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December 1, 2016
 
 

Luxe Travel to See $1Billion+ by 2022

The Global Luxury Travel Market is expected to generate $1,154 billion by 2022, growing by at least 6.4 precent annually through 2022, according to a new report published by Allied Market Research. In 2015, North America and Europe collectively accounted for around 66 percent of the overall travel market revenue.

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Where the U.S. Ranks for Vacation Time

Every year studies fly about vacation deprivation and the gillions of vacation days America’s workers are wasting by staying on the job. But for 2016, an annual study of vacation habits among employed adults in North America is also looking at workers in South America, Europe, and Asia and how their vacation days are handled.

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Arakur Ushuaia: Luxe Gateway to Antarctica

How far south can you go? If we are talking about geography, an easy target for your trouble is Arakur Ushuaia, a luxury resort and spa in the most unlikely of places. At the southernmost tip of South America, Arakur Ushuaia is literally at the bottom of the world.

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UAL: Latest Entrant of the Free-to-Fee Club

Clients should take a good look at what they're carrying on their next United Airlines flight, and weep. Those freewheeling days of taking carryon bags aboard your are soon to hit a wall. United Airlines recently joined Frontier Airlines, Allegiant Air, and Spirit Airlines in their practice of charging for every bag brought on, whether carried aboard or checked. Yes, purses are still allowed (often folded into the larger bag). And that book your client is reading? It might be considered a generous perk.

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Cruising 2017: What’s New, What’s Popular

Cruise ship new-builds continue to be hot topic in the travel industry and 2017 promises to be a hot year for this hot topic with a number of new ships coming online from such global shipyards as Fincantieri, Meyer Werft, Meyer Turku and STX France.

 
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What the Lone Traveler Wants

Solo travelers are coming up in the world. In fact, they represent nearly a quarter (24 percent) of all travelers. According to a 2015 study sponsored by VISA, that number is up ten ticks from the results of 2013. 

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