On the market of VIP-tourism survive only those who are able to offer anything exclusive. Above all, this refers to hotels that appear in big business cities and resorts.

This may be either an ancient castle-hotel, or a villa on the ocean coast, or a fashionable modern architectural creation. The main characteristic feature of these hotels is assurance of the highest service level. An exclusive hotel is a common notion. The term "premium segment" hotel does not exist in the official hotel classification.

France is the only exception to the rule, since instead of five-star hotels it has three categories of four-star hotels for a while now.

The most expensive hotel in the world is considered the Geneva hotel "President Wilson". One night in its royal penthouse costs more than 53 thousand dollars. The second place is occupied by the hotel "Palms Casino" with 40 thousand dollars per night. The third place belongs to the Tokyo hotel "Ritz-Carlton" in which a well-to-do guest shall have to pay 17 thousand dollars for a night. The fourth place is occupied by the "Martinez Hotel" in Cannes where the price for the President apartment makes up 13 thousand dollars and more. The top five hotels are brought up by "Emirates Palace" in Abu Dhabi (the United Arab Emirates) with more than 12 thousand dollars per night.

However, new players appear on this market - the countries of the South-East Asia (Malaysia and Singapore), where high service level hotels are being built. Russia also learns to surprise with unique service and high prices. The base room in the Moscow hotel "Ritz-Carlton" costs more than one thousand dollars per night and the President apartment shall cost you 16 thousand dollars.

Although, the representatives of the hotel business note that Asian and European tourist flows do not cross, the sphere of hotel luxury is informally competing in creation of even more luxurious hotel complexes that can offer their guests exclusive services. Some of them put an emphasis on accommodating married couples with children. In particular, this is one of the latest trends in hotel business in Paris. If parents arrive with their child, they are given gifts, milk and cookies are served for children right to the room.

Another modern hotel trend represents hotels that are prohibited for children below certain age. Owners of these hotels are governed by the fact that their clients do not like hue-and-cry made by children.

It is traditionally believed that premium-class hotels are characterized by incomplete load due to their high prices. However, guests of the program "The Sphere of Interests" claim the contrary. As a rule, hotels cannot offer anything to their customers who book a room one day before their arrival.

At the same time, on the threshold of the New Year holidays or at the height of the season prices in hotels of this category remain the same. The difficulties may arise only due to the fact that you shall not be able to stay at premium segment hotels for one night only, since they offer their customers only accommodation for several days.