Articles tagged “ttw”

Airlines

Airlines Could Reveal Strategies to Impede Spirit and Frontier — Travel This Week

It will be interesting to see whether American and United can continue discounting to the degree they've been doing now that Hurricane Harvey has added vigor to already-rising fuel prices. With the likes of little Norwegian Air bringing its low fares across the Atlantic, this promises to likewise raise blood pressure levels in legacy airline boardrooms.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines Could Reveal Strategies to Impede Spirit and Frontier — Travel This Week

Tourism

Travel This Week: ASTA Conference Opens at a Beleaguered SeaWorld

Responsible travel brands are taking steps to ban bookings of tourist attractions involving direct human interactions with animals. Given all the SeaWorld controversies that the film "Blackfish" uncovered, coupled with ongoing federal probes, couldn't ASTA have picked an alternative venue for its opening reception?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Travel This Week: ASTA Conference Opens at a Beleaguered SeaWorld

Hotels

Travel This Week: Will Airbnb Block Hotel Surge Pricing for Solar Eclipse?

Hotels used to be nearly the only game in town for accommodations during high-demand occasions, and they could charge whatever the market would bear. They can still charge guests whatever the market will bear but the question is whether companies such as Airbnb are changing the market and pricing dynamics.

Sean O'Neill and Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Travel This Week: Will Airbnb Block Hotel Surge Pricing for Solar Eclipse?

Announcements

Travel This Week — What to Expect: Virtuoso Will Tout Pivotal Role of Travel Agents

It's only a segment of the U.S. population that has a go-to travel agent for trip planning, although they are more popular in other parts of the world. Virtuoso is trying to equip its members with the smarts to adapt to the evolving traveler, and you have to give Virtuoso credit for that.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Travel This Week — What to Expect: Virtuoso Will Tout Pivotal Role of Travel Agents

Announcements

Travel This Week — What to Expect: TripAdvisor and Priceline Strategy Tweaks

With the summer travel season in many parts of the world winding down, so is TripAdvisor's TV spend but let's see if it is starting to be a difference-maker. Meanwhile, new IHG CEO Keith Barr is conducting his first financial results call at the helm. Let's see how he does.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Travel This Week — What to Expect: TripAdvisor and Priceline Strategy Tweaks

Online Travel

Travel This Week — What To Expect: Expedia-Hyatt Showdown Looms But a Deal Is Likely

We are not expecting Armageddon as the Expedia-Hyatt talks come down to the wire. Hyatt wants a fair deal, and Expedia stands to gain if it can retain the broadest depth of hotel content possible. The devil will be in the details but we expect champagne glasses to be raised this week.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Travel This Week — What To Expect: Expedia-Hyatt Showdown Looms But a Deal Is Likely

Business Travel

Travel This Week — What To Expect

Both the Global Business Travel Association Convention 2017 and United's second quarter earnings this week should give us a better handle on how corporate travel demand is faring in the Age of Trump and political uncertainties around the globe.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Travel This Week — What To Expect