In 2013, over 3 billion passengers took to the skies. As airlines aim to make flying as simple as taking the train, could everything people would normally associate with air travel – endless queues, bad food, cramped, uncomfortable seats – be about to change for the better?

Spending on luxury travel hit a $460 billion high in 2014. As more people desire a slice of the high life, will Skytime Jets’ pay-as-you-go private jet hire be a hit? Is elite air travel set to become more accessible than ever? And how are such schemes shaping the future of luxury travel?

If you’ve ever stuck around to do some sightseeing in a city you’ve traveled to for work, you've partaken in "bleisure" travel. Merging business and pleasure is increasingly popular, saving people a considerable amount of money. But who really wants to work on holiday?

The ‘sharing economy’ has taken the travel industry by storm. Now, ‘collaborative consumption’ is going luxe. But what does this shift mean for luxury travel? Will exclusive clubs and networks formerly accessible only to the super-wealthy become the new norm?