By Erin Shea: A Luxury Institute executive at Luxury Daily's Luxury FirstLook: Strategy 2013 conference said that affluent millennials will be moving into the prime of their luxury consumption years as baby boomers are moving out.
Travellers Get Stingier with their Loyalty
By Nancy Trejos: How loyal are travellers to airlines or hotels? Not much, a new survey by Deloitte says.
48% of Dubai’s Hotels within 2km of a Mega Shopping Mall
Of the 387 hotels and 188 hotel apartments registered by the Dubai Government Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing at the end of 2011, 48% were within 2km of one of five shopping malls, proving just how well developed the relationship between retail and hospitality has become.
Starwood Hotels Continues to Focus Growth in India, South Asia
By Claudette Covey: Starwood's legacy in the region dates back to 1973, and the company currently operates 34 hotels with 24 hotels in the pipeline. It aims to have 100 hotels under operation, development and management contracts signed by 2015 with eight out of nine Starwood brands flying their flag in India.
World’s Top 12 Hotels for Stargazing
By Masha Vapnitchnaia: At most hotels you check in for a night's sleep. At these rarefied stays, you'll want to stay up all night…
HSMAI Reveals 2012 Gold Adrian Award Winners
Record-breaking Number of Winners to be Honored for Extraordinary Merit in Hospitality Advertising, Digital Marketing, Public Relations, at Adrian Awards Gala
Top 5 Reasons Gen X Workers Quit Their Jobs
By Vivian Giang: According to a survey conducted by Deloitte Consulting, only 37 percent of Gen Xers said they plan on staying with their current employers once the economy improves, compared to 44 percent of Gen Y and 52 percent of baby boomers (via MSNBC).
‘Intelligent’ RoomComment Aims to Head Off Negative TripAdvisor Reviews
By Lee Hayhurst: A new real-time hotel feedback service aimed at keeping bad reviews off TripAdvisor is due to go on trial in London.
Wikipedia Launches Travel Site
By Laura Bly: Wikivoyage, in test mode for several months but making its official debut today, will compete in a crowded arena that includes guidebook publishers such as Fodors, Frommers and Lonely Planet, user-generated reviews and forums such as TripAdvisor, and Wikitravel, a 10-year-old commercial site inspired by Wikipedia that's battling the newcomer in court.
Luxury Is About Convenience, Choice, Control
By Erin Shea: Marketers should realize that luxury is not going away and luxury goods will always be present. The luxury market has surged back after the last downturn of the economy. However, luxury marketers need to make sure they understand their consumers and their future consumers.
