Expedia acquired Tiquets, not Airbnb, but Airbnb seems to have made a solid return on Tiqets when it cashed out. Read more ›
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Germany wants more people to ride trains and buses this summer with a nine-euro pass. But a surge in riders may hit the physical limits of the country's transport infrastructure. -Edward Russell Read more ›
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TUI Musement is an up-an-comer in the tours and activities space because of the parent company's huge base, and it knows how to run a tour. Now it has to execute on the digital challenge. -Dennis Schaal Read more ›
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In Skift's top stories this week, Chase pushes further into travel as a commerce category, investors view Instagram as a bigger platform for selling travel, and Qatar may be forced to prioritize World Cup fans over other visitors. -Mary Ann Ha Read more ›
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Japan may have fallen behind other Asian destinations in reopening its borders, but it surely doesn't want to be left out in the race as travelers look eastward. -Peden Doma Bhutia Read more ›
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American CEO Robert Isom is confident in a continued travel recovery even if the U.S. slips into a recession. That may defy economic logic but with red-hot demand going into the summer it's hard to see a significant drop in travel anytime soon. -Edward Russell Read more ›
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It's every destination's nightmare, coming so close to summer. But there's no room for complacency and tourism chiefs will be watching the sub-variant's spread closely. -Matthew Parsons Read more ›
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Please don't let us be misunderstood, the Big Three online travel CEOs proclaimed in recent interviews. Airbnb has great cash flow, Booking.com's Europe advantage over Expedia is not unmovable, and Booking is improving in the U.S. So there. -Dennis Schaal Read more ›
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Good morning from Skift. It's Friday, June 3, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today. -Jason Clampet Read more ›
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Mark Davidson, a music historian and scholar who’s made his own music for years, is director of archives and exhibits at Tulsa’s newly opened Bob Dylan Center. The goal is prompting any visitor to be more creative in their own life. Davidson’s the perfect choice — even if he prefers not wearing white gloves. -Robert Reid Read more ›
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Keen to secure its $2.9 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines is determined to not let anything come in its way of creating the fifth-largest U.S. airline. JetBlue, for its part, is waiting in the wings. Over to the regulators. -Peden Doma Bhutia Read more ›
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Expect to see plenty more travel-infused partnerships over the coming months, because everyone wants a bite of a recovery that could smash records this year. -Matthew Parsons Read more ›
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Even if more Chinese cities follow the recent lead of Beijing and Shanghai in easing Covid restrictions, major hotel companies will still tread cautiously regarding future development in the country. Especially since widespread lockdowns could occur again if Covid cases surge. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›
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Closely watched travel-data startup Journera raises another $10 million from big-name venture firms — and claims it can be profitable by next year. In a very different deal, an Alaskan airline is raising money online to fund expansion to Asia. Will it work? Since no major airline has tried it, it's hard to say. -Tim Mullaney Read more ›
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Those flight cancellations won't be Austria's last for awhile — not unless its aviation industry quickly solves its staffing shortage problem, a global issue that is wreaking havoc on flight schedules. -Rashaad Jorden Read more ›
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Travelers on private jet-like airline JSX just got another perk beyond skipping busy airport terminals and security queues: they can now earn points in United Airlines’ MileagePlus loyalty program. JSX flyers can earn up to 100 percent of the miles flown in MileagePlus under the new partnership unveiled Thursday. The pact is the first for […] Read more ›
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Travelers are hitting the road and the skies again in droves, but their mindsets and habits have morphed. How will the industry tackle the long-term impact of those changes, beyond surface implications? Sustainability discussions still remain far too lofty, far too slow in solutions, and far too focused on the outside visitor. -Lebawit Lily Girma Read more ›
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Startups like Tripscout, which just raised $10 million in venture capital, and Curacity say Instagram is the Next Big Thing in selling travel, much as Google was in the 2000s. Companies like TripAdvisor were built largely on their prowess at search marketing. Investors are betting that a company like these will be next. -Tim Mullaney Read more ›
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Agoda's new CEO appointment highlights the need for online travel agencies to be continually reinventing experiences from a technology point of view. If only the company would now balance it out by bringing in someone who understands the hoteliers’ perspective. -Peden Doma Bhutia Read more ›
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Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, June 2, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today. -Jason Clampet Read more ›
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The investment would be conditional on the airline opting for cost cuts and financial restructuring. It may not have much of a choice. -Peden Doma Bhutia Read more ›
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