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High Notes from the High End
Susan Farewell

Just back from Traveller Made®'s annual
Essence of Luxury travel show, which took
place this year in Deauville, the French
seaside resort that's certainly no stranger
to luxury.
While meeting with hundreds of hoteliers,
destination management companies
(DMCs), tourist boards and other high-end
suppliers as well as fellow travel Traveller
Made® designers, I saw several noteworthy
trends standing out this year. Among them:
n Connecting with Locals: Increasingly,
suppliers are offering experiences that allow
clients to really meet and mingle with locals.
This can take all forms, from going out on
a fishing boat off the coast of Colombia to
playing soccer (football in most places) with
a local team in Hanoi.
n Capturing Moments Like Never
Before: More and more, hotels and resorts

are providing onsite photographers who
document guest experiences. Trisara in
Phuket has taken it a step further by creating
full stories about guest stays with carefully
produced videos set to music selected by
the guests.
n New Twists on Old Themes: Instead
of high tea at The Dylan in Amsterdam,
there's High Wine, which is a food and wine
pairing tasting. The Dylan bartenders have
also created a non-alcoholic gin-"The
Vir-gin" and are working on a non-alcoholic
Bourbon.
n Fitness Rules: Many resorts and hotels
around the world are getting increasingly
creative as to what they offer guests in the
way of physical fitness. One example: at
The Six Senses Spa at The Alpina Gstaad in
Switzerland, guests can have private standup paddle yoga lessons in the indoor pool.

n Clever Options for Kids: Kids clubs
and programs at hotels and resorts around
the world are getting more fun by the day.
One stand-out: At Rambagh Palace, a
Taj property in Jaipur, India, kids between
the ages of 8-15 can become a "GM for
the Day." They get to do rounds of the
property making inspections, meet with staff
members and experience other tasks that a
hotel's general manager is responsible for.
In general, the offerings for kids everywhere
(treasure hunts, mazes and the like) tend
to be leaning towards educational and
motivational without the children
realizing it. n
Susan Farewell is the owner of Farewell Travels
LLC (FarewellTravels.com), a travel design firm
based in Westport, CT. Follow her on Twitter and
Instagram @FarewellTravels.

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