Skift Blog
AUGUST 15, 2024
Skift Take: In 2023, Booking and Expedia spent a combined $13 billion on marketing, with Booking demonstrating better efficiency and global reach. While both still invest heavily in Google, they're shifting towards alternative marketing strategies like price discounting and B2B channels.
Anthony Cole Training
AUGUST 16, 2024
Every business that has ever been started has done so by wanting to position its products or services on a continuum between the two extremes of value and price. Some businesses (think Apple, Ritz Carlton) are focused on delivering a high value experience. Some businesses (think Walmart) are focused on being the low-cost provider in their industry. Most businesses land somewhere in the middle.
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Lodging
AUGUST 16, 2024
DALLAS, Texas—CBRE reduced its forecast for U.S. hotel performance this year as lodging demand softens due to weaker-than-expected leisure travel and slowing corporate profit growth. CBRE now projects a 1.2 percent increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth for 2024, down from the 2.0 percent estimated in May 2024. Nevertheless, CBRE anticipates 2 percent year-over-year growth in RevPAR in the second half of 2024, up from 0.5 percent year-over-year growth in the first half, […]
Skift Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
Skift Take: Regulators aim to curb digital chicanery. Their target: fake AI reviews, paid praise, and biased endorsements from influencers. But policing the sprawling review ecosystem may become a headache for many.
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 10, 2024
Skift Take: Airlines comes in all shapes and sizes, and so do the real world applications for artificial intelligence. We sat down with five aviation leaders to find out how they think the new technology will impact their business.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 16, 2024
Skift Take: In an increasingly competitive market, airlines are looking closer to home to help stand out on the international stage.
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
Skift Take: Big travel companies have the resources to plan major tech overhauls to integrate AI, but it's taking longer than some had expected.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 13, 2024
Skift Take: Once considered an overpriced gimmick, onboard Wi-Fi is quickly becoming a cabin commodity.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 13, 2024
Skift Take: The travel industry’s most coveted award for excellence in design, creativity, and innovation once again celebrates the brands and businesses that are redefining the future of travel. Discover the final results and meet the 2024 winners.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 10, 2024
Skift Take: One startup fundraise this week — the largest yet this year — also outdid the top two deals in 2023 by GetYourGuide and Klook.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 15, 2024
Skift Take: If this deals truly helps Despegar better focus on its core services — selling travel — then it would seem to make sense. In the process, Despegar gets leaner.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 16, 2024
Skift Take: The U.S. business travel recovery has been uneven. New York City? Thriving. San Francisco? Not so much. But the hotel manager giant Highgate sees signs for optimism.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 12, 2024
Skift Take: The travel industry is making a global shift to capture India’s booming outbound tourism. From hotels and airlines to credit cards and digital platforms, everyone’s racing to cater to this surging wave of Indian travelers. As the market soars, the India opportunity is simply too big to ignore.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 16, 2024
Skift Take: Las Vegas is betting nearly $2 million on Formula 1 tickets to woo airlines and showcase the city’s high-stakes potential. The gamble comes as demand for the race shows signs of faltering.
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
AUGUST 14, 2024
Skift Take: As industry veterans, Elliott Investment Management's 10 candidates have the potential to radically shake-up the 15-person Southwest board.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
Skift Take: In recent months, the Las Vegas Sphere has been selling over $1 million a day in tickets, on average. But is that enough to recoup its $2.3 billion cost?
Skift Blog
AUGUST 15, 2024
Skift Take: There's a lot of opportunity for strategic growth investment in travel tech, and Blackstone wants to jump in.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 16, 2024
Skift Take: As Oyo keeps pushing forward in Europe, snapping up Checkmyguest and its affiliates drives home the company’s determination to carve out a spot in the global vacation rental market.
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 12, 2024
Skift Take: If Greece doesn't get the wildfires under control, tourism could decline in the coming months.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 15, 2024
Skift Take: Carrie Tharp, vice president of strategic industries for Google Cloud, said in April to expect a lot more AI projects in travel. Here's another.
Lodging
AUGUST 13, 2024
The starting point for sustainability in the hotel industry is the goals set by owners, brands, and management companies. The objectives can be fairly specific, such as reducing waste or energy consumption by a certain percentage within a certain timeframe, shifting to eco-friendly housekeeping products, or meeting the requirements of a program such as LEED or Green Key.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 13, 2024
Skift Take: With Brad Handler out as chairman and his brother Brent Handler having given up the CEO role nearly a year ago, this deal represents a changing of the guard at Inspirato.
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 13, 2024
Dubai's mega projects are back. Palm Jebel Ali and Dubai Islands are expected to introduce the next gold rush of hotel development.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
Skift Take: Buses are key to last mile travel in India, connecting people from smaller Indian towns to international and domestic destinations. The funding reflects a positive outlook of investors towards the bus industry as more online players enter the segment.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
Skift Take: TUI reported another record-breaking quarter with sales of tours and activities helping to boost profitability. TUI also gained from the collapse of smaller rival FTI.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
Skift Take: The travel loyalty landscape is shifting toward lifestyle rewards that prioritize experiences and personalized benefits over traditional points and miles. For 25 years, iSeatz has been at the forefront of this transformation.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
Maximizing sales rep performance is no easy task. 📈 Traditional sales training methods focus heavily on the first few weeks in the sales role. Companies dedicate time, resources, and budget to onboarding new hires, only for them to forget what was learned in those first few weeks, lose motivation, and struggle to come to grips with their role.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 14, 2024
Skift Take: The new CEO will have to figure out exactly what Inspirato will be. Is it the "luxury hospitality company" of 2019, the "innovative luxury travel club" of 2024, or something else.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 12, 2024
Skift Take: As Disney's park attendance shows signs of softening, the company is betting on cruises and digital engagement to sustain its growth.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 15, 2024
Skift Take: EL AL is doubling down with Boeing as it places the largest single order in the airline's history.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 12, 2024
Skift Take: As Global Hotel Alliance celebrates its 20th anniversary, CEO Chris Hartley reflects on the journey of becoming the world’s largest collection of independent hotel brands, what makes the GHA model different, and how independent hotels can stay ahead in a competitive market.
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