Arnie Weissmann At the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) held earlier this month in Cannes, France, presentations and conversations about luxury became boring. Repetitious. Predictable. One got the feeling that the most creative marketers and sale... See more
CANNES, France -- The 11,840-square-foot rooftop Penthouse at Claridge's in London is one of the world's most opulent suites, with a private heated swimming pool, 75 original artworks by Damien Hirst and a circular sofa that rotates to follow the sun. Amo... See more
Arnie Weissmann A year and a half ago, while having lunch with Jason Young, CEO of Travel Weekly parent company Northstar Travel Group, I told him I wanted to change my role within Northstar. I wasn't proposing that I leave or retire, and I didn't want to... See more
Arnie Weissmann At the Phocuswright Conference in San Diego last week, AI figured prominently in almost every presentation, from startups to established OTAs to legacy reservation systems. As I was leaving the conference, a man named Rohit Khanna approach... See more
How does a cruise line decide what restaurants to put on a new ship? What plumbing hardware to install in a shower? Whether to put a lumbar pillow on upholstered furniture (and whether that pillow is attached or moveable)? Why a drinking glass at one venu... See more
