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Announcements

Catch Skift Global Forum 2019 Interviews, Now on Video

Jasmine Ganaishlal and Spencer Lee, Skift | 5 years ago

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Hotels

Skift Survey: The Future of Destination Storytelling

What does the future of destination storytelling and content marketing look like for destination marketers, hotels, and other sectors tasked with driving tourism efforts? Share your insights by taking our latest survey.

Brand USA + Skift | 5 years ago

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Makes Major Pivot Toward Prepaid Hotel Bookings

It's back to the future for Booking Holdings, which is pivoting to emphasize the prepaid hotel model that its Booking.com unit basically spurned for most of its history. This means better cash flow because consumers pay when they book, and higher commissions.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

Airlines

SAS New Emotional Video Takes the Prize for the Best Travel Ad of 2018

"Travelers will forget what we say in our ads, they will forget what we do with our promotions, but they will never forget how we make them feel."

Rafat Ali, Skift | 5 years ago

Online Travel

Video: Mistakes U.S. Companies Make Selling to China

China is a huge market for retailers and one that plenty of travel companies want to crack. However, not everyone has been successful.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 6 years ago

Travel Technology

Video: Why Travelport Is Betting Big on Payments and Mobile Booking

Travelport has worked hard over the last few years to develop new airline merchandising and travel payments solutions on a global level. Next comes the challenge of driving wider adoption in the marketplace.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

Video: Why Southwest Airlines Needs a Super-Fast Website

Southwest Airlines wants to keep its passengers happy, booking quickly, and coming back. In this video, Chief Revenue Officer Andrew Watterson explains some of the ways the airline achieves that goal.

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 6 years ago

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Business Travel

Skift Video: How The Venetian Designs Personalized Experiences for Event Attendees

Today’s meeting planners are reckoning with the rising expectations of attendees who “want it all,” whether that’s networking, education, entertainment, and fun. Only a select handful of event venues like The Venetian are capable of delivering on that promise.

The Venetian Resort Las Vegas + Skift | 6 years ago

Tourism

Video: Apple Leisure Group CEO on the Appeal of Luxury All-Inclusive

All-inclusive vacations aren't necessarily just for low-end consumers seeking high convenience. The luxury corner of the all-inclusive market has staying power.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 6 years ago