Comments on: Luxury travel news from around the world (July 2024)

By: Grace

Grace — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 11:14:13 +0000

Not sure that I entirely get where Meliá is positioning the INNSiDE brand. It will be interesting to see some reviews of the properties.

By: Lucinda Webb

Lucinda Webb — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 09:14:07 +0000

Bringing the Small Luxury Hotels of the World under the Hilton Umbrella is a huge expansion. I met one of Hilton’s senior finance staff last week, no surprise that he looked frazzled, he’s going to have some more work to do.

By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:15:54 +0000

Raising the quality of service for VIP quests is a shrewd move from Air France, some airlines have allowed the quality of their business lounges to slip and I’ve been to some that are very ordinary.

By: Peter Ryan

Peter Ryan — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:21:20 +0000

What’s the time scale on the NEOM development? I keep an eye on luxury travel developments and this is the first I’ve heard of it.

Is it going to be a drip-drip development or is it going to open with a bang? Whichever one it is they ought to up their marketing.

By: Karen Morris

Karen Morris — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:41:55 +0000

Yet another new cruise ship, this time for Viking, is more evidence that the cruise industry is still going from strength to strength.

By: Caroline Bartlett

Caroline Bartlett — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 06:36:53 +0000

What great timing! I’m planning a South East Asian exploration for November and a direct flight from Hanoi to Phnom Penh makes travelling a lot easier. You have to ask why Vietnam Air didn’t launch this service earlier?

By: Graham

Graham — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:57:18 +0000

I read through the piece on Under Canvas with disbelief. That is a very, very different experience from what “under canvas “ meant when I was a young Boy Scout heading off on my first camping trip. I know which one I would prefer.