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How Has AI Changed Travel Planning?

Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing many aspects of the travel industry, and here's a brief look at how the booming technology is

Travel

What Travel Brands Should Know About China's RedNote

Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Skift Take: As overseas travel rebounds and Chinese consumers increasingly seek out genuine travel tips and personalized recommendations, brands looking to engage this influential audience must understand what makes RedNote a powerful tool for modern travel marketing. Liz Sinclair Read the Complete Story On Skift

Branding

Branding Travel Consumer Marketing

TikTok to Debut a Travel-Specific Ads Product for Brands

Skift Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Skift Take: TikTok's move into travel-specific advertising signals its growing influence in the sector and challenges the perception that it's just for Gen Z dance videos. Jade Wilson Read the Complete Story On Skift

Travel

Travel Branding Marketing Market

Global Travel Poised for Continued Growth in 2025

Skift Blog

JANUARY 31, 2025

2024 marked a turning point for global travel. Unlike the previous years, 2024 saw the industry shift focus to real growth.

Travel

Travel Tourism

Beyond The Meeting Room: Luxury Magazine Resource

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Travel

Altimeter Capital Partner Says AI Will Transform Travel Search: ‘It’s Already Happening’

Skift Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Skift Take: Thomas Reiner says the best case scenario for online travel agencies is that they lose commissions. And metasearch engines could become things of the past. Justin Dawes Read the Complete Story On Skift

Travel

TikTok Goes Dark: How It Impacts Travel

Skift Blog

JANUARY 19, 2025

It's unclear that the ban will remain in place, but if it does, the travel industry would be forced to change its social media marketing methods. Skift Take: TikTok has gone dark in the U.S. Jade Wilson Read the Complete Story On Skift

Travel

Travel Marketing Market Tourism

The Biggest Innovators in Travel and Hospitality: Winter 2025

Skift Blog

JANUARY 29, 2025

Skift Take: The market is forcing a margin call on post-Covid excess, conspicuous consumption, and there is traveler backlash to excessive rates. This pushback has created space for new thinking. Colin Nagy Read the Complete Story On Skift

Travel

Travel Hospitality Marketing Market

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban: What it Means for Travel

Skift Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

ban represents a significant setback for travel companies that have become increasingly dependent on the platform for customer acquisition. Skift Take: The U.S. Jade Wilson and Sean O'Neill Read the Complete Story On Skift

Travel

Travel Tourism

JetBlue Targets High-Spending Flyers as Industry Competition for Premium Travelers Heats Up

Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Skift Take: As airlines race to expand premium offerings, this move is a key part of JetBlues strategy to enhance loyalty and drive profitability. Christine Mao Read the Complete Story On Skift

Travel

Will Travelers Pay More for Green Trips? That's Not What Booking Holdings' CEO Is Seeing

Skift Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Skift Take: Reducing emissions remains a critical issue in Europe's tourism strategy. Its a steep challenge, but bringing everyone together to debate it can't be a bad idea. Darin Graham Read the Complete Story On Skift

Tourism

Tourism Travel

ChatGPT Can Now Book Restaurants and Events on Its Own

Skift Blog

JANUARY 23, 2025

Skift Take: OpenAIs new autonomous digital assistant is an early glimpse of what travel leaders have been waiting for and warning against since ChatGPT was first released. Justin Dawes Read the Complete Story On Skift

Events

Events Travel

JLL projecting 25 per cent jump in global hotel investment volume

Hotel Management

JANUARY 30, 2025

Released during this weeks Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) in Los Angeles, California, the report highlights the industry’s resilience and potential for growth as it adapts to evolving travel patterns and consumer preferences. Through November 2024, global hotel demand reached a staggering 4.8

Real Estate

Real Estate Hotels Branding Marketing

Tripadvisor Exec Explains Partnership with ChatGPT-Competitor Perplexity

Skift Blog

JANUARY 14, 2025

Skift Take: The Tripadvisor brand has been struggling, but there could be value in its huge dataset for AI search engines that want to deliver personalized results. Justin Dawes Read the Complete Story On Skift

Branding

Branding Travel

5 Lessons from British Airways’ Controversial Loyalty Program Changes

Skift Blog

JANUARY 7, 2025

Skift Take: Last week, British Airways unleashed fury in some quarters with poorly received changes to its loyalty program. Here are five key learnings for other airlines considering a similar course. Gordon Smith Read the Complete Story On Skift

Business

Business Travel

Airbnb Cracks Down on Price Gouging During LA Fires

Skift Blog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Airbnb hosts in two California counties who raise their rates more than 10% compared to pre-LA fires' pricing will be blocked from doing so.

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