Luxury travel and hospitality providers are facing growing resistance to higher prices; however, it’s not clear whether high-net-worth customers are curtailing their spending. A survey of travel consultants who specialize in high-end travel found “most advisors are reporting healthy revenues, strong forward bookings, and continued appetite from high-net-worth clients. But underneath that rosy picture are […]
After the pandemic hibernation, people travelled the world in droves in 2023 to see all the faraway destinations they missed or never had a chance to visit. For 2024, we anticipate that travellers will make a concerted effort to seek out more meaningful experiences. Of course, “meaningful” is subjective. For one person, that could be […]
Luxury champagne brand Veuve Clicquot will host its exclusive one and only “pop up” Hotel Clicquot on the Sunshine Coast from October. Fans of luxury champagne house, Veuve Clicquot, can enjoy the “solaire” lifestyle in Noosa’s exclusive Sunshine Beach this October. It’s the second year that Hotel Clicquot has set on the beachside of Sunshine […]
While tough economic conditions have led to a reduction in the number of economy seats booked for business travel, first and business class flights bookings are on the rise. The question is have the growing number of airlines that have dumped their first class seats acted prematurely? The data by Flight Centre subsidiary, Corporate Traveller, […]
One helicopter, 10,000 nautical miles, 21 countries, 100 flying hours and 41 days. That sums up the journey of Australian tech entrepreneur and former Australian Airforce pilot, JP Thorbjornsen, in the very first Airbus ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter. Thorbjornsen – a former Australian Airforce pilot – is the first owner of the bespoke new […]