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We curate up-to-date tips and advice to help you navigate the changing travel landscape and enjoy your next adventure to the fullest. Ask your UBS Concierge for destination-specific advice and recommendations.
Air travel
According to recent industry news, consumers continue to spend on air travel. But travel patterns are shifting so often that airlines must constantly adapt when forecasting, which sometimes results in delays and cancellations.
That’s where UBS Concierge comes in. Allow us to handle your flight needs. It would be our pleasure to research options and book on your behalf. We can also pivot and help you find an alternate flight if an unexpected delay or cancellation disrupts your plans.
Below are some helpful tips to consider before your next flight.
- If you haven’t already done so, signing up for TSA PreCheck can save you valuable time at the airport. Not only can you zip through security ore quickly, you won’t have to remove your shoes or take out liquids and laptops. Ask UBS Concierge for details.
- Organize your carry-on bag so you can easily access your boarding pass, ID, snacks, headphones, travel pillow and other flight essentials. If you need anything for your trip, it would be our pleasure to research options.
- Ensure your electronic devices are charged up before heading out in case getting through the airport takes longer than anticipated.
Reach out to UBS Concierge to help with all your travel needs.
Hotels
A few recent trends in the hotel industry include an increase in “bleisure” travel, holistic hospitality and digitalized guest experiences.
- Bleisure travel: The rise in working remotely means that hotels and other hospitality venues are becoming remote work spaces. Some hotels are adapting their rooms and guest areas with additional outlets, high-speed WIFI, elevated coffee and tea service, and more meeting rooms.
- Holistic hospitality: Health and wellness have emerged as a booming industry in the last few years. Knowing that guests often seek holistic treatments while traveling, many hotels are expanding existing spa facilities and offering bespoke options including sessions on better sleep, stress management and mindfulness.
- Digitalized guest experiences: Guests who turned to technology assisted options (mobile check-in, contactless payment, etc.) while traveling during the pandemic have become accustomed to using their devices to access hotel rooms. Some hotels are investing in ways to improve their digitalized guest experience.
It would be our pleasure to book your next hotel stay.
Car rental
Recent industry wisdom tells us that car rental companies are trying to improve the vehicle availability issues they experienced the last few years, but the process takes time. The best advice for renting a car in the latter part of 2023, is flexibility. Have a plan B, C and D ready to go. Your UBS Concierge will be happy to provide you with flexible options.
- Short-term car rentals are trending. Renting cars on an hourly basis (in addition to daily, weekly and beyond) allows rental car companies to be more competitive.
- Renting luxury and vintage cars is not just for weddings and proms these days. The practice is gaining in popularity with customers wanting to get behind the wheel of their bucket-list vehicles.
- The peer-to-peer carsharing model is popular today. The idea is that car owners collaborate with peer-to-peer rental companies. The companies facilitate car sharing, generally through a mobile app, between car owners and drivers.
Reach out to UBS Concierge to help with all your next car rental booking.
Dining
- We will contact restaurants on your behalf to make reservations.
- Need dining recommendations? It would be our pleasure to research options.
- Your UBS Concierge is on-hand to find the perfect table for you. Call today for reservations and recommendations.
Tours and excursions
Several of the recent travel trends confirm that the uptick in travel bookings are creating a travel bull market. Below are a few emerging themes for travel tours and excursions. Reach out to UBS Concierge to customize your next adventure.
- Culinary tours are hot this season. While award-winning restaurants will always lure travelers, experiential moments like sharing a home-cooked meal in a local’s home, or a specially prepared picnic among the vines at an estate winery are topping many travel wish lists.
- Private travel is surging. Many travelers are opting to go private these days whether in a villa, jet or especially at sea on a yacht. According to our research, private yacht bookings have more than doubled over 2019 numbers.
- Science-focused expeditions appeal to adventure seekers. Those searching for unique experiences and immersive adventures are discovering expedition cruising that allow guests to learn about and take part in educational research. The remote, off-the-beaten path locations seem to contribute to their increasing allure. Reach out to UBS Concierge to book your next excursion.
Wellness trends. Many of today’s popular wellness activities take place outside of the spa with travelers heading into the wilderness. Forests, beaches and mountains are replacing hot-tubs and massage tables as the new wellness venues. If you’re interested in beach yoga, post-sauna winter sea plunges or even forest bathing, it would be our pleasure to research options for you.