Market researches show, the luxury cruise and luxury travel market is booming. by Earl of Cruise For travel agencies and concierge travel agencies the luxury travel market is a secure bank, and the demand is still rising. And the customers are open to all offers - despite a new destination or a classic. " Since years the luxury segment is a growing market, but with a very narrow target clientel. The purchasing power is growing and with that the needs, to spend oneself in leisuretime the best you can get, " said Steffen Boehnke, Brand COO at AIRTOURS ( TUI divission). The coming bench marking luxury expedition cruise ships - own compilation of courtesy SCENIC, CRYSTAL, PONANT Several international research companies, for trade as well touristic, published in the last time period a number of results with one conclusion - the demand for luxury travel products is steadily growing. The German tour operator DESIGN REISEN experiences a growing of 30% for 20
For liners and the shipping companies movies and films had been a top marketing tool Movies or Films and liners at sea, had been intriguing me since I have read about in my youth in LUXUSLINER - BILDER EINER GROSSEN ZEIT by Lee Server ( THE GOLDEN AGE OF OCEAN LINERS ). But earlier, mot only since my first crossing, I was keen watching movies with liners in it, and disapointed, which was an understatement, when I realized the films have been made in a set ashore in some movie "factory". That was after my first crossing. by Earl of Cruise an essay in progress `Sabrina´, Humphrey Bogart in the office, while LIBERTÉ is sailing out of New York harbor - screenshot Ocean liners, especially those of the luxury category, had been the location of dramas, love stories, thrillers, suspense and catastrophies sinde film was born, or nearly. In this list, the most descriptions are taken from Wikipedia, as I guess no one can expect having seen all these films ... otherwise I w