The controversial business of elephant tourism shows no signs of trouble in Thailand. The country is on a fast track to make up for pandemic losses. -Tom Lowry Read more ›
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Stores are cashing out for Lunar New Year, but not in red pockets. Backdrops and clothing dedicated to the Year of the Rabbit are hoping to lure Chinese tourists. The return of this important group of customers will be crucial for luxury sales and performance in malls. -Sherry Sun Read more ›
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Independently owned lifestyle hotels lack resources to battle against the global conglomerates with their streamlined loyalty machines. But Springboard thinks it can boost quirky properties by revamping the playbook for third-party hotel management. -Sean O'Neill Read more ›
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The boutique brand AlmaLusa is betting that more tourists want to stay in places that deeply reflect Portuguese culture. It's testing whether luxury travelers care about authenticity rather than just location and amenities when picking hotels. -Sean O'Neill Read more ›
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The explosive popularity of online guest reviews on numerous review platforms has made it imperative for hotels to adopt reputation and review management software to benchmark guest satisfaction. This tech category has observed growth in the last decade and has the potential to generate $1.3 billion in annual revenues. -Saniya Zanpure Read more ›
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China's moneyed travelers are becoming a sought-after segment, especially as group travel is approved again, but there will be no tailoring of products according to their needs simply because luxury travel isn't specific its source markets. -Selene Brophy Read more ›
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As your business and leisure trips get combined, so, too, will travel industry business models become blended. -Sherry Sun Read more ›
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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at travel’s recovery path, Twitter’s increasing irrelevance for tourism, and Banff’s overtourism battles. -Jason Clampet Read more ›
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Remote workers are taking more trips with their laptops, but preferring not to reveal where they've headed to their bosses. It sounds like fun, but in the long term it may not be that great for them, or their employers. -Matthew Parsons Read more ›
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Hotel groups have been eager to introduce branded residential offerings. Plus, Marriott tests "magic" beds, Macau may cap room occupancy, and other recent hotel news. -Sean O'Neill Read more ›
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Funding announced this week went to a wide variety of travel tech startups, with involvement in hotels, cruises, messaging, and sustainability. -Justin Dawes Read more ›
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A bunch of companies that pledge to break even or better on an adjusted EBITDA basis this year will actually be in the red using more standard financial measures. These financial makeovers are very much in vogue. -Dennis Schaal Read more ›
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The Saudi government's enormous investment in Riyadh is just another sign it's sparing no expense in attempts to boost its tourism infrastructure and wean its economy away from oil. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›
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Though useless for driving visitation, Twitter still serves a purpose as a tool to help tourism agencies support conference and community engagement. -Dawit Habtemariam Read more ›
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Skift Research is cautiously optimistic about travel's continued recovery in 2023, despite a growing likelihood of a recession in many countries. Travel is still under-indexed compared to the broader economy, and the reopening of Chinese borders provides a strong boost. -Wouter Geerts Read more ›
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Banff is cracking down on its "too-many-cars" problem. A 10-year plan identified core community values and strategies to inform a future vision for better stewardship. Another national park listens to its community. See where these new trails will lead. -Sherry Sun Read more ›
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The travel industry still has critical issues to tackle on its quest to boost tourism numbers coming outside out of the pandemic. Watch global tourism reporter Dawit Habtemariam explain in this Skift Megatrends video what those challenges are. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›
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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at what United’s CEO thinks about the state of the industry, car rental companies’ very good year, and a new booking site for cruisers. -Jason Clampet Read more ›
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You can't even stream Netflix in most hotel rooms. That's changing at some IHG Hotel and Resorts hotels, one of several industry upgrades announced in the last few weeks. -Justin Dawes Read more ›
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Accor isn't the first large hotel company to let members of its loyalty program book independently designed lifestyle hotels. But it is the first to move the concept downscale in rate and amenities. Can it democratize access to quirky hotels worldwide? -Sean O'Neill Read more ›
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