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PURE Life Experiences conference

I'm at the first PURE Life Experiences conference where the conversation is of travel splitting from destinations to journeys. Serge Dive, the founder of PURE said it's now not so much about luxury and guest experience but about visitors losing the concept of time. All the panel believed that true experiential travel is about storytelling, experiences that change the way you look at your own life and connecting with the culture and natural environment. They said that the difference is down to the heartfelt passion from the people who own and run these small and innovative tourism businesses.

Luxury insight from Sarah Miller, Conde Nast Traveller

What does luxury mean to different people? How are luxury buyers changing? These are just two of the areas discussed by Sarah Miller, editor of Conde Nast Traveller and publishing director Simon Leadsford at a presentation at bgb this week. Key trends highlighted by Sarah Miller included:

Luxury trends

Luxury has always been an incredibly important part of our business at bgb. We have worked with Raymond Blanc for many years and are delighted to be celebrating his twenty-fifth anniversary this year. Our clients also number brands such as the International Luxury Travel Market and  One & Only, through to individual properties such as Le Mas Candille, or uber luxury skiing lodges.

Upcoming events

We hold regular events for clients and friends of bgb. If you're not on our invite list and you'd like to be please just drop us a note to rsvp@bgb.co.uk telling us which event you're interested in and and we'll also  make sure you hear about future sessions. Upcoming events in 2009 include:

Perfect storm facing 2009 travel marketing

Caribbean Tourism Organisation European Encounter Event at World Travel Market, moderated and introduced by Debbie Hindle, bgb managing director

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