Anthony Cole Training
AUGUST 9, 2024
In selling, you should have various rules of engagement when it comes to cultivating a prospect. Across the country, most salespeople just chase prospects. They do not follow any rules of engagement. They fundamentally lack a process, a decision tree, if you will, for deciding yes or no in terms of determining if a prospect is truly a prospect for them.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 7, 2024
Skift Take: Saudi has launched a global drive to bring in more investors and it wants to demonstrate progress. "Show, don't tell," says Neom.
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AUGUST 6, 2024
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 7, 2024
Skift Take: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky originally predicted that a fully redeveloped app — with AI at the center — would already have been released. Now, he's saying it'll take years.
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 6, 2024
Skift Take: Can Airbnb be successful in Experiences when it avoids mass market tours and activities? Don't look to find that Taj Mahal tour on Airbnb.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 6, 2024
Skift Take: The adventure travel company's appointment of Payton Iheme as an impact officer is a bet that responsible tourism will resonate among its customers.
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 8, 2024
Skift Take: Ariane Gorin is not going to be a Peter Kern clone in her new role as Expedia Group CEO. Among her first acts was to pause the international rollout of the Group's One Key loyalty program.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 5, 2024
Skift Take: Low cost no more: With these new offerings, it’s clear IndiGo is aiming for a little more luxury and a lot less budget.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 6, 2024
Skift Take: Wynn Resorts' joint partnership in the UAE now owns a quarter of all of Marjan Island.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 5, 2024
Skift Take: True, as the head of ASTA says, some people will always prefer to use a travel advisor over an online travel website. But in the big picture, how will AI skew the trend?
Speaker: Brendan Sweeney, VP of Sales & Devyn Blume, Sr. Account Executive
Are you curious about how artificial intelligence is reshaping sales coaching, learning, and development? Join Brendan Sweeney and Devyn Blume of Allego for an engaging new webinar exploring AI's transformative role in sales coaching and performance improvement! Brendan and Devyn will share actionable insights and strategies for integrating AI into coaching and development - ensuring personalized, effective, and scalable training!
Skift Blog
AUGUST 5, 2024
Skift Take: One of the key remaining questions is whether Southwest will start offering its flights for bookings on online travel agencies. The betting here is that Southwest won't allow Expedia or Priceline to get on board.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 5, 2024
Skift Take: Unemployment is still at historically low levels and financial markets have only been selling off for a few days after strong gains. But the sentiment has shifted.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 9, 2024
Skift Take: Travel groups that specialize in corporate retreats are reporting plenty of demand, but convincing some customers of the ROI can be tough.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 7, 2024
Skift Take: In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Skift since he left American Airlines, Raja discussed the future of the airline industry.
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 6, 2024
Skift Take: Spain's latest tourism data confirms that it's experiencing an unprecedented boom in tourism — a complaint of locals.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 8, 2024
Skift Take: Choice Hotels recently saw its U.S hotels continue to perform roughly 10% above 2019 levels in revenue per available room. Its executives believe that trend may roll on next year.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 5, 2024
Skift Take: A lawyer representing CrowdStrike said Delta’s threat of litigation has “contributed to a misleading narrative that CrowdStrike is responsible for Delta’s IT decisions and response to the outage.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 8, 2024
Liberty Tripadvisor is in "active discussions" with Certares about a deal related to a $325 preferred stock investment that's due in March.
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 9, 2024
Skift Take: Vacasa's weaknesses were apparent well before the vacation rental market turned soft. Now, they're even tougher to fix.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 9, 2024
Skift Take: Due to increased airport costs and decreased corporate travel, both Low-Cost Carriers and Full-Service Carriers have scaled back operations in Germany, leading to a 10-year low in capacity levels in 2023.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 8, 2024
Skift Take: Flyr is using the funding to support growth and scale the company, which saw recurring revenue growth of 290% over the last 12 months.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 8, 2024
Skift Take: Junior staff and management will live in seperate buildings, and RAK says the campus will prioritize wellbeing.
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Skift Blog
AUGUST 7, 2024
Skift Take: Disney's theme parks — one of the world's most popular tourist attractions — face a domestic slowdown.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 7, 2024
Skift Take: CEOs from American, JetBlue, Southwest, Turkish, and United will join Skift Airline Weekly editors on stage for in-depth discussions on the sector’s future and their takes on what’s next.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 9, 2024
Skift Take: As Pattaya plans an image makeover the city’s leaders have a delicate balancing act ahead. They need to steer the family-friendly ship without losing the crowd that’s been keeping Pattaya buzzing for years.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 6, 2024
Skift Take: The moderation in Airbnb's growth in the second quarter, which ended June 30, is obviously not because stock markets have nosedived in the past week. It's tough to keep a company growing at a rapid clip at scale.
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 6, 2024
Skift Take: Tripadvisor's flagship brand is declining, so that's why it's focusing on the next iteration of the company.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 8, 2024
Skift Take: Was that a typo? No rooms nights at Expedia Group's flagship brand leaped 20%. That's rare territory these days in online travel.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 6, 2024
Skift Take: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy’s comments come as the agency is hosting a two-day long series of hearings over what happened in the lead-up to the Alaska Airlines January 5 accident.
Skift Blog
AUGUST 3, 2024
Skift Take: Bilt lets users earn points for rent payments and exchange them for travel, and it's growing fast.
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