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2015 Archives

Hotels

Four Seasons Keeps Visitors Wired With Free Wi-Fi Across All Its Properties

To meet consumer demands and make it easier for visitors to access the mobile app, Four Seasons unveiled a new standard of Wi-Fi: complimentary access available for an unlimited number of devices.

Alexandra E. Petri, Skift | 9 years ago

Four Seasons Keeps Visitors Wired With Free Wi-Fi Across All Its Properties

Travel Agents

Travel Agents Want Commission for Selling Airline Ancillaries

A return to the commission model for agents selling flights is not the solution to the woes of the contemporary retail travel agent.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 9 years ago

Travel Agents Want Commission for Selling Airline Ancillaries

Tourism

The Future of Food Tourism Goes Beyond the Restaurant Experience

Food connects a traveler to a place in a way that's arguably closer and more engaging than anything else they could encounter. Confining a food tourist's dining experience to the walls of a restaurant isn't enough to make them feel like they got what they came for.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

The Future of Food Tourism Goes Beyond the Restaurant Experience

Airlines

Southwest Airlines CEO Thinks Its Passenger Experience Is Just Fine

It is possible for an airline, such as Southwest, to cater to some fairly satisfied passengers. Not gouging them with fees and treating them like human beings really helps.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Southwest Airlines CEO Thinks Its Passenger Experience Is Just Fine

Airlines

British Airways’ Parent Wants Another Airline and Finnair Is the Best Target

Oneworld indeed, and a smaller one every day.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 9 years ago

British Airways’ Parent Wants Another Airline and Finnair Is the Best Target
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Meetings

It’s Frightening that Some Meeting Planners Still Haven’t Gone Digital

As meeting professionals become increasingly pressured to keep in mind all of the happenings and expenses of events, there is still an overwhelming amount of planners who have yet to implement a mobile app to keep track of events in a simple, productive way.

Cvent + Skift | 9 years ago

It’s Frightening that Some Meeting Planners Still Haven’t Gone Digital

Hotels

Aloft Tries to Speak Millennial With New Emoji Room Service Ordering

Skift | 9 years ago

Aloft Tries to Speak Millennial With New Emoji Room Service Ordering

Airlines

United Airlines Acting CEO Rejects Notion It Has ‘Lost’ Its Frontline Employees

Given the tumultuous events in the C-suite at United over the last two months, Acting CEO Brett Hart, who had been the airline's general counsel since 2010, is emphasizing stability. That could mean that the sense of momentum that sidelined CEO Oscar Munoz hoped to generate could be a casualty of the executive changes.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

United Airlines Acting CEO Rejects Notion It Has ‘Lost’ Its Frontline Employees

Online Travel

Daily Travel Startup Watch: Toolride, Roadgazer and More

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

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Daily Travel Startup Watch: Toolride, Roadgazer and More

Announcements

Skift Business Traveler: Another New CEO for United

Grant Martin, Skift | 9 years ago

Skift Business Traveler: Another New CEO for United