We are currently seeking applications from small hotel groups, privately owned hotels, restaurants with rooms, inns, guest houses, B&Bs and restaurants who understand the benefits of genuinely independent media coverage and the power of online marketing and promotion.

Application for membership of Luxury-Escapes.com is limited to those hotels who have achieved 4* and above, and for smaller businesses, those who have achieved 5*/five diamond status.  Member businesses benefit from a range of additional features unavailable to non-members.

Our Mission

• We focus 100% on luxury properties
• We target the demographic you want to reach (ABC1)
• We enable you to connect with future clients via independent endorsement of your business
• Our editorial is totally independent, entirely unbiased and trusted by readers
• We are an independent source of new business for members
• Luxury is expensive: We emphasise those establishments offering genuine quality and true value for money

Membership Benefits

In addition to a full feature-length editorial entry on the Luxury-Escapes website, members benefit from:

• Unlimited updates to highlight additional features/awards; no need to wait for the next print issue to be published
• Promotion of special offers and packages; helping fill periods of under-occupancy
• Promotion of one-off events
• Increased traffic to member's website via a direct link
• Publication of full contact details in our "Practicalities" fact-box
• Direct bookings from clients; no booking agency commission fees to pay
• Exposure to a wider global audience via a high-ranking site
• Specific targeting of the affluent UK leisure traveller
• Promotion via multiple channels: our website, our newsletter and our blog
• Opportunity to obtain additional exposure via our e-newsletter
• Opportunity to feature as our "Escape of the Month"
• Opportunity to be our "Featured Venue"
• Reduced advertising rates on this and other guides
• Discounted membership of other Escapes Travel Guides
• Discounted rates on:
  • web development – specialists in CMS dynamic websites
  • making your existing website work harder for you
  • search engine optimisation (SEO) - helping your website get found
  • copywriting
  • press release writing and distribution
  • mystery guest service: check how your staff is serving your guests

Acceptance

Being accepted as a Luxury-Escapes member isn't guaranteed!  It requires passing a comprehensive evaluation carried out by our team who visit each establishment as guests.  Not all applicants will pass our inspection, but those who do can rest assured they will be joining the exceptional few.

Once accepted as a member, businesses can expect ongoing quality assurance inspections to ensure we continue to offer our readers only the very best in luxury accommodation to escape to.

Application

If you believe your business has got what it takes to become a Luxury-Escapes member, please contact us by email in the first instance, including details of your website.  Once we have perused your offer, a member of the team will be in touch to discuss the best membership package for your business.