Articles tagged “food”

Airlines

American Airlines Revamps Passenger Experience Amid Premium Travel Boom

From rethinking menus to opting for more comfortable and sustainable bedding, American is hoping to win over more premium travelers with more premium products.

Meghna Maharishi and Elizabeth Casolo, Skift | 1 day ago

American Airlines Revamps Passenger Experience Amid Premium Travel Boom

Hotels

New Hotel Tech: Room Service Robots and Holograms

Maybe hotels should focus first on the basics, like getting on the cloud and ditching cable TV. But having fun products like robots is, at the very least, good for marketing.

Justin Dawes | 10 months ago

New Hotel Tech: Room Service Robots and Holograms

Hotels

Hotels Go Local in Empowering Communities Through Art and Culture

As hotels have increasingly realized travelers are seeking destination-specific experiences, major brands in the industry will continue to play up the local angle to their offerings, which could be an enormous boon for their bottom lines.

Rashaad Jorden | 11 months ago

Hotels Go Local in Empowering Communities Through Art and Culture

Hotels

What Potato Head’s Founder Couldn’t Tell Me in 25 Minutes On Stage

Ronald Akili, founder of Potato Head, barely scratched the surface of his work when he joined us on stage at Skift Global Forum. So we explore some of the other design and sustainability initiatives happening in Bali here.

Colin Nagy | 1 year ago

What Potato Head’s Founder Couldn’t Tell Me in 25 Minutes On Stage

Tourism

Food Tourism Is the Perfect Entrée for Greener Travel

It’s Earth Day 2022, marking yet another year on this planet with our outward cries on climate change and way too empty preachings on practicing sustainability. We all know for greener travel, change starts from the top down, or in the case of food tourism, from the Earth up. So ... who is really doing something?

Mary Ann Ha | 2 years ago

Food Tourism Is the Perfect Entrée for Greener Travel
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Tourism

The Future of Food Tourism in Thailand

Food tourism has taken over the world, and few destinations are as primed to capitalize on the trend as Thailand. Tour operators, hotels, and others in the travel sector are rapidly enhancing the ways in which visitors experience the country’s culinary offerings — and meeting planners are taking note.

Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau + Skift | 4 years ago

The Future of Food Tourism in Thailand

Business Travel

Hotels Raise the Stakes for Exclusive Experiences

Getting exclusive access for guests is becoming a key differentiator for the very best hotels.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

Hotels Raise the Stakes for Exclusive Experiences

Tourism

Special Parts Unknown Episode Reflects on Anthony Bourdain’s Impact on Food and Travel

We don't quite have the words to describe the overwhelming mark Bourdain left on the travel industry and world. But we will say that he helped change the conversation about what traveling should look like, what we should get out of it, and how we should feed ourselves along the way.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 6 years ago

Special Parts Unknown Episode Reflects on Anthony Bourdain’s Impact on Food and Travel

Media and PR

Television Host Anthony Bourdain Is Dead at 61

Anthony Bourdain's impact on travel and food really can't be measured.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

Airlines Are Counting on Trump to Reduce Regulations

IATA, a global airline industry trade group, would prefer politicians and regulators not meddle too much with the commercial decisions of airlines. That's a fine position, but perhaps a certain amount of regulation is OK. Consumers should be protected.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines Are Counting on Trump to Reduce Regulations