This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is from the Puente Romano Beach Resort in Marbella, Spain, and the global summit of the Leading Hotels of the World. Peter has all the travel updates — the FAA Administrator resigning, as well as Peter’s predictions for travel in 2025, with some surprises. Then, Shannon Knapp, LHW’s President & CEO, on 2025 and the luxury hotel experience at five star independently owned hotels. A look at the real travel numbers for next year with Jan Freitag, who studies Hospitality Analytics at CoStar, and what he’s seeing that impacts your travels — from the stock market’s effect on travel purchases and decisions to Saudi Arabia’s exploding hospitality development. The real economic impact of travel on Turks and Caicos, with Nikheel Advani, CEO, Grace Bay Resorts. Debra Yager, CEO and partner of the Acqualina Resort in Florida, on the changing nature of traveler expectations, demands, and yes, even extensions on length of stay. Finally, Guido Fiorentino, 5th generation owner of the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria in Italy, on the real value of traveler hotel loyalty programs. There’s all this and more on this week’s Eye on Travel.
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