At Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH), we're constantly on a mission to find the most individual, intimate and intense hotel and travel experiences around the world for our discerning travellers. As we approach our 30th anniversary in 2020 and celebrate three decades as the pioneer of boutique, we've certainly developed a keen eye for trends and concepts in the luxury hotel space. By curating and championing the very best small independently owned hotels across the globe, we can see that our guests are demonstrating a deeper, yet simple purpose: the search for uncomplicated, authentic and honest luxury.

The main tenets of this report include creative sustainability, wellbeing, community, food, escapes and emerging destinations. The idea of paring things back and offering the best of the basics for a true sense of luxury is weaved throughout. Whether it's bio-architecture to preserve the integrity of the land, creating a sense of local community or indigenous spa therapies, travellers are looking to embrace the cultures, nature and people around them in an effort to sustain and nurture our precious planet, while reclaiming their valuable time. We are delighted to share these insights as we prepare for a purposeful and passionate milestone year ahead.

About Small Luxury Hotels of the World

Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ (SLH) is the most desirable community of independently minded travellers and independently spirited hotels in the world. We turned the luxury boutique hotel into a phenomenon and selected the distinctive, the diverse and the downright delightful. People, places and experiences with individual character, intimate charm and inherent class. We've personally visited, vetted, and verified over 560 hotels in more than 90 countries. We are envisioning a future where people experience the world with intention, experience its intensity and protect its integrity. Be part of the community - join us at INVITED, visit us at www.slh.com, contact travel agent or call the Small Luxury Hotels of the World VIP Desk.