

News reporter Ilaria Grasso Macola discovers what it feels like to be one of the first guests at Florida’s newly renovated hotel, The Boca Raton’s Beach Club

Panache Cruises to launch dedicated expedition cruising brand

The luxury cruise agency will unveil its new brand next month

Pippa O’Keefe leaves 360 Private Travel for new role at luxury competitor

The travel specialist speaks exclusively to TTG Luxury about her recent move to ASmallWorld.

Cox & Kings fixes sights on global expansion under new MD

Agents will play a key role in the growth of one of travel’s most historic brands, new MD Jennifer Charlton said

Feel the force: how the retreats market is going from strength to strength

Retreats are becoming a more popular part of the ever expanding wellness sector and advisors should become a bigger part of the sector

Another day in paradise – JW Marriott launches second Maldives resort

First look at the new Maldives resort making waves in the region

Mum and daughter agency 'smashes' sales targets in first months

Ally and Danielle Case have created their own independent travel business together

New luxury B2B property platform recruits Darren Bond ahead of launch

Reservest was founded by chief executive Tarleton Hepburn during the pandemic after he and his partners found the process of booking luxury villas can ’be incredibly tedious’ for the trade

Carrier launches Limitless campaign to target high value bookings

Operator has seen a “spike” in holidays worth more than £100,000 from agents

A Caribbean first-timer's review of Grenada's most iconic hotel

A stay at The Calabash Hotel, a true local icon in Grenada, is the perfect introduction for a first-time Caribbean visitor

Taking a ride on La Dolce Vita Orient Express – Italy’s newest luxury train

Dozens of candles flicker along the dark corridor of the 16th-century palazzo as guests alight from gleamingly varnished launches and enter Venice’s largest private garden, with champagne in hand.

Black Tomato founder talks 'massive growth opportunities' after momentous win

The brand broke the mould when it started focusing on experience-led travel 20 years ago

‘I suddenly realised how special our company was for our clients’

Why award-winning agent Ann Anglesea decided she wasn’t ready for retirement