Russians, British and Chinese – the fastest growing luxury hospitality consumers

Global interest for luxury hotels remains stable at +1.5%: Digital Luxury Group US dominates the luxury hotel industry with New York remaining top destination for luxury hospitality destinations worldwide, according to 1st World Luxury Index Hotels, a in-depth analysis of leading luxury hotel brands produced by Digital Luxury Group in partnership with the Chair of Luxury … Read more

Exclusive ladies-only floor at Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh

Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre is the latest hotel to open a space designed only for women. The Bella Sky Hotel in Copenhagen and The Dukes Hotel in London reserved an entire floor that bans men from use. Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh caters to the comfort of female travellers with an exclusive new … Read more

New “Underground” Innovation Lab for the next generation of travelers

Customization is the direction of future hospitality projects. Marriott Hotels, the flagship brand of Marriott announced the opening of a new 10,000 square foot Innovation Lab located beneath the company’s headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. The Innovation Lab offers rapid prototyping with instant feedback capabilities, bird’s eye views from Internet-enabled cameras, and multiple avenues for customer … Read more

Germans, Americans, Russians and Brazilians among world’s top tippers

Who are the world’s best tippers? A TripAdvisor poll studying tipping habits around the globe revealed that Germans are most likely to leave a tip while traveling, while Italians emerged at the last place of the top. 9,000 respondents participated in the survey of the world’s largest travel site. From that number of respondents, 1,600 were … Read more

The most important factors for Muslim travelers when travelling for leisure

Muslim tourism market potential. Muslim tourists may very well be the largest un-tapped niche market of the tourism Industry, according to Global Muslim Lifestyle Travel Market: Landscape & Consumer Needs Study’ compiled by DinarStandard, a US based marketing research & advisory firm focused on the Muslim markets. By 2020, 14 percent of all international trips … Read more

Key sporting events of the season – watch them live on your TV!

The most popular sporting action of the season The world of sport is always full of plenty of action not to be missed. Football fans, golf gurus, F1 lovers, cricket and any sports fanatic will find some adrenaline-filled events to be present or to see them with your friends. JUNE 2013 – best sporting action 1, … Read more