Travel and hospitality
January 5, 2024
Adventurers are expressing a growing impatience with the state of the travel industry. Image credit: Kensington Tours
By Emily Iris Degn
A new survey of luxury consumers finds that 68 percent of respondents are willing to pay more for perks that allow them to skip lines and avoid crowds.
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