Julie Coker is leaving NYC Tourism after less than two years. She needs to turn around sluggish inbound tourism and needs to move fast: Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Olympic Games. Read more ›
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Generative AI is far from making a considerable impact in the way travel bookings are made, but Trip.com sees the potential and is starting the hard work now. -Justin Dawes Read more ›
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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at hotel marketing and cultural tastes, cruise lines balancing debt and new ships, and a frankincense sommelier educating tourists in Oman. -Jason Clampet Read more ›
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With the latest hotel earnings season coming to an end we have deep insight into how the sector performed last year and what they expect from 2023. Listen in as we explain what this season meant. -Jason Clampet Read more ›
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Communism meets co-living in Semkovo, where an entrepreneur wants to transform a hotel built for members of Bulgaria's former ruling party into a more modern hub for digital nomads and remote workers. -Matthew Parsons Read more ›
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As hotels seek to broaden their cultural offerings to guests, the Shangri-La Al Husn in Oman offers a masterclass. Through a specially trained cultural ambassador, the hotel brokers connections with art, architecture, and notably frankincense, an essential ingredient in the daily lives of Omanis. -Colin Nagy Read more ›
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PteroDynamics wants to enter the commercial market with a novel vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that has folding wings. -Justin Dawes Read more ›
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Among countries of significant size, Israel, Singapore, France, and the United Arab Emirates recently led in revenue per available room, a sign of performance. Plus, this week's hotel deal and development news from worldwide. -Sean O'Neill Read more ›
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Sonder is a prime example of a company that shouldn't have gone public, but the special purpose acquisition company trend enabled it to start trading. From lots of hype to penny stock, that's the story now. -Dennis Schaal Read more ›
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The deal is in line with HomeExchange's ambition for market expansion beyond France and Spain in Europe. And beyond that, its consolidation of the home exchange market — as this marks the company's fifth acquisition. -Srividya Kalyanaraman Read more ›
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Voice search has been dead-end for creativity in destination marketing. Unless generative AI steps in, it will never be its own channel and remain a boring add-on of text-based search. -Dawit Habtemariam Read more ›
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Cruise lines will continue to debut new ships in the near term through a balancing act between refinancing debt and improving profit margins. The high cost of debt will not stop vessels from sailing. The three major cruise lines remain optimistic for demand recovery. -Sherry Sun Read more ›
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Summer 2023 is shaping up to what could be a peak period of record growth as travel companies play to the strengths of aspirational, multi-gen family travel unfettered by inflationary price increases. -Selene Brophy Read more ›
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With a focus on hotels, Skift will bring together top travel minds for this single-day hospitality event to discuss new research and a future view of the lodging industry in the years to come. -Nicole Meyer Read more ›
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Sales and marketing needs to evolve to address the cultural depth luxury consumers now demand. The best hotels are moving beyond "heads-in-beds" marketing to creatively place brands in culture, catering thoughtfully to sub groups and interests. When done right, the resulting glow adds value to businesses owning their brands fully. -Colin Nagy Read more ›
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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at independent hotel recovery, AirAsia's China hopes, and Portugal's potential short-term rental restrictions. -Jason Clampet Read more ›
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Digital tipping will not solve the hotel labor shortage problem, but it certainly can’t hurt. At the very least, it gives customers options. -Justin Dawes Read more ›
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Booking Holdings was in hiring mode in 2022, particularly in Asia Pacific. That should be nice timing given the China reopening. -Dennis Schaal Read more ›
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It's time to discard everything you think you know about timeshares. Hilton Grand Vacations and Travel + Leisure Co join Skift for a webinar on March 9 dispelling the industry’s biggest myths and unpacking the appeal of modern shared vacation ownership. -ARDA Read more ›
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Brands have overtaken independents in the U.S., and that trend looks set to repeat itself abroad. But independents have held up better than expected in the past year. Perhaps the U.S. market is reaching an equilibrium. -Sean O'Neill Read more ›
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From April the airline will stop selling almost half its airfares through traditional channels, instead selling them exclusively through its own website and so-called New Distribution Capability-powered channels. The shakeup mostly impacts travel agencies and corporations that fly American for business. Here’s why. -Matthew Parsons Read more ›
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