2014 › May

Online Travel

Daily Travel Startup Watch: FriendRyde, Urbane and More

Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

6 Tourism Trends We’re Tracking at Skift This Week

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

How In-Flight Entertainment Saved JetBlue

JetBlue's in-flight entertainment wasn't just great for its consumers, it was great for its business.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

5 Travel Brands Winning on Social Media for the Week Ending May 30, 2014

Taking advantage of holidays and major sporting events is a great play for content. Plan accordingly.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Sabre Bets on Big Tech Changes at Major Hotel Chains

Travelocity was once the darling in Sabre's portfolio, and now the fastest-rising star is its hospitality solutions business. It has plenty of room to grow, particularly in EMEA and APAC, where chains do not dominate and there is so much need for advanced technology solutions.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

CEO Interview: Finnair’s Contrarian Strategy to Serve China’s Second-Tier Cities

Finnair is trying to reinvent itself, in part by taking a hard look at 10 to 20 second-tier cities in China, as well as routes in other parts of Asia. What happens, though, when larger competitors get around to taking up some of the same opportunities?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Hipmunk Raises $20 Million in Funding But It May Not Be Enough

Hipmunk is hoping that the funding will help it avoid the fate of Room 77, which also struggled to break out of the pack, and withdrew. Hipmunk is going to keep at it for awhile, but it has a tough road ahead of it given well-funded competitors such as Kayak, TripAdvisor, Google, and Trivago.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

SkiftX

Best Travel Ads This Week: Finding the Magic in Mundane Travel Experiences

It's not always easy to make a necessary business flight or hotel room conference call look attractive, but these brands achieve just that by adding humor and design to what would otherwise be a very boring 30 seconds.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Singapore Airlines and JetBlue Airways to Launch Codeshare Operations

JetBlue's use of partners to expand its networks is wise, but will it be enough to convince others that it really wants to go it alone?

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

Chinese Tourists Lead Jump in Monthly U.S. Visitors for January 2014

Although China represents the largest growth in inbound visitors, America's neighbors Mexico and Canada continue to deliver the highest volume of visitors and base of the U.S. tourism industry.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago