SkiftTravel Travel Manager TripActions Raises Another $250 Millionskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman Business travel is big money, and venture capital continues to rush into the travel management space as new players jockey to dominate the market for …
SkiftTravel Southeast Asia’s Traveloka Pushes Further Into Eventsskift.com - Raini Hamdi Indonesia’s leading online travel agency Traveloka has invested an undisclosed amount in PouchNATION, a Singapore-based events company known for its …
SkiftFlying Discount Carrier Wizz Air Hopes to Expand Its Network to India and Dubaiskift.com - Rosie Spinks Discount carrier Wizz Air Holdings Plc is considering using a new fleet of long-range narrow-body Airbus SE jets to launch flights from London to …
SkiftHelsinki China’s Tencent Partners With Helsinki to Help Chinese Travelers Live Like Localsskift.com - Rosie Spinks Chinese travelers are the world’s largest outbound travel market. With the launch of Helsinki’s WeChat collaboration, it seems the days of asking …
SkiftAirlines The Biggest Airline Innovation of This Centuryskift.com - Madhu Unnikrishnan Airlines have innovated a lot since Skift Airline Weekly’s launch in June 2004, but there’s one innovation that we think radically changed the …
SkiftAirlines The Worst Airline Prediction of the Past 15 Yearsskift.com - Madhu Unnikrishnan Skift Airline Weekly celebrates its 15th anniversary this month, and we’re taking a look back at some of our highlights. Here, we learned in 2008 the …
SkiftTravel Hilton Invests in Tech-Forward Future of Eventsskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman Business travelers are tired of sitting all day in drab conference rooms and sending emails from ancient, uncomfortable hotel lobbies. Hilton Hotels & …
SkiftBoeing 737 MAX FAA Orders Boeing to Make More Changes to 737 Maxskift.com - Brian Sumers Tests on Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max have revealed a new safety risk unrelated to two fatal crashes that led to the grounding of the aircraft, and …
SkiftHotels Caesars Landlord Provides $3.2 Billion to Help Fund Saleskift.com - Rachel Bronstein Eldorado Resorts Inc. found a surprising source of funds when it needed cash to finance its $17.3 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment Corp.: …
SkiftAmtrak Amtrak CEO Urges Trump to Fund New York-New Jersey Improvementsskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman Amtrak’s chief executive urged the Trump administration to provide federal funding and complete a key environmental review needed to advance the …
SkiftFlying Tiny Air Italy Pushes Back on Big U.S. Carriers That Say It Competes Unfairlyskift.com - Brian Sumers Air Italy, the European airline 49 percent owned by Qatar Airways, continues to push back against accusations by the three major U.S. carriers that …
SkiftHotels TWA Hotel Looks to Stabilize After Rocky Takeoffskift.com - Danni Santana The TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy International Airport was one of the most-anticipated hotel property openings of the year. Yet it has received mixed …
SkiftTravel Middle East Corporate Travel Will Get Boost From UAE’s Long-Term Visa Decisionskift.com - Rachel Bronstein The United Arab Emirates said foreign executive directors will be eligible for long-term residency permits if they earn a monthly salary of 30,000 …
SkiftTravel European Airports Set Net Zero Carbon Emissions Targetskift.com - Patrick Whyte Almost 200 airports run by 40 operators backed a pledge for net-zero carbon emissions at European hubs by 2050 as the aviation industry responds to …
SkiftTravel Booking Management Shakeup Leaves Gillian Tans Out as CEO of Flagship Unitskift.com - Dennis Schaal Gillian Tans is out as CEO of Booking.com and the parent company’s chief executive, Glenn Fogel, is assuming her role, effective immediately. Booking …
SkiftTravel Free Email Course: A Guide to Using Visuals for Travel and Tourism Marketersskift.com - alison CrowdRiff, a platform that specializes in visual marketing for travel and tourism brands, has launched a new course, “Visual Marketing Masterclass: A …
SkiftHotels Grand America Hotel Utah Sued for Exploiting Filipino Internsskift.com - Raini Hamdi A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses the luxury Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City of luring workers from the Philippines to a program that promised …
SkiftTravel Severe Water Crisis in Indian City Chennai Cripples Hospitality Sectorskift.com - Raini Hamdi Chennai, one of the biggest and most-visited cities in southern India, is facing its worst water crisis, affecting the hospitality sector in a big …
SkiftFlying Celebrating 15 Years of Skift Airline Weekly Making an Impactskift.com - Madhu Unnikrishnan The airline and media worlds have changed remarkably since Skift Airline Weekly published its first issue in 2004. Here, we take a look at how we …
SkiftFlying The Most Amazing Airline Failures of the Past 15 Yearsskift.com - Madhu Unnikrishnan It was a whole different world in the airline industry in 2004, when Airline Weekly published its first issue. Back then before it became Skift …
SkiftTravel How California Plans to Target Big-Spending Middle East Touristsskift.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 …
SkiftSpace Tourism Travel Advisors Ready to Take One Big Step Into Space Tourismskift.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 …
SkiftLufthansa TravelPerk Partners With Lufthansa for Direct Bookingskift.com - Isaac Carey Barcelona-based travel management company TravelPerk is now offering all customers direct booking with Lufthansa Group Airlines through new …
SkiftTravel Online Travel’s eDreams Apes Amazon with Prime Subscription Serviceskift.com - Patrick Whyte There are plenty of travel companies who like to draw flattering comparisons between themselves and Amazon but some seem to be taking the approach a …
SkiftHotels How Amazon’s Customer-Centric Framework Can Boost Hotel Loyalty: New Skift Researchskift.com - Wouter Geerts Amazon’s entry back into the travel industry is a hotly debated topic in the industry. The outcome, however, seems inevitable. We’ve arrived at a …
SkiftTravel California Leads U.S. Destinations’ Efforts to Target the Middle East Luxury Travelerskift.com - Laura Powell While international tensions simmer, Visit California is extending an olive branch to the Middle East. The action is part of Visit California’s …
SkiftVirgin Galactic Space Tourism Could Be the Ultimate Adventure Trip for Travel Advisorsskift.com - Maria Lenhart For travel advisors Lynda Turley and Alfred Volden, who signed on with Virgin Galactic as accredited space agents more than a dozen years ago, the …
SkiftFood Allergies Travelers With Food Allergies Gain New Legal Backing From U.S. Governmentskift.com - Rosie Spinks A Department of Transportation (DOT) ruling issued in May has strengthened the rights that air passengers with food allergies have when boarding an …
SkiftTravel American Express GBT Acquires German Business Travel Agencyskift.com - Andrew Sheivachman We’ve seen the world’s biggest travel management companies building partnerships to tap into the growing small- and medium-sized business travel over …
