Karnal city in Haryana may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of Marriott or the Autograph Collection. But that, it turns out, is exactly the point. Read more ›
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Don't be surprised if Despegar makes and acquisition or two in 2023. That's baked into its plans. -Dennis Schaal Read more ›
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Inspirato hopes to retreat the missteps taken with rapid growth in portfolio with longer leases by lowering rates and using third-party distribution channels. The path to profitability is paved in moderate growth. -Srividya Kalyanaraman Read more ›
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The Asia Pacific region, aided by the reopening of China and the Lunar New Year is on the path to rapid recovery. While China gets ready to travel again, the global tourism industry needs to catch up with the growing demand. -Saniya Zanpure Read more ›
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Digital transformation requires more than investment in new tools and technologies. By keeping the human dimension of hospitality front and center, hotels can maintain flexibility and better address the unforeseen disruptions that are now commonplace. -EHL Group Read more ›
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Maximize the learnings AND the savings by taking the whole team to Skift’s Future of Lodging Forum later this month. -Nicole Meyer Read more ›
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While some of the tech advances Skift featured over the years may not have lived up to expectations yet, others are poised to play an even bigger role in the travel industry in years to come. Check out this list. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›
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Sure, you may have the best tourism products, but what good is a destination if it doesn’t engage with its audience to communicate that? -Peden Doma Bhutia Read more ›
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One more negative blowback from Brexit, but one perk that went away after 2020 is back on the table: sales-tax free shopping to woo back all those wealthy tourists. -Tom Lowry Read more ›
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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at the environmental performance of hotel brands, the vacation rentals labor shortage, and South Africa’s energy crisis. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›
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Most environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports include a company's aspirations to reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming, but at an operational level it seems there's little regard for the impacts of travel. -Matthew Parsons Read more ›
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The quick ChatGPT update exemplifies the rapid advancement of AI and how easily new work can be left in the dust. -Justin Dawes Read more ›
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It's time we spoke about the responsibility of Indian corporations towards sustainable travel. -Amrita Ghosh Read more ›
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Oyo's new focus on customer support could help, but its relaxation of brand standards in the budget sector could have big reputational risks. -Dennis Schaal Read more ›
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The lack of workforce in hospitality is both the cause and effect for rising costs. But as long as housekeeping and maintenance remain vital to guest experience, the shortage of labor will continue to fester and pester property management companies and owners. Robots won't be folding fitted sheets anytime soon. -Srividya Kalyanaraman Read more ›
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Tourism board executives think ChatGPT is impressive, but they haven't seen solid evidence of its real-world application in destination marketing so far to make a sizeable investment. -Dawit Habtemariam Read more ›
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We've covered the environmental performance of hotel companies before, but that research was due an update. Much has happened in the world, and — probably unrelated — hotel companies have become better at setting emission reduction targets and reporting of current performance. Let's continue that trend. -Wouter Geerts Read more ›
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South Africa's hospitality and tourism industries have had to source alternative energy proactively. There appears to be no end to the country's ongoing energy crisis that cuts travel business profit margins and puts its digital nomad destination appeal at risk. -Selene Brophy Read more ›
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Rental platform Zumper is entering the vacation rental market. The San Francisco-based company has launched Vacations by Zumper, which includes listings Bookings.com, Vrbo, as well as hotels. It has partnered with Evolve and Rentals United — Evolve is providing 27,000 home listings to Zumper, and the site has launched with 50,000 new hotel listings. The […] Read more ›
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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at what Chinese travelers want now, how augmented reality can improve historical sites, and what American Airlines pilots expect from negotiations. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›
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Turkey is eyeing $56 billion in tourism revenue this year, with Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa joint-venture carrier SunExpress now optimistic about summer travel demand. -Selene Brophy Read more ›
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