Consumer Trends

Markets & Performance

For many, the holiday season is synonymous with shopping lists, gift wrapping, and crowded malls. But for Gen Z and Millennials, the new holiday wish list looks different. This year, it’s less about presents and more about boarding passes in hand.

Wanderlust, Not Wrapping Paper: How Gen Z Is Redefining Holiday Travel

Jonathan Kletzel

Travel and Transportation Leader, PwC US

PwC

Leisure Travel

As the landscape of luxury hospitality continues to evolve, guest expectations are shifting toward more meaningful, personalized, and purpose-driven experiences. Today’s high-end travelers are not just seeking opulent environments — they seek servic...

Luxury Trends in Hospitality: Redefining The Modern Guest Experience

Chintan Dadhich

General Manager, Conrad New York Downtown

Hilton

Guest Experience

Luxury Travel

I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling that the end of a great trip – whether for business or leisure – often sparks reflection. I think back on what stood out, while my mind drifts toward the next adventure: what I hope for, what I’d repeat, and what I’...

Beyond the Journey: How Post-Trip Reflections Shape the Future of Travel

Maria Taylor

Senior Vice President of Marketing, Partnerships, and Commercial Operations, Hospitality, Amadeus

Amadeus

Sales & Marketing

Information Technology

Luxury is learning to speak a new language, one that whispers rather than shouts.A language made not of extravagance, but of emotion. Not of spectacle, but of stillness.

The New Language of Luxury & Lifestyle Hospitality: Presence, Purpose, and the Art of Quiet Transformation

Nicolas Frangos

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Luxxie Lime - Luxury & Lifestyle Hospitality

Luxxie Lime - Luxury & Lifestyle Hospitality

As AI accelerates remote work, digital nomads are reshaping the global workforce and the travel industry. This article explores the evolving digital nomad culture, its impact on organizational structures, social policy, and entrepreneurship.

How Digital Nomads Could Reshape Global Work Dynamics, Business Ecosystems, and Travel Culture

Jungho Suh

Assistant professor of management and project director at the Korean Management Institute at The George Washington University School of Business

GWU

Market Segments

While it’s no secret that demand for wellness continues to increase across all sectors, today’s travelers are redefining what that means within the hospitality space, seeking experiences that extend well beyond the traditional spa treatments and fit...

The Rise of Mara-Cations

Annajane Güzel

Global Director of Brand Marketing, Generator & Freehand Hotels

Generator

Wellness and well-being

Market Segments

Luxury has long been synonymous with seamless indulgence — anticipating every need before it’s voiced, removing every friction, perfecting every detail. But what if the very thing we’ve been perfecting is starting to lose its power?

The End of Pampering: Why Discomfort Will Redefine Luxury Experiences

Dr. Andreea Antonescu

Visiting Professor, Les Roches Global Hospitality Education (Crans-Montana, Switzerland)

Les Roches

Luxury Travel

Ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals — the rarefied few who can buy almost anything — are quietly disengaging from today’s short-stay luxury villa market.

Why Luxury Villas Bore the Rich — And What It Says About the Future of Luxury

Tim Levy

Founder & CEO, Twyn | Founder, Kyosei Collection

Kyosei Collection

Lodging Industry

Luxury Travel

I hate to generalize about generations (yup, pun intended!), yet it is difficult to ignore that a crack has opened within the old catechism of hospitality, that choreography of handshakes and ritualized greetings passed from Jedi to padawan as if it...

The Pizza Anxiety of Gen Z and the Future of Humanless Hospitality

Simone Puorto

Head of Emerging Trends and Strategic Innovation, Hospitality Net

Hospitality Net

Chatbots, Robotics & AI