18 Digital Travel Trends We’re Tracking at Skift This Week
Every week we post hundreds of stories across various sectors in travel, connecting the dots across various global trends, and in these weekend posts we highlight the stories that tackle these trends. This one looks at top digital travel trends. For all of our trends roundups, go here.
- Trends in Chinese online travel market: New Series: Skift Country Profiles: Chinese Online Travel Market in 2013
- Social media at hotels: Spanish Hotel Chain Experiments with a Twitter-Driven Design
- Social media at hotels: Hyatt Turns to Twitter to Hear What Guests Want During Their Stay
- Collab consumption meets local regulations: Airbnb Vs. New York City: Hosts and Users React
- Collab consumption meets local regulations: Airbnb Files Petition to Block NY Subpoena, Cites Burden to Compile Data
- Collab consumption meets local regulations: What HomeAway Can Teach Airbnb About Getting Along With Cities
- Startups keep coming: 5 New Travel Startups That Want to Get Tourists Off the Beaten Track
- QR codes in travel: India Tourism Investing in QR Codes to Aid Tourists
- Verified reviews are the future: TripAdvisor Deal with AmEx Brings it One Step Closer to Verified Reviews
- In-flight tech and consumers: Skift Asks: Do You Mind Being Asked to Turn off Your Electronics In-Flight?
- In-flight tech and consumers: Gogo To Show Movies on Flights Before They Hit Theaters
- In-flight tech and consumers: Aeroflot Plans on Allowing Flyers to Make Calls and Text Onboard in 2014
- Wi-fi/tech in cities and tourism: Tel Aviv Is Rolling Out Wi-Fi to Tourists at Top Attractions
- Social advertising in travel: Pinterest Makes Its First Move Into Sponsored Pins
- Use of wearbles in tourism marketing: Melbourne’s ‘Remote Control Tourist’ Shows Potential of Wearables in Tourism
- Roaming charges are dead, or will be: T-Mobile’s New Feature Gives Customers Free Internet and Texts in 100 Countries
- Digital content marketing trends: Visuals Are the New Language of Content Marketing in Travel
- Maps are the key battleground in travel: The Four New Features in Google Maps That Make Travel Easier
Photo Caption: Kuxun, one of the larger players in the Chinese online travel market.
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