Shaping the Future of Luxury Travel | Future Traveller Tribes 2030 17
More and more Saudi Arabian travellers are wanting to experience journeys other than the usual tourist destinations or major cities. Out of the many travel plans we are currently working on for our VIP clients, such as south of France, south of Spain and Portugal, they are opting for the top-of-the-range village heritage routes, chateaux style and Michelin gourmet culture. No trip nor travel plan can be replicated for other customers. Muhammed Hakim, Operations Manager, Zahid Travel Group
We’re seeing a lot of luxury travellers wanting a connection with local customs and nature. People want a break from their crazy busy lives, to go to a luxury resort where everything’s taken care of. I have several friends who have gone to a Sha Wellness Clinic in Spain, where it’s all based on a macrobiotic diet; you have daily treatments, you check in for weight loss, to detox or to quit smoking. John Bevan, COO, Spafinder Wellness
Too often it seems to me that the travel industry, and particularly the luxury travel industry, talks about ‘the journey’ rather than ‘a series of sequential steps from
different providers’. There’s typically zero communication between each step… my airline didn’t bother to tell my hotel that I’d had a rubbish flight because my business class seat didn’t work. No one recognised that after a difficult flight, I probably wouldn’t be eager for two to three hours sitting in Beijing traffic. Ewan MacLeod, Digital Entrepreneur
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs