Articles tagged “skift 5”

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How the Travel Industry Has Changed in 5 Years

We can’t imagine a better five years to begin with. And we look forward to the many more ahead.

How the Travel Industry Has Changed in 5 Years

Tourism

25 Best Tourism Board Websites in the World in 2017

The best tourism websites in the business in 2017 are emphasizing user-generated content from platforms like Instagram and doubling down on video to make destinations seem more real rather than a part of a traveler's imagination.

25 Best Tourism Board Websites in the World in 2017

Online Travel

Channel Shock: The Future of Travel Distribution

The global distribution systems aren't going anywhere. Innovation, however, is happening in the margins of the travel distribution marketplace, with airlines seeking to regain control of their destiny.

Channel Shock: The Future of Travel Distribution

Airlines

Travelers Love Spunky Norwegian Air. But What About Investors?

Norwegian wins lots of awards, and they're well-deserved. But investors aren't sure the carrier will produce major profits any time soon. The problem? It may be growing too quickly.

Travelers Love Spunky Norwegian Air. But What About Investors?

Overtourism

Barcelona Overtourism: Airbnb and Short-Term Rentals

Tourist apartments are an integral part of Barcelona's tourism industry today so it is time both parties step beyond the limitations of permits and legal claims to seek a holistic approach that protects residents' quality of life while also housing visitors.

Barcelona Overtourism: Airbnb and Short-Term Rentals

Hotels

Airbnb’s Road to an IPO: Everything You Could Possibly Need to Know

We all know Airbnb will go public someday — it's just a question of when. When will it finally be ready — and what does the company need to do before it does?

Airbnb’s Road to an IPO: Everything You Could Possibly Need to Know

Business Travel

A Brief History of Personality-Driven Luxury Travel Companies

These four entrepreneurs took the first steps toward what would become modern adventure and luxury travel, and their first-hand accounts hold lessons — and entertainment — for all those who followed in their wake.

A Brief History of Personality-Driven Luxury Travel Companies

Announcements

Launching Skift Lens Documentary Unit

We’ve had our gaze on the travel industry for the past five years, and now we turn that view into moving pictures with our new Skift Lens series of documentary reports.

Launching Skift Lens Documentary Unit

Overtourism

Documentary: Barcelona and the Trials of 21st Century Overtourism

We’re excited to go deep into one of the more pressing issues in travel today in our first ever original short film.

Documentary: Barcelona and the Trials of 21st Century Overtourism

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On Skift Turning Five and the Magic of Showing Up Every Day

"Great nations start stoic and die epicurean." Curiosity + Constraints, the Skift formula in the last five years.

On Skift Turning Five and the Magic of Showing Up Every Day