2013 › October

Online Travel

11 Digital Travel Trends We’re Tracking at Skift This Week

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

Reinventing Agents: Thomas Cook’s Strategy Gets Caught Up In Cliches

Breaking Thomas Cook's own silos is one thing, understanding the collapsing silos of consumer behavior, that may have to come in another reinvention.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Ryanair’s New Sensitivity Training, According to Irish Comedians

Can Ryanair be nice? And do flyers really want it to be?

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Best Travel Ads This Week: The Eiffel Tower Makes Its First Video

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

United Unveils New ‘Slim’ Seats for Coach Class

United's seats aren't revolutionary, but a freshly cushioned seat is nothing to criticize -- at least for the first few years.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Skift Q&A: Qatar Airways’ CEO on How Airlines and Airports Should Work Together

The Qatar model isn't one that can be easily copied in other destinations, but the methodology and the planning that has gone into its development provide a roadmap for destinations trying to make transportation work in the 21st century.

Skift, Vincent Trivett | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Why Wall Street Heaps Love on Priceline and Disses Expedia

You have to wonder whether Priceline relished breaking the $1,000 per share barrier or eclipsed the mark fearfully. With such records come very great expectations.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

The Travel Tweets That Twitter Included In Its IPO Statement

Twitter is indeed a news medium the likes of which the world has never seen before, and a Twitter user's tweet about the Miracle on the Hudson is a perfect example of how Twitter is changing the world.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

The Most Valuable Airline Brands of 2013

Airlines will never be featured in any list of most-loved consumer brands, but on the brand side, still they are still very valuable as this list shows.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb CEO Gives New York His Three-Step Plan For Going Legit

Airbnb's aw-shucks tale of regular people trying to make a buck to get by is no longer what the service is about. For it to move forward and stay honest, it will need to start telling the whole -- sometimes messy, sometimes inspiring -- story of its business.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 11 years ago