Luxury Family Travel Vacations Trend Towards More Exotic Activities
byRichard D’Ambrosio/
Survival skills courses. Hot-air balloon rides. Mining for sapphires. Different luxury hotels and resorts are producing a wide variety of new and uncommon activities for high-net worth families looking to not just get away together, but to experience something exotically brand new.
“High-end locations around the world are elevating their offerings to include unique and exciting options for children of all ages,” writes David Coggins, in the Robb Report’s February 2020 issue, all while “adults enjoy the type of superlative accommodations, cuisine and attractions they would expect from any luxury destination.”
对于酒店和度假村来说,这一趋势是一个重要的趋势,因为有58%的与孩子一起旅行的受访者告诉MMGY,“我们的家庭主要根据儿童可用的活动选择我们的度假胜地”,用于“ 2019年的肖像”beplay银行卡美国旅行者”报告。据MMGY报道,对于家庭负责人是千禧一代的家庭,该百分比甚至更高(65%)。
In a two-page spread in this month’s edition of the Robb Report, Coggins summarizes offerings from five destinations popular with luxury travelers today.
Activities for children at Four Seasons Resort Lanai. Photo: Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
四季度度假村拉奈的航空冒险
第一个是夏威夷的五迪蒙蒙德四季度度假胜地拉奈(Lanai),可能是罗布报告列表中最少的异国情调活动,但它们仍然是独特的。该度假胜地提供了一个70个Obstacle航空冒险课程,还拥有Ziipline课程,可欣赏Kaiholena Gulch的美景。
Children also can interact with livestock at the resort’s ranch, and take archery lessons.
For parents and other adults, the offerings are more unique, including learning to fly a Cirrus SR22 aircraft at the Maui Flight Academy.
Bush skills at SkySafari
对于坦桑尼亚的Elewana的Skysafari,Skysafari的文章,在坦桑尼亚提供骑马的骑行,以及有关当地Masai部落的灌木丛技能的课程,包括扔马赛矛rungu.
Learn theskills的bush survival at SkySafari。照片:Shutterstock
Sapphire mining at Resort at Paw’s Up
在蒙大拿州Paw's Up的度假胜地,有传统的牛驱动器,热气泡和ATV骑行。但是孩子们也可以开采蓝宝石。并体验新的“ Gettin’Erialitive”生存技能计划,在那里他们学会了建造火灾和庇护所,追踪动物并识别可食用的野生植物。
全家人都可以使用ATV游乐设施。照片:爪子
Remote adventures at Rio Palena Lodge
At the Rio Palena Lodge, in Chile’s Patagonia region, this recently opened remote resort presents its unique nature long before a family arrives. Reachable by three to four flights from most U.S. cities, the Rio Palena is located about an hour down a dirt road, in the Chilean Lake District.
For fly-fishing, families very likely will need to take a helicopter to their fishing venues, which under most conditions are only accessible via horseback.
4-D cinema and a dinosaur skeleton at Shanghai Edition
最后,有上海版 - 一家目前在一个目的地的酒店,由于冠状病毒,当今家人的关注较少。Coggins报告说,该酒店位于上海国家历史博物馆附近,在那里,家庭可以体验4-D电影院和1.4亿年历史的完整恐龙骨架。
For adults, the Shanghai Edition offers a chance to immerse yourself in the West Bund cultural district, home to more than 20 venues, including the Long Museum, the Yuz Museum and Tank Shanghai.
The Edition itself has two rooftop bars and its 27th- 地板日本餐厅和屋顶花园,孩子们可以在那里观看星空下的电影。
At Shanghai’s National History Museum, families can see a 140-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton. Photo: Shutterstock