Events/Causes
November 5, 2015
Waldorf Astoria-owned Hotel Trianon Palace in Versailles, France
By Jen King
As suggested by Bain & Co.’s most recent research, it is a complicated time to be in luxury, as brands are faced with changing technologies, market disruptions and evolving consumer behavior.
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