Skift Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Skift Take: Recent advancements in artificial intelligence have the potential to transform sectors across the travel industry. This newsletter will keep you informed every step of the way.
Lodging
APRIL 3, 2023
Despite the overall U.S. economy adding 517,000 jobs at the beginning of 2023, the leisure and hospitality sector remains understaffed with two million open jobs, according to the U.S. Travel Association. Meanwhile, 79 percent of hoteliers say their hotels are understaffed, and 81 percent are unable to fill open positions, according to American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) research.
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Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2023
Skift Take: Buying up smaller agencies has now become the tried-and-tested method of expansion for Navan, the corporate travel agency formerly known as TripActions. But this approach is highly relevant in India, with its mostly offline corporate travel booking practices.
Skift Blog
APRIL 2, 2023
Skift Take: With over 25,000 miles of Inca Main Road to explore, alternative routes to the world-famous Machu Picchu Inca citadel trek are being scouted. And it's long overdue.
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Skift Blog
APRIL 4, 2023
Skift Take: When you have a goal as ambitious as Saudi Arabia's 100 million tourists by 2030, you would surely ensure that travel companies in the country are profitable.
Skift Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Skift Take: Although some travelers are committed to making their trips greener, the travel industry has struggled to take advantage of that desire due to its inability to provide more affordable and practical sustainable trip options.
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Skift Blog
APRIL 2, 2023
Skift Take: Can the new artificial intelligence software’s travel recommendations be taken as gospel? Perhaps yes, but for now, let’s leverage the power of the human instead of the alternate human.
Skift Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Skift Take: Two out of three staff members at Martigny Boutique-Hotel in Switzerland are people with intellectual disabilities. We could all learn a lesson or two from the hotel's inclusive workplace and how the property maintains boutique standards.
Skift Blog
APRIL 3, 2023
Skift Take: Airlines in China may lean towards Airbus when buying planes because of tensions between Beijing and Washington. That may boost Airbus' sales, especially of its short-haul, single-aisle jets. Poor Boeing.
Skift Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Skift Take: No, not again! This will further delay the recovery of the aviation sector in Europe.
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Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2023
Skift Take: Hilton's decision to focus on its luxury portfolio may be significant. However, with the pent-up demand curve now flattening, it seems the perfect time for the brand to light up the "Spark.
Skift Blog
APRIL 1, 2023
Skift Take: Skift went to London this week with a few hundred of our hotel industry fans to talk about the future of the industry. Watch highlights from the day and learn about other travel news from this week.
Skift Blog
APRIL 7, 2023
Skift Take: New data from travel app Hopper shows its customers are checking for deals like never before, and booking only when the price is right.
Skift Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Skift Take: Long-term accommodation providers are calling on digital creators and TikTok influencers to showcase their brands to new audiences, shifting the conversation away from tourists to remote workers and digital nomads.
Speaker: Lauren Fernandez - CEO & Founder, Full Course
Companies all over the world, including Marriot International and Hilton Worldwide, are aware of the value of including DEI in their talent acquisition strategy. However, despite these initiatives, there is still plenty that the hospitality sector can do to promote DEI. When comparing the hospitality industries in India, Iraq, the UK, and the US, you will see that there is a consistent underrepresentation of persons from different ethnic, gender, and disability origins across all levels of the i
Skift Blog
APRIL 6, 2023
Skift Take: Powell discussed the importance of hosting, and also unexpected fees, explaining that Airbnb has introduced an all-inclusive pricing option — excluding taxes — to improve transparency.
Skift Blog
APRIL 5, 2023
Skift Take: Many hotel brands are tearing down the walls between business and pleasure, figuratively and literally. Bleisure travel seems here to stay. So some hotels are making long-lasting design changes in response.
Skift Blog
APRIL 4, 2023
Skift Take: Beach destinations can't rely on the outdoor attributes that made them so attractive to the domestic market during the pandemic now that international travel is fully open and fear of cities has evaporated.
Skift Blog
APRIL 4, 2023
Skift Take: Choice Hotels is late to the ESG party, but it's now started to formally report some data. All in all an important first step, but we hope there’s more to come.
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