2015 Archives

Announcements

Skift Business Traveler: TSA Sneaks in Mandatory Body Scans Over the Holidays

We constantly wonder how many of the TSA's problems could be solved if they treated the employees better and were able to retain more qualified, competent workers.

Online Travel

Interview: Hipmunk CEO on the Simplicity of Mobile Apps

Download the full report for an in-depth look at how companies in the travel and hospitality industries can leverage mobile applications to better serve their customers and grow their businesses.

Interview: Hipmunk CEO on the Simplicity of Mobile Apps

Hotels

Hotels Tried To Eliminate the Traditional In-Room Desk But Created a Backlash

Marriott and Holiday Inn Express are also looking to optimize space in guest rooms and appeal to changing traveler habits. The shift away from traditional desks got a failing grade from lots of customers.

Hotels Tried To Eliminate the Traditional In-Room Desk But Created a Backlash

Tourism

16 Best Quotes From U.S. Tourism Bureau CEOs in 2015

Driven in part by new research from Destination Marketing Association International this year, tourism bureau CEOs are shifting their emphasis toward better digital communications, data and research collection, and local neighborhood promotion.

16 Best Quotes From U.S. Tourism Bureau CEOs in 2015

Meetings

Millennial Trends Review, Smart Hotels and Cool Event Tech in Skift MeetingsIQ

Millennial Trends Review, Smart Hotels and Cool Event Tech in Skift MeetingsIQ

Online Travel

Daily Travel Startup Watch: Trvy, betaexplorer and More

These are the newest travel startups from AngelList vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.

Daily Travel Startup Watch: Trvy, betaexplorer and More

Business Travel

The Biggest Thing We Learned About Millennials in Meetings in 2015

Dramatic socio-economic and political events over the last 15 years have formed the priorities for Millennials more than the advent of digital technology.

The Biggest Thing We Learned About Millennials in Meetings in 2015

Travel Agents

How Travel Agents Tried to Get Back on Track in 2015

Travel agents showed some resiliency in 2015. They need to work on becoming a whole lot more visible, and useful, to consumers in 2016.

Online Travel

Booking Site CEOs’ Most Quotable Moments of 2015

Travel-booking CEOs say the darnedest things: the Priceline Group's Darren Huston basically said he didn't waste $4 billion on acquiring HomeAway, like he thinks Expedia did, and Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi let the word out that his company had been shut out of TripAdvisor Instant Booking. One can only wonder what they are saying to one another when they huddle in private.

Booking Site CEOs’ Most Quotable Moments of 2015

Cruises

Cruise Execs on the Challenge of Getting More People to Cruise

Cruise lines make money when every cabin is occupied. They still have a lot of work to do in order to fill their new ships with higher-spending passengers.

Cruise Execs on the Challenge of Getting More People to Cruise