LUXURY CONCIERGE SERVICE MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Drivers

Increasing disposal income of consumers across the globe has significantly expanded consumer spending on luxury items and services, which is expected to drive the luxury concierge service market growth across the globe. For instance, according to the report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in September 2022, the annual average expenditure of consumers in North America on luxury services increased by 22.3% in the year 2021.

Additionally, growing network and partnership of concierge service providers with hotels, restaurants, and travel service providers are ensuring smooth operation and execution of specific tasks such as travel booking and hotel bookings by clients. For instance, in March 2021, Quintessentially ltd., a luxury concierge service provider, announced that it had entered into a partnership with Dark Horse Capital, a specialist property investment and property fund management company. Quintessentially Ltd. offers services such as travel booking, hotel & restaurant bookings, and instant payments.

Increasing demand for customized concierge services across the globe has significantly drive the global luxury concierge service market growth. Lavish stay during family vacation time or offering customized concierge services for the upper management executives during the business tours is driving the hospitality sector across the globe. Rising operation concerns in restaurants, hotels, and travel agencies is propelling demand for customized concierge services across the globe.

Market Restraints

The high presence of competitors in the luxury concierge service market makes it difficult for customers to differentiate between the best concierge service providers. The involvement of new key players who claim to offer low cost and cheap luxury services generates increased risk of fraud which is another factor restraining the market growth.

Moreover, luxury hotels and restaurants are also getting involved in the luxury concierge services business by training their staff and hiring special person to do the concierge service work for them, which is a major factor restraining the luxury concierge service market growth.

Market Opportunities

The growing adoption of online platforms for luxury concierge services is expected drive the market growth by minimizing human intervention. App-based concierge service providers are also getting involved in the luxury concierge service market and are providing digital and online services for the bookings of hotels, restaurants, and traveling tickets such as flight, trains, and buses. These app-based services are quick and easily accessible and it is a new trend in the global luxury concierge service market.

App-based technologies ensure minimum human arbitration. The integration of artificial intelligence helps in catering to changing consumer travel plans by providing them with multiple solutions. For instance, Wyndham’s Wingate, an independently owned group of hotels and Starwood’s hotels, an integrated owner, operator, and franchisor of hotels, resorts, and residences, collaborated with Intelity, a provider of comprehensive guest engagement and staff management services for hotels, casinos, cruise and luxury residential purposes. The collaboration helps Wyndham’s Wingate to offer better dining experience, shopping information, and transportation facilities to its customers through mobile handsets.