What To Expect In New Era Of Luxury Travel

There are many colorful predictions when it comes to the future of luxury travel.

‘Clanning’ experiences, immersive spaces and fantasy escapes in game-like environments are just some of the ideas being thrown around.

Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts recently released a set of predictions about future travel trends, which included a heavy emphasis on immersive, virtual reality technology that will allow travelers to engage in a fascinating array of mind-bending experiences.

The Street article here

Keywords

business travel   corporate travel   industry trends   leisure travel   luxury market trends   research and trends   technology   

 

Follow @lctmag on Twitter

via Limo News http://ift.tt/29W59D6

Jet Linx Charter Jet Service Offers The Gift of Time

Time is money, and no one understands that better than business executives who are forced to juggle hectic schedules that pull them in multiple directions at once. 

Jet Linx, which has been flying clients across the globe for 17 years, boasts 14 hangar locations throughout the U.S. and the nation’s third largest fleet.

Washington Life Magazine artice here

Keywords

business travel   charter jet   corporate travel   FBO market   Nebraska operators   private jets   

 

Follow @lctmag on Twitter

via Limo News http://ift.tt/29W4QIk

Expedia CEO Predicts More Mergers In Corporate Travel

A period of consolidation could be on tap in corporate travel as online travel agencies seek to bolster their offerings and travel management companies seek to scale up their technology offerings.

Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia CEO, during a GBTA Convention 2016 panel on consolidation this week, said, “I do think there will be consolidation in the corporate travel space because some of these companies don’t have the scale to invest in technology… there’s going to be a lot of consolidation in this industry; financing is cheap and it’s driving acquisitions activity.”

Skift.com article here

Keywords

business travel   corporate travel   GBTA   Global Business Travel Association   mergers & acquisitions   online services   

 

Follow @lctmag on Twitter

via Limo News http://ift.tt/2auGq9P

TNCs, Chauffeured Services May Link Up Sooner Than Thought

DENVER, Col. — A feisty conversation between Lyft chief business officer David Baga and Scott Solombrino, president and CEO of Dav El / BostonCoach, at GBTA Convention 2016 July 19 showed the tension travel managers face in making the case for a more inclusive travel policy involving the sharing economy.

At one point, Solombrino went off script and spilled the beans: He had been approached by Lyft to potentially build a partnership between his car service and their ridesharing network, and had been rebuffed by Lyft when it came to instituting full duty of care standards.

Skift.com item here

Related items: Lyft, Carey Talk About Partnership

Keywords

BostonCoach   business travel   corporate business   corporate travel   GBTA   Global Business Travel Association   Lyft   on-demand service   Scott Solombrino   

 

Follow @lctmag on Twitter

via Limo News http://ift.tt/2auAo9t

Promzilla Is The Junior Bridezilla

Facials, manicures, dresses costing more than $650, high heels and stretch limos – these are just some of the demands being made by children as young as ten as the trend for junior prom sweeps the UK.

Indeed, Charlotte Scott from Newport, Wales, had just turned ten when she attended her prom last year in a $720 white and pink diamante-encrusted dress.

The now year seven student, who was crowned prom queen for her impressive outfit, said the event was a ‘huge confidence booster’ and she ‘felt like a princess’.

Daily Mail article here

Keywords

client markets   customer service   difficult clients   prom   special events   stretch limousine   student transportation   youth marketing   

 

Follow @lctmag on Twitter

via Limo News http://ift.tt/2auGUNd

Self-Driving Mercedes-Benz Bus Rolls Through Big City

Autonomy isn’t just for cars; Mercedes-Benz has created a self-driving city bus, too.

The automaker revealed its latest creation on the morning of July 18. Called the Future Bus, it’s the first city bus that can drive itself.

Mercedes did more than just unveil the futuristic vehicle. It also sent it on a 12-mile route through the streets of Amsterdam.

Mashable article here

Keywords

autonomous vehicles   buses   Daimler   driverless cars   Mercedes-Benz   public transit   self-driving vehicles   

 

Follow @lctmag on Twitter

via Limo News http://ift.tt/2auGPJp

VW Considers Using Porsche, Audi Sedans For Gett Ride App

The Volkswagen group recently dumped $300 million into Gett, a taxi hailing-cum-ride sharing app that’s big outside of the US. Now, the company has revealed that it’s pondering a rival to Uber Black by offering private drivers access to its higher-end vehicles. Details are scarce since it’s a single line reference in a very long press release, but VW says that it’s looking at a “special chauffeur service” that features “premium brands, such as Audi and Porsche.” 

Engadget.com article here

Keywords

apps   Audi   Audi A8   Gett   Porsche   Porsche Panamera   taxis   TNCs   vehicle apps   Volkswagen   

 

Follow @lctmag on Twitter

via Limo News http://ift.tt/1O7uAUL

Sleep Apnea A Growing Problem For Ground Transportation

A big problem in the ground transportation industry is how to prevent sleepy driving. Awful crashes have been caused by truck and rail operator fatigue — including a 2013 derailment that killed four people in the Bronx and the 2014 truck-limo bus collision that seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed James “Jimmy Mack” McNair.

Twenty percent of the 182 major National Transportation Safety Board investigations from 2001 to 2012 found fatigue as a probable cause or contributing factor.

Chicago Tribune article here

Keywords

chauffeur behavior   driver behavior   driver fatigue   managing chauffeurs   

 

Follow @lctmag on Twitter

via Limo News http://ift.tt/25BkmAD