2014 Archives

Some industries are much slower to change than others, and the meetings and events industry is one of them despite strides made by some early adopters.

Cirque du Soleil has been widely popular with Vegas visitors for more than a decade, but consumers are demanding more participative and interactive activities. Cirque finds a home for its projects and a steady flow of new customers through its continue hospitality partnerships.

Tokyo showed it was a safe bet for the 2020 Olympics given widespread instability happening in other countries, so snagging the top spot on FutureBrand's index is a window into the positive impact Olympic host cities can have on a country's brand perception.

Skift Trends Reports, now in online responsive design format, to help our users access and read our reports from anywhere. And new more flexible pricing options based on different needs.

Generator is the leader of the design-savvy hostel market, an asset class that's become increasingly popular with sophisticated young travelers and money-conscious adults.

Even though hotel responses don't seem to do much by way of making reviewers happier, this should be a wake-up call for hotels to devote equal attention to both TripAdvisor and Expedia, especially since Expedia is directly connected to bookings more so than TripAdvisor.

The convention of the future is a co-created hybrid mechanism of live and virtual engagement, fluidly connecting more people through more channels over longer periods of time to leverage the collective knowledge of the community.

Ambrose isn't the biggest travel investor by far but he knows where the money is headed and where it wants to go.