Skift Blog
MAY 20, 2024
Skift Take: While analysts fixate on room count and loyalty program growth, the real battle between hotel giants Marriott and Hilton is over the fees they charge owners and credit-card issuers.
Skift Blog
MAY 19, 2024
Skift Take: According to Airbnb lore, the short-term rental was born in 2007 when, “two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home.” Fast forward 17 years and Airbnb now has over 5 million hosts … and most all of them have neighbors. That’s led to some epic feuds.
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Skift Blog
MAY 22, 2024
Skift Take: Singapore Airlines' last fatal incident was marred by confusion and misinformation. This time it's very different.
Skift Blog
MAY 24, 2024
Skift Take: Corinne Menegaux says the 2024 Paris Olympics will be a global tourism advertisement for the City of Light, rather than driving massive tourism during the event itself.
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Skift Blog
MAY 22, 2024
Skift Take: Staying at Airbnbs can certainly be a deal for the millions of travelers who are focused on price. But it also depends on what a guest is looking for, where and when?
Skift Blog
MAY 23, 2024
Skift Take: OpenAI, Google, and Meta all envision their chatbots as being digital assistants for travel and more. They're not perfect yet, but they're getting closer.
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Skift Blog
MAY 22, 2024
Skift Take: Southwest has been long known for not listing its fares on Google Flights or with online travel agencies.
Skift Blog
MAY 22, 2024
Skift Take: Online travel agencies report spikes in bookings for activities in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. Some places see a near doubling over last year. Are travelers seeking cooler climes as extreme heat increasingly plagues southern Europe?
Skift Blog
MAY 23, 2024
Skift Take: If a soft economy is causing luxury travelers to limit their discretionary spending, that's sour news for Chase Travel in the short term. But over the long term, Chase Travel and some of its banking peers are trending upwards in travel.
Skift Blog
MAY 24, 2024
Skift Take: Members of Gen Z are hitting the road in large numbers, and here's a look at some noteworthy trends in Gen Z travel.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
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Skift Blog
MAY 24, 2024
Skift Take: Skift's research shows that there are real developments taking place and that it is still early enough for savvy destinations and businesses to make their mark with innovative approaches to green travel under the regenerative banner.
Skift Blog
MAY 23, 2024
Skift Take: The CEO of Travelsoft said earlier this month that more acquisitions were coming.
Skift Blog
MAY 23, 2024
Skift Take: If approved, the codeshare would be JetBlue’s most significant partnership since a federal judge struck down the Northeast Alliance.
Skift Blog
MAY 24, 2024
Skift Take: EaseMyTrip had planned diversification of its operations when it went public, with a focus on growing the non-air business. Now, it is delivering just that.
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
MAY 21, 2024
Skift Take: Four Seasons is betting it is worth the long journey for guests seeking a new style of expeditionary luxury.
Skift Blog
MAY 21, 2024
Skift Take: Barbara Muckermann, the trailblazing former CEO of Silversea, will become the first female CEO at Europe's oldest luxury hotel group. Muckermann is poised to usher in a fresh era of opulence and innovation at Kempinski.
Skift Blog
MAY 24, 2024
Skift Take: Today's podcast looks at AI trip planning, Chase's growing travel business, and IndiGo's business class growth.
Skift Blog
MAY 24, 2024
Skift Take: This huge cooperation agreement between two of Brazil's three largest airlines will do little to quell speculation that a merger between Azul and Gol could be on the horizon.
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Skift Blog
MAY 21, 2024
Skift Take: Albania, Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt, and El Salvador have been named the most-improved emerging economies for enabling travel and tourism development since 2019. Here are some insights.
Skift Blog
MAY 18, 2024
Skift Take: Airbnb appeared to have begun a wave of delistings for its travel experiences offerings, upsetting some operators. However, Airbnb has made it clear that it remains committed to the experiences business, with plans to boost customer awareness of the category.
Skift Blog
MAY 20, 2024
Skift Take: The new Google search results in an age of AI-powered search is a fascinating mix of usefulness, uselessness, and sheer overwhelm of formats.
Skift Blog
MAY 23, 2024
Skift Take: Of course, we know that Indians are traveling more than ever, but nothing like statistics to highlight just how significant travel spending has become.
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Skift Blog
MAY 22, 2024
Skift Take: While the future of India's travel and tourism sector looks promising, the reality right now is a bit different and that's exactly what the World Economic Forum's index reflects.
Skift Blog
MAY 22, 2024
Skift Take: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is setting its sights on the premium market, enticing well-heeled travelers with the promise of more balcony cabins and a "ship-within-a-ship" concept that caters to multigenerational cruisers.
Skift Blog
MAY 20, 2024
Skift Take: There haven't been as many travel startup fundraises this year, but there have been many more large dollar amounts than at this point last year.
Skift Blog
MAY 23, 2024
Skift Take: It may not be surprising that beach destinations are a popular choice to ring in the summer, but rustic stays are also of interest.
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales at Allego
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Skift Blog
MAY 24, 2024
Skift Take: Dubai is the third city to have a tour operator snapped up by Big Bus, after San Francisco and Singapore.
Skift Blog
MAY 22, 2024
Skift Take: The Skift Short-Term Rental Summit in New York City is only two weeks away - take a look at who is planning to attend and avoid missing out by adding your company's name to the list today.
Skift Blog
MAY 20, 2024
Skift Take: Minor Hotels, the hotel group behind brands like NH Hotels and Anantara, is going all-in on post-pandemic growth. It plans to increase its hotel portfolio by 36% by the end of 2026.
Skift Blog
MAY 22, 2024
Skift Take: Introducing the Skift Short-Term Rental Awards, a new initiative designed to celebrate the individuals and organizations that are shaping the future of the industry.
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