Travel Mole reports on a new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers that found that 34 new hotel brands were launched from January to October of last year. Of these new brands, 18 are luxury hotels including Baccarat Hotels and Resorts by Starwood Capital Group whose first Baccarat hotel in Wailea, Hawaii, is expected to open in 2010, with others to follow in the Caribbean, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Luxury Defined’
February 27, 2007
What defines luxury?
Visiting the websites of two resorts new to the Caribbean, I decided to take a little time to really examine the words, pictures, and the overall imagery in an effort to see how both truly define luxury. From the start, the homepages already hint at the luxury they both have in store, from the finishing [...]
February 15, 2007
More travelers seeking the culinary experience
In a study commissioned by the Travel Industry Association, 27 million American leisure travelers indicated that they specifically seek culinary and wine-related activities while traveling. According to the article in Travel Weekly, these travelers spend on average $1,194 per trip, with approximately 35% of their travel budget going towards food-related activities.
December 19, 2006
Defining Luxury
In defining luxury, panelists at the third annual Ritz-Carlton Luxury Meetings Forum identified the dining experience as the key component of luxury meetings and incentives. According to the MeetingsNet article, the influence of Food Netwook and Fine Living Channel have led participants to seek such culinary extravagance in their programs.
Although I have never thought much [...]
