December 5th, 2007, by Mary Winston Nicklin
New Luxury Travel Destinations
A recent article in the Washington Post describes the “destination fatigue– been there, done that, paid a big bill”– that affects a growing number of high-end travelers. When you’ve vacationed in Patagonia, the BVI, and the Greek Islands, and cruised the Nile and Yangtze rivers, what’s next? The answer is remote, off-the-map destinations that once only appealed to backpackers. The newest hotspots are places like Bhutan, where Amanresorts has opened a string of luxury lodges that allow travelers to discover this incredible Himalayan kingdom without having to rough it. We’d count China’s Yunnan province on the list, as well as luxury safaris in Africa, and hotels in northern India. What’s your next luxury travel destination?
I went to a seminar this morning where 2 luxury hotel group execs mentioned Punta Cana, the South Pacific and Eastern Europe as where they see the luxury market really moving.