2015 Archives

Our choice of the luggage and how we pack says a lot about us, and how we travel. Listen in to this fascinating discussion on the evolving nature of modern luggage.

In-flight Internet at any speed is still a wonder to us.

TripAdvisor's metamorphosis is category-changing, heralding the advent of the pseudo online travel agency/booking site. Hotels that choose to be the powers behind Book on TripAdvisor are creating an alternative to the currently more expensive online travel agencies but they are making the already powerful TripAdvisor even more of a force.

While some airlines and hotels talk up how much they are investing in technology and mobile, in particular, the users of some of their apps are giving them a big thumbs-down.

Contractors let the airports save a few bucks, but it means they are less safe than they would be if workers had decent pay and benefits.

For hotel marketers reaching customers around the globe, not every campaign works abroad. From translation issues to single-channel reliance, here are four PPC marketing mistakes for hotels to avoid.

Mobile is everything in Latin America, even more so than the U.S., so travelers in Brazil and Mexico are more receptive to using digital payment features than their peers in the U.S.

Hotels these days are doing everything they can to drive direct traffic to their own channels. Hilton's latest TV ad, though, plays a little fast and loose with the truth.

Come hear the best talks on the future of travel, come define the future of travel, at Skift Global Forum 2015.

In partnership with the InterContintinental Hotels Group, Amadeus is trying to build a hotel industry reservations platform. Other players, including Sabre and other hotel groups, will definitely have something to say about that.