| On the market of VIP-tourism survive only those who | | | | "Ritz-Carlton" costs more than one thousand dollars |
| are able to offer anything exclusive. Above all, this | | | | per night and the President apartment shall cost you 16 |
| refers to hotels that appear in big business cities and | | | | thousand dollars. |
| resorts. | | | | Although, the representatives of the hotel business |
| This may be either an ancient castle-hotel, or a villa on | | | | note that Asian and European tourist flows do not |
| the ocean coast, or a fashionable modern architectural | | | | cross, the sphere of hotel luxury is informally |
| creation. The main characteristic feature of these | | | | competing in creation of even more luxurious hotel |
| hotels is assurance of the highest service level. An | | | | complexes that can offer their guests exclusive |
| exclusive hotel is a common notion. The term | | | | services. Some of them put an emphasis on |
| "premium segment" hotel does not exist in the official | | | | accommodating married couples with children. In |
| hotel classification. | | | | particular, this is one of the latest trends in hotel |
| France is the only exception to the rule, since instead | | | | business in Paris. If parents arrive with their child, they |
| of five-star hotels it has three categories of four-star | | | | are given gifts, milk and cookies are served for children |
| hotels for a while now. | | | | right to the room. |
| The most expensive hotel in the world is considered | | | | Another modern hotel trend represents hotels that are |
| the Geneva hotel "President Wilson". One night in its | | | | prohibited for children below certain age. Owners of |
| royal penthouse costs more than 53 thousand dollars. | | | | these hotels are governed by the fact that their clients |
| The second place is occupied by the hotel "Palms | | | | do not like hue-and-cry made by children. |
| Casino" with 40 thousand dollars per night. The third | | | | It is traditionally believed that premium-class hotels are |
| place belongs to the Tokyo hotel "Ritz-Carlton" in | | | | characterized by incomplete load due to their high |
| which a well-to-do guest shall have to pay 17 thousand | | | | prices. However, guests of the program "The Sphere |
| dollars for a night. The fourth place is occupied by the | | | | of Interests" claim the contrary. As a rule, hotels |
| "Martinez Hotel" in Cannes where the price for the | | | | cannot offer anything to their customers who book a |
| President apartment makes up 13 thousand dollars and | | | | room one day before their arrival. |
| more. The top five hotels are brought up by "Emirates | | | | At the same time, on the threshold of the New Year |
| Palace" in Abu Dhabi (the United Arab Emirates) with | | | | holidays or at the height of the season prices in hotels |
| more than 12 thousand dollars per night. | | | | of this category remain the same. The difficulties may |
| However, new players appear on this market - the | | | | arise only due to the fact that you shall not be able to |
| countries of the South-East Asia (Malaysia and | | | | stay at premium segment hotels for one night only, |
| Singapore), where high service level hotels are being | | | | since they offer their customers only accommodation |
| built. Russia also learns to surprise with unique service | | | | for several days. |
| and high prices. The base room in the Moscow hotel | | | | |