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Kansas City’s New Airport Terminal Is a Glimpse at the Future of Air Travel
Just two months right after celebrating its Super Bowl LVII win, Kansas City is providing locals an additional big motive to beam with delight: a shiny new $1.5 billion airport terminal. Following more than five decades of setting up and construction, Kansas City Global Airport (MCI)’s single terminal formally opens on February 28—replacing the airport’s outdated trio of Brutalist concrete terminals, which had been in operation since 1972. The initial MCI opened about a thirty day period ahead of the FAA begun mandating actual physical screenings of travellers in January 1973 (aka the dawn of metal detectors and baggage scanners), so the airport hardly ever seriously built logistical feeling in conditions of…
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8 things to know about the future of luxury travel
What do you mean there’s a recession on the horizon? The world’s luxury travel sector was parked en masse this week in Cannes, France, for the International Luxury Travel Market (or ILTM) conference. From the packed floors of the Palais des Festivals et des Cannes conference venue, you wouldn’t know the global economy is on shaky ground. Representatives from brands like Aman and Belmond, as well as all the ultra-luxury offerings from Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt, Accor and IHG Hotels & Resorts, touted a promising future for the highest end of the hotel stratosphere. A few themes were evident from this week’s line-up of presentations and meetings on the future of…
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The future of luxury hotels: Pay more but expect less
Higher leisure travel demand during the pandemic sent hotel rates soaring across all segments of the market, and luxury chains led the pack. But with the world mostly adjusting to viewing coronavirus more as endemic — akin to treating surges more like spikes in the flu as opposed to something requiring travel restrictions — the hotel industry is settling into a new normal. That means an opportunity to pursue shifts in business strategy — some of which you’re likely already feeling when you check into a hotel. The pandemic accelerated industry trends already in place before the health crisis. Labor shortages ushered in less-frequent housekeeping during a stay. Single-use, mini…
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