Travel and hospitality
August 31, 2026
Cruising is one of the brightest spots in global luxury travel. Image credit: Shutterstock
By Luxury Marketer Intelligence
Some of the travel industry's highest-volume leisure agencies are betting on another year of growth in 2027, and they are increasing their investment to capture it.
{"ct":"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","iv":"76c7332edc563cd82c0f1cba39e484eb","s":"efb9ff04414c6ad2"}
Share your thoughts. Click here