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Las Vegas Opens a Marijuana Museum Built for the Social Media Era
A glass bong taller than a giraffe. Huggable faux marijuana buds. A pool full of foam weed nuggets.<p>Las Vegas’ newest attraction — and Instagram …
Social MediaWow Air on Reinvention and 6 Other Aviation Trends This Week
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This …
Turkish AirlinesMillennials Are Driving Sales of Tech-Enabled Airstream Trailers
Millennials can’t seem to get enough of recreational vehicles. Airstream’s tech-savvy RVs continue to sell through the roof as the outdoorsy, …
AirstreamThe Future of Experiences and 9 Other Tourism Trends This Week
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This …
Travel Industry5 Ways an Emirates-Etihad Merger Would Transform the Airline Industry
A combination of Dubai-based Emirates and Abu Dhabi’s Etihad would be the airline industry’s deal of the decade, if it can be pulled off.<p>Executives …
Abu DhabiHilton Grows All-Inclusives and 8 Other Hospitality Trends This Week
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This …
Travel IndustrySan Francisco Museum of Modern Art Is Positioning Itself as a Draw for Chinese Tourists
The global cultural industry, from art museums to orchestras, better prepare itself. The massive increase in Chinese outbound travel, and the …
San FranciscoTripAdvisor's Professional Content and 13 Other Digital Trends This Week
Throughout the week we post dozens of original stories, connecting the dots across the travel industry, and every weekend we sum it all up. This …
Booking HoldingsRwandAir Focuses on New Routes in Push to Boost Tourism
RwandAir is prioritizing adding new routes and overhauling its existing fleet over short-term profitability as the state-owned airline focuses on …
Long HaulEventbrite's Surging IPO Shines Light on Fragmented Event Tech Sector
Now that Eventbrite’s long-awaited initial public offering is here, with the 12-year-old company emerging as a newly-minted Unicorn, the spotlight is …
EventbriteDelta Expands Its Facial Recognition Technology Test to Atlanta
Delta Air Lines Inc.is deploying facial-recognition technology to replace passports and tickets at Atlanta’s airport in a test that could lead to …
AirportsAmerican Airlines Copies U.S. Rivals by Hiking Checked Baggage Fees
American Airlines Group Inc. became the last of the three largest U.S. carriers to boost its fee for a first- or second- checked bag by $5.<p>The …
American AirlinesJet Airways Staggers Payments to Pilots as Tax Watchdogs Check Its Books
Shares of Jet Airways India Ltd. headed for their lowest level in almost four years after income-tax authorities conducted a “survey” at its offices, …
Jet AirwaysLoyalty Beyond Points and Miles: Creating Rewarding Experiences for the Experiential and Millennial Traveler
Consumer attitudes toward loyalty programs are in the midst of a generational shift. That’s largely due to the growing consumer clout of millennials, …
LoyaltyJetBlue Founder Sees His Startup as Tech Company That Happens to Fly Planes
David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways Corp. and a serial airline entrepreneur, sees a way to make his next U.S. carrier stand out in a market …
Low-Cost CarriersFlight Centre Buys Umapped To Boost Tech Capability
<i>Editor's Note: Gateway is a Skift series featuring first-hand, original stories from our correspondents embedded in cities around the world. The logo</i> …
CustomersSkift Global Forum Preview: Princess Cruises Is Evolving With History in Mind
<i>More than 1,100 of travel's most forward-thinking insiders will gather for our annual Skift Global Forum in New York, September 27–28. In just a few</i> …
Travel IndustrySetoo Raises $9.3 Million for Insurance Innovation: Travel Startup Funding This Week
<i>Each week we round up travel startups that have recently received or announced funding. Please email Travel Tech Editor Sean O'Neill at so@skift.com</i> …
Booking Holdings' Agoda Takes a Distinctive Approach on Short-Term Rentals
Much has been said about how online travel agency Booking.com in the past two years has played an aggressive game of catch-up in alternative …
Booking HoldingsTurkish Airlines' Biz Travel Ambitions
I was in Istanbul this week for the Turkish Airlines Corporate Club conference, where the airline’s leadership further detailed its plans to grow …
Turkish AirlinesFrontier Lowers Its Change Fees As Competition Heats Up
As some of its competitors increase fee prices to add revenue as fuel prices rise, Frontier Airlines seeks to differentiate itself by reducing how …
CustomersHow Meeting Planners Can Leverage Albuquerque’s Legacy as a Cultural Crossroads
What does it look like when a city doesn’t just embrace diversity and foster inclusivity, but rather, grounds its very identity and way of life in …
AlbuquerqueSouth Africa to Ease Visa Rules to Boost Tourism
South Africa’s cabinet decided to loosen visa rules and scrap a controversial travel requirement for children as it seeks to attract more investment …
South AfricaChoice Hotels Debuts New Midscale Brand Clarion Pointe
Another day, and yet another new hotel brand.<p>Choice Hotels International, the Rockville, Maryland-based company behind such brands as Comfort Inn, …
ClarionEmirates Looks to Become World's Largest Airline With Takeover of Etihad
Any deal, talk on which are only at a preliminary stage, would require the blessing of the rulers of the richest sheikhdoms in the United Arab …
United Arab EmiratesChinese Tourism to Thailand Plunges Due to Economic Slowdown
Trade tension may be taking a toll on Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand, hurting a key engine of growth for Southeast Asia’s second-largest …
Turkish Airlines Plans for Growth With Business Travel at Core
The last two years have been challenging for Turkish Airlines, as geopolitical issues and a nascent economic slowdown have posed challenges to its …
Turkish AirlinesRyanair Rebuffs Plot to Depose Chairman
Ryanair Holdings Plc staved off efforts to oust its chairman of more than two decades following a year of disruption and stand-offs with pilots and …
Private EquityLessons for Reviving Caribbean Tourism One Year After Hurricanes' Devastation
The staff at Wimco Villas on St. Barths moved fast after Hurricane Irma’s 150 mile-per-hour winds left the island last September. The company’s …
Puerto RicoHow Hotels Need to Balance the Amenities We Want Versus Those We Actually Use
Our anticipated use of certain hotel amenities is often greater than our actual use, according to the findings of a new study from the Cornell …
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