Airports account for 6% of global luxury spending, and as the number of passengers from both emerging and mature markets increases, the amount of money splashed out by jet-setters is expected to boom. So, how can brands capture the hearts – and wallets – of luxury travellers?

To accommodate the growing number of international travellers, airports are undergoing massive refurbishments to transform processing hubs into destinations in their own right. How are they catering to people’s changing expectations of technology, leisure, and sustainability?

From bad food to cramped flights and the stress of seemingly endless queues and security checks, travelling by air can leaving us feeling far from our best. Looking to help people unwind and keep fit, Heathrow has announced it will be opening a wellness and fitness studio.

Who wants to wait in endless security lines and be caught between the masses trudging to the boarding gates if you can afford a private jet? That’s what Los Angeles International Airport thought, so decided to open a segregated terminal for the world’s rich and famous.