Travel’s Contribution to the World Economy Grows for the Fourth Year in a Row
The last four years have been on the upswing because the four years below have been filled with so many challenges.
2014 Archives
The 3 Dreamliner Innovations That May Help Norwegian Air Realize Its U.S. Ambitions
Norwegian is the canary in the coal mine of trans-Atlantic low-cost carriers. Can its financial success match its ambitions?
JetBlue Takes on Other Airlines’ Loyalty Programs With Its TrueBlue Match Offer
We like JetBlue's spunk here.
Online Booking Abandonment Is Huge in Travel as Consumers Comparison Shop
The rise of metasearch as led to consumers comparison shopping in big ways, the shopping cart abandonment numbers are in line with that.
19 Hints to Airbnb’s Strategy to Become the Asset-Light Global Hospitality Brand
Airbnb's ambitions listed here are a huge task and with its funding and right management, it may just have a chance at becoming the global leisure and hospitality brand for the millennial generation.
Interview: Behind Belmond’s Rebrand of Iconic Orient-Express Name
The new Belmond brand allows the hospitality and travel group to better seek out new management partnerships and expand the customer base to younger demographics.
10 Travel Ads That Would Make Great Posters, March 2014 Edition
At Skift, we're obsessed with vintage travel posters, and hoping some of these become those icons sometime in the future.
Malaysian PM: Missing Plane Deliberately Diverted, Could Be in Huge Central Asian or Indian Ocean Area
We are nowhere near any of the answers, except for one: this was deliberate.
Best Travel Ads This Week: Imagery Is the Language of Travel Marketing
Engaging images are absolutely key for travel marketing and keeping viewers' attention for longer than 10 seconds brings these companies one step closer to a sale.