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Airbnb
What Marriott’s CEO Had to Say About Airbnb, Amazon, and Google
skift.com - Deanna Ting
Marriott International isn’t content to “stand still.” That was the overarching theme of Marriott President and CEO Arne Sorenson’s opening …
Hotels
Can India’s Leela Hotel Brand Be the Same Under Asset Manager Brookfield?
skift.com - Raini Hamdi
One of India’s storied hotel brands, Leela, is going to the house of Canadian company Brookfield Asset Management, along with four of five Leela …
Travel
Travel Advisors Tap Into Lucrative Destination Weddings Driven by Immigrants
skift.com - Maria Lenhart
Whether you are a home-based travel advisor or you work in a large office servicing high-profile accounts, the Travel Advisor Innovation Report will …
Travel
Can Best Western Really Do Luxury?
skift.com - Patrick Whyte
The Skift New Luxury newsletter is our weekly newsletter focused on the business of selling luxury travel, the people and companies creating and …
San Francisco, CA
Skift Tech Forum Venue Spotlight: Fairmont San Francisco
skift.com - Syndicated
Coming up this summer is the second installment of our Skift Tech Forum, and we promise this year is going to be even more refined, zeroing in on …
Flying
Trump Nominates Former Delta Air Lines Executive to Lead FAA
skift.com - Syndicated
President Donald Trump named former airline executive Stephen Dickson to run the Federal Aviation Administration as the agency faces scrutiny for its …
USDOT
Department of Transportation Requests Audit of Boeing 737 Max
skift.com - Syndicated
The U.S. Department of Transportation has asked for a wide-ranging review of how the government and Boeing Co. certified the 737 Max — the jet that’s …
Travel
Instagram Launches Direct Purchasing for Fashions Brands But Travel Is Missing in Action
skift.com - Syndicated
After years of ogling beautiful images of food, fashion and design on Instagram, people will now be able to buy things they see and like directly …
Travel
Key Benchmarks for Marketing Operations in Tours and Activities: New Skift Research
skift.com - Haixia Wang
Marketing operations has emerged as an important discipline in the past few years. With marketing getting ever more complex, marketing operations …
Travel
Goes After TUI With Vacation Push
skift.com - Patrick Whyte
Lastminute.com Group is looking to take market share away from tour operators across Europe as it puts more effort into growing its package vacation …
Hotels
New Skift Report: The Evolution of Winter Travelers and the Future of Ski Vacations
skift.com - Syndicated
We’re publishing a new Skift Trend Report, in partnership with Club Med: The Evolution of Winter Travelers and the Future of Ski Vacations explores …
Hotels
New Skift Report: The Evolution of Winter Travelers and the Future of the Ski Vacation
skift.com - Syndicated
We’re publishing a new Skift Trend Report, in partnership with Club Med: The Evolution of Winter Travelers and the Future of Ski Vacations explores …
Travel
The Meticulous Detail and Effort Behind the Hotel Bathrobe
skift.com - Laura Powell
One of the pleasures of staying at a luxury hotel is enveloping oneself in the comfort of a cushy, fluffy bathrobe. In fact, a bathrobe is a key …
Travel
Travel Advisors Find South Asian Destination Weddings Very Lucrative But Tough
skift.com - Maria Lenhart
South Asian destination weddings, one of today’s fastest-growing and most lucrative travel segments, are drawing increasing interest from resort …
Travel
Adventure Travel Specialists Take Customers Beyond the Beach
skift.com - Syndicated
Specialists in adventure travel are seeing massive growth as clients are seeking out alternatives to the traditional beach resort vacation. “Every …
Flying
China May Exclude Boeing 737 Max From Trade Deal With U.S.
skift.com - Syndicated
China is looking at excluding Boeing Co.’s troubled 737 Max jet from a list of American exports it would buy as part of a trade deal with the U.S., …
Indian Ocean
Election in Indian Ocean Archipelago Comoros Spurs Talk of New Tourism Investments
skift.com - Syndicated
Former Comoros President Azali Assoumani said leisure companies including Club Med may invest in the Indian Ocean archipelago, as he vowed to boost …
Flying
Airlines Implement Contingency Plans to Maintain Capacity During Boeing 737 Max Grounding
skift.com - Syndicated
At least two airlines have pulled their forecasts as they assess the financial impact of last week’s grounding of the Boeing Co. 737 Max jetliner …
Travel
Ireland’s Tourism Success Is Under Threat by Brexit: A Skift Deep Dive
skift.com - Patrick Whyte
The only indication that you’re crossing over a border is a slight change in the color of the road surface and a different road sign. Nothing else. …
British Airways
Skift Forum Europe: British Airways CEO on Remaking an Iconic Company
skift.com - Brian Sumers
Hundreds of the travel industry’s most-forward-thinking executives will gather for our third annual Skift Forum Europe in London on April 30. In just …
Airbnb
U.S. Travelers Are Taking Experience to a Different Level: New Skift Research
skift.com - Meghan Carty
In our constantly changing world and the ever-evolving travel industry, it is crucial to keep tabs on the attitudes, values, and behaviors of …
Hotels
Marriott Loyalty Critics Launch New Bonvoyed Activist Campaign
skift.com - Grant Martin
Hell hath no fury like a loyalty program member scorned. Grousing about Marriott’s IT systems has become almost de rigeur among Bonvoy loyalty program …
Flying
Cathay Pacific Mines Passenger Data to Deliver Premium Service
skift.com - Syndicated
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is mining the data of its business-class customers so they’ll keep spending with the airline. The company has invested “a …
Hotels
How Marriott Plans to Supercharge Growth Starting With 1,700 New Hotels in 3 Years
skift.com - Deanna Ting
Marriott International is already considered, by and large, to be the world’s largest hotel company, with more than 6,900 hotels worldwide spread out …
Flying
Southwest’s Tentative Agreement With Mechanics May End Labor Dispute
skift.com - Syndicated
Southwest Airlines and a union representing its mechanics could be on the verge of ending a bitter, long-running labor dispute that has triggered …
Travel
Space Tourism Could Be Big for Travel Industry
skift.com - Syndicated
Flying people to hang out in outer space could be worth $23 billion by 2030, UBS Group AG predicted. Space hotels, theme park rides and flying wealthy …
Travel
$34 Billion Purchase of Worldpay May Shake Up Travel Payments
skift.com - Syndicated
Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) and Worldpay Inc. pared earlier gains in Monday trading, as analysts question FIS’s pact to acquire …
Flying
EasyJet Confirms It Won’t Take Part in Alitalia Rescue
skift.com - Syndicated
EasyJet Plc formally dropped out of the bidding for bankrupt Alitalia SpA, dealing a setback to the latest effort by Italy’s government to rescue the …
British Airways
British Airways Updates Its Business Class Seat and Adds a Privacy Door
skift.com - Syndicated
British Airways unveiled the business-class seat it’s counting on to fend off Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. and other rivals in markets including …