The most popular form of vacationing among affluent holidaymakers: US According to the biennial study Resonance Report 2013, in good times and bad, the desirability of leisure never wanes for affluent American households. Leisure is an unwavering, trend-proof, recession-resilient status symbol. What shifts is the choice of travel companion, destination and experience. The Resonance Report … Read more
Dubai’s Burj Al Arab, Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney, Le Touessrok in Mauritius, Waldorf Astoria (New York), and Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris have emerged as the favorite hotels of the world among readers of Ultratravel luxury travel magazine published by The Daily Telegraph. Burj Al Arab, the standard bearer in the luxury industry, … Read more
MSC Preziosa to feature water park The MSC Preziosa, the upcoming admiral ship of MSC Cruises, will be christened in March 2013, and will have, according to the cruise company, a water park and the longest water slide ever built on boat. Vertigo is MSC Cruises’ longest waterslide to date and the longest single … Read more
Celebrity Reflection, an all-glass shower installed on the Celebrity Cruises, will allow guests to enjoy breathtaking sea views while discreetly showering, courtesy of the shower’s special reflective glass. The 1,636-square-foot Reflection Suite with 194-square-foot veranda will be Celebrity’s first two-bedroom suite, complete with its distinctive sea-view bathroom with soothing rain shower, and the host of … Read more
China to build first large luxury cruise liner China aims to boost the tourism of its coastal Xiamen city, by building its first large luxury cruise liner. Xiamen is seen as a future shipping hub in southeast China, leading the economic growth of the region. The Southeast China International Shipping Center package includes 10 … Read more
Louis XIV‘s marital stomping grounds, puffins’ Icelandic party pad, a former Prussian capital, Napoleon’s birthplace, and the gateway to Norway’s most scenic vistas are among seven European ports-of-call Crystal Cruises will be visiting for the first time this year. From Crystal Serenity‘s current trans-Atlantic voyage to Crystal Symphony’s reverse pond crossing in September, guests will … Read more