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Skift @ Skift · 04/05/2023 07:40 EDT

Hilton Taps Luxury Portfolio to Arrive at 1,000 Hotels in Asia-Pacific by 2025

Hilton's decision to focus on its luxury portfolio may be significant. However, with the pent-up demand curve now flattening, it seems the perfect time for the brand to light up the "Spark." -Peden Doma Bhutia Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/05/2023 06:00 EDT

Expedia’s New AI-Powered Mobile Chatbot

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Expedia’s AI chatbot, vacation competition for beaches, and Choice Hotels’ emissions reporting choices. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/05/2023 02:30 EDT

Beach Destinations Face Hot Competition from Wider Post-Pandemic Tourist Growth

Beach destinations can't rely on the outdoor attributes that made them so attractive to the domestic market during the pandemic now that international travel is fully open and fear of cities has evaporated. -Dawit Habtemariam Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/05/2023 02:00 EDT

Saudi’s Seera Mounts Comeback to Report Operating Profit for 2022

When you have a goal as ambitious as Saudi Arabia's 100 million tourists by 2030, you would surely ensure that travel companies in the country are profitable. -Peden Doma Bhutia Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/04/2023 23:00 EDT

Skift India Daily: Air India, Indigo to Face Lawmakers About Soaring Airfares

Driven by rising jet fuel costs and capacity constraints, airfares are soaring. And yet, people are still flying. -Amrita Ghosh Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/04/2023 17:58 EDT

African Tourism Businesses Look to Bridge the Diversity Gap in Luxury

Reconsidering luxury in the context of experiences across African destinations is about so much more than just a wildlife safari. -Selene Brophy Read more ›

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Sarah Young, Reuters @ Skift · 04/04/2023 16:10 EDT

London City Airport Eases Liquid and Laptop Rules

High-tech scanners will increasingly ease the passenger experience at airport security checkpoints. -Dennis Schaal Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/04/2023 12:52 EDT

Expedia Releases ChatGPT-Powered AI Chatbot on Mobile App

Expedia Group is the biggest player in travel to have publicly released a chatbot tool powered by ChatGPT. This is just the beginning, and if any anyone has the resources to really see what this tech can do in travel, it would be companies like Expedia. -Justin Dawes Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/04/2023 11:43 EDT

Choice Hotels Boosts Environmental Reporting But Overlooks Key Pieces

Choice Hotels is late to the ESG party, but it's now started to formally report some data. All in all an important first step, but we hope there’s more to come. -Wouter Geerts Read more ›

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Skift Research @ Skift · 04/04/2023 10:30 EDT

Demand for Direct Booking Tech is Booming: New Skift Research

With a growing share of hotel bookings made online, many hoteliers are reliant on third-party travel websites for booking volumes, and global visibility. Booking engines, website builders, and direct-booking tools can help these hotels find a better balance between first- and third-party bookings. -Saniya Zanpure Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/04/2023 10:00 EDT

Artificial Intelligence: 3 Things Travel Executives Should Know Now

Travel executives can create an actionable AI roadmap for 2023 by understanding how the technology works, its varying practical applications, and how it will affect their organizations on a broader scale. -FLYR Read more ›

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Toby Sterling, Reuters @ Skift · 04/04/2023 06:03 EDT

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport Will Cut Night Flights to Tackle Noise Pollution

Despite opposition from trade bodies and citizens, Schiphol Airport plans to cut late-night flights. Airlines and tourism bodies worry this will impact summer travel to the Netherlands. -Srividya Kalyanaraman Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/04/2023 05:51 EDT

AI-Powered Foreign Landmarks Tout Denmark in New Campaign

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at AI tourism marketing, a boutique hotel makeover in New York, and India’s new inbound Chinese travelers. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/04/2023 02:00 EDT

New York’s Gansevoort Hotel Tries a Reinvention in a Transforming Neighborhood

Manhattan's former meatpacking district is becoming more about fine art and luxury goods than wild nightlife. So the local Gansevoort Hotel is adjusting with a $30 million revamp. Will it work? -Sean O'Neill Read more ›

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Skift @ Skift · 04/03/2023 23:00 EDT

Skift India Daily: Adventure Tourism to Get Infrastructure Boost

With long coastlines, towering hills and vast waterbodies, India's topography is conducive for a range of adventure activities, but not at the cost of inadequate vigilance and poor risk assessments. -Amrita Ghosh Read more ›

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Tim Hepher and Michel Rose, Reuters @ Skift · 04/03/2023 15:48 EDT

Airbus in Talks for New China Jet Order Ahead of Macron Visit

Airlines in China may lean towards Airbus when buying planes because of tensions between Beijing and Washington. That may boost Airbus' sales, especially of its short-haul, single-aisle jets. Poor Boeing. -Sean O'Neill Read more ›

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Samantha Shankman, Skift @ Skift · 04/03/2023 14:25 EDT

AI-Powered Foreign Tourist Sites Playfully Extol Denmark’s Virtues in Innovative Marketing Campaign

The campaign showcases VisitDenmark’s early adoption of artificial intelligence. We’re excited to see what other destinations create … even if we are unsure whether it's AI. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›

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Rajesh Kumar Singh, Reuters @ Skift · 04/03/2023 14:02 EDT

American Airlines Pilots Close to Deal on New Contract

If American Airlines CEO Robert Isom is true to his word about matching Delta's pay rates for its pilots, American would certainly be paying a substantial sum in its new contract. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›

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Hadeel Al Sayegh, Reuters @ Skift · 04/03/2023 08:58 EDT

Saudi Arabia’s Seera Seeks IPO for Car Rental Firm Lumi

With financial recovery under way, parent Seera Group believes now is the right moment for an initial public offering for its auto rentals division. -Matthew Parsons Read more ›

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Samantha Shankman, Skift @ Skift · 04/03/2023 08:00 EDT

Choice Hotels Calls On Zooey Deschanel to Promote Direct Bookings in New Advertising Campaign

Although Choice Hotels may not see celebrities as mandatory in marketing campaigns, it didn't hesitate to turn to star power to sell the benefits of using its website. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›

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