Luxury Travel Report

12/09/2025

Langham Hospitality Group’s CEO Bob van den Oord speaks from experience—25 years of it. What began as a five-hotel operation with a small team has grown into 31 properties, 15 more in the pipeline, and four brands across luxury, upscale, and lifestyle.

In a conversation at ILTM Cannes, Langham Hospitality Group’s chief executive outlines the group’s future through heritage hotels, modernization, and a service ethos rooted in memory and detail.

12/05/2025

If anyone at ILTM Cannes needed proof that luxury cruising has moved beyond its traditional base, they didn’t have to look further than the executives on stage describing who is now booking—and how fast demand is spreading.

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Research presented at ILTM Cannes pointed to rising demand across multiple traveler segments and the operational changes cruise lines are making to meet it.

12/04/2025

Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts used its ILTM Cannes presentation to give its most comprehensive update yet on Bvlgari Resort Ranfushi, the brand’s first Maldives property and its 10th hotel globally, set to open next year.

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The brand lays out the workings of its first Maldives resort, revealing decisions that shape both guest flow and footprint.

12/04/2025

Small Luxury Hotels of the World is marking its 35th anniversary with a move that feels more like a line in the sand.

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12/04/2025

We're excited to announce the launch of Travel Market Place Luxury Edition, a new event dedicated to the high-end travel community. Taking place Oct. 20–22, 2026 at Secrets Playa Esmeralda in the Dominican Republic, the show will bring together luxury advisors and premium suppliers for peer-driven learning and business-building conversations.

Read the full announcement here: https://www.luxurytravelreport.com/compass/articles/luxury-travel-report-launches-dedicated-luxury-travel-show

12/03/2025

As demand intensifies across the luxury sector, more advisors are moving beyond trip-by-trip planning and adopting structured, multi-year travel roadmaps.

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12/02/2025

International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) Cannes didn’t ease into the week. Instead, the show opened last night with a brisk tour through the forces reshaping luxury travel in 2026, led by Visa economist Dr. Simon Baptist.

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A data-packed opening night briefing laid out the economic and demographic forces that will shape luxury travel in 2026.

11/20/2025

Affluent travelers are redefining expectations for luxury tailor-made travel, according to a new trends report from Audley Travel.

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11/20/2025

Nicola “Nic” Butler has redefined NoteWorthy since taking over in 2012, focusing on genuine exclusivity and meaningful local connections.

Butler has built NoteWorthy around the kinds of private access that no amount of simple “VIP” branding can replicate.

11/11/2025

Signature Travel Network opens its 2025 Annual Conference yesterday, Nov. 10, at The Venetian, a familiar stage for the member-owned cooperative—and a final one.

As Signature convenes in Las Vegas for the last time, new partners and program enhancements shape the year ahead.

11/11/2025

In the heart of Athens, the Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens embodies timeless elegance with its marble staircases, gilded salons, and neoclassical charm.

Advisors love Hotel Grande Bretagne for its old-world luxury, rooftop dining with Acropolis views, and reliable high-touch service—here’s how to book it best.

11/10/2025

Private jet operations have come to a standstill at some of the nation’s busiest airports—including LAX, JFK, O’Hare, and Atlanta—as the government shutdown continues to ripple through the aviation industry.

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A late-breaking private jet ban reshapes traffic at major hubs as the shutdown pushes the system to its limits.