There was a time when checking into a luxury hotel meant checking into a world of extravagance and opulence. Perception dictated that the more gilded the interior and the more that was offered, the more luxurious the experience. The luxury hotel experience after all has always been aspirational, designed to provide the guest with an experience they could not get anywhere else. Though that environment can and does still exists today, the luxury market has evolved and peeled back layers of lavish extravagance to create a new, modern definition of luxury that is keenly influenced by consumer trends, economic factors, technology, cultural influences and wellness.

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