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The world’s most expensive hotels charged record prices last year as wealthy travellers splashed out for access to amenities such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy and sound baths, defying a slowdown in the broader luxury sector…
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Luxury is going to have a bumper year in 2026 and events are going to play a big part in that. Across sport, music and culture, the coming year’s events calendar reads less like a list of one-off demand spikes and more like a map for luxury travel…
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New legislation, set to take effect in late February, will change the way hotels can advertise their nightly rates and help fight against predatory pricing.
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First they came for the closets. Then they took the bath tubs. Now, hotels are stripping away the only thing separating us from the animals: the bathroom door.
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Mitsui Fudosan Hotel Management has rolled out a new service aimed at enhancing the travel experience for international families visiting Japan. The service, Parent Time, is designed to cater to the needs of parents traveling with children…
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The “Louis Vuitton Hotel” is open in Shanghai until January 18, while the NYC pop-up runs through April.
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Midas PR founder Dr Karine Lohitnavy-Frick offers a different perspective on the year ahead
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P.K. Mohankumar spent forty years at the Taj group learning hospitality is not magic but meticulous, slightly mad devotion to detail.
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If you’re keen on staying in a hotel for New Year’s Eve, now is the best time to book — but not for this year. Rather, to see in 2027.
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On Wednesday I had the privilege of listening to Horst Schulze deliver the keynote at the International Luxury Hotel Association (ILHA) event. It was, in a word, a reaffirmation of my own values regarding luxury hospitality leadership…
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In the United States, food and beverage trends don’t just shift, they erupt, rewriting the rules of how we cook, sip, and gather. The question for 2026 isn’t what’s next, but how fast we’re willing to follow…
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Behind each dish is a childhood kitchen. Luxury hotels are now drawing on the memories and hometown wisdom of chefs to create regional popups inspired by home
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The campaign showcases Agoda’s low domestic hotel prices via humorous ad films, offering up to 50% off on select accommodations
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Noodle outlet advertises sarcastic ‘options’ for people who want to dine alone as country faces rising number of single households
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Australian travellers looking to stretch their holiday budget a little further have a new loyalty program to keep an eye on – one that’s built on the idea of not being loyal at all.
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From Beverly Hills to Hong Kong, Gareth Roberts has built a career on intuition, observation, and timeless service—proof that true luxury lies in knowing what guests want before they ask.
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At IHS London 2025, accessibility experts Ed Warner MBE and James Dixon-Box joined Hotel Designs Editor Sophie Harper to explore how hotels can communicate accessible design more clearly – from online information to staff training – and why doing so…
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Loyalty is a currency they use differently, in the UHNW and UHNW+ world, loyalty looks nothing like it does in traditional luxury.
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