Travel and hospitality
March 23, 2018
The ultra-affluent are global. Image credit: Printemps
By Brielle Jaekel
As luxury becomes more accessible to the mass market, affluent consumers are becoming more discriminative with their travel choices.
{"ct":"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","iv":"3ec3ee6671f7f7dbc7da0a3012a16cc1","s":"3c5853c485915f07"}
Share your thoughts. Click here