Articles tagged “abercrombie & kent”

Luxury

Multi-Day Luxury Tours Bubble Set for China Boost

China's moneyed travelers are becoming a sought-after segment, especially as group travel is approved again, but there will be no tailoring of products according to their needs simply because luxury travel isn't specific to its source markets.

Selene Brophy | 1 year ago

Multi-Day Luxury Tours Bubble Set for China Boost

News Blog

A&K Travel Group Acquires Crystal Cruises Ships

The A&K Travel Group — the company owned by Geoffrey Kent, CEO of tour operator Abercrombie and Kent, and industrial holding corporation Heritage — has acquired cruise ships Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony in addition to the Crystal Cruises brand. Both Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony were acquired at an auction with the former ship…

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Tourism

Japan Wants Its Tourism Revenues to Match Increasing Visitor Numbers

Japan wants to attract more luxury travelers. That sounds rich, considering a Japan holiday is for most people a luxury trip. But having more arrivals without a corresponding increase in tourism dollars is indeed vexing — just ask Singapore — and Japan is right in trying to redress it.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Japan Wants Its Tourism Revenues to Match Increasing Visitor Numbers

Business Travel

A New Start for Abercrombie & Kent

Abercrombie & Kent has had a few different owners in recent years, but this one looks like it will give the company a solid foundation from which it can expand.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

A New Start for Abercrombie & Kent

Business Travel

Former Silversea Owner Takes Control of Abercrombie & Kent

Mixing business with friendship can be a risky thing but it sounds like the prospective new owners of Abercrombie & Kent share the same views on luxury travel.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Former Silversea Owner Takes Control of Abercrombie & Kent

Business Travel

A Brief History of Personality-Driven Luxury Travel Companies

These four entrepreneurs took the first steps toward what would become modern adventure and luxury travel, and their first-hand accounts hold lessons — and entertainment — for all those who followed in their wake.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 7 years ago

A Brief History of Personality-Driven Luxury Travel Companies

Tour Operators

Abercrombie & Kent Acquired by Chinese Investment Group

The flow of Chinese investment into travel and tourism, along with other sectors, continues unabated. China is not only making its mark with outbound travelers but its money is flowing into strategic assets as well.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 8 years ago

Abercrombie & Kent Acquired by Chinese Investment Group

Business Travel

Video: Geoffrey Kent on the Social Impact of Travel

Low-impact tours aren't a modern luxury. They've been the key to successful tours in Africa for decades.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 8 years ago

Video: Geoffrey Kent on the Social Impact of Travel

Tour Operators

Abercrombie & Kent’s Geoffrey Kent on the Socio-Cultural Impact of Travel at Skift Forum

Kent is one of the true trailblazers in the tourism industry. His focus on sustainability and supporting local communities around the globe is refreshing.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 9 years ago

Abercrombie & Kent’s Geoffrey Kent on the Socio-Cultural Impact of Travel at Skift Forum