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2017 Archives

Hotels

La Quinta Is Making a Big Play for Business Travelers

The chief marketing officer of La Quinta Inns & Suites offers a glimpse of how the hotel company is thinking about business traveler needs. It's not a segment anyone can take for granted.

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 6 years ago

La Quinta Is Making a Big Play for Business Travelers

Hotels

CEO Interview: Paligroup’s Avi Brosh on Growing Boutique Hotels in the Shadows of Big Brands

In some ways, building a boutique hotel brand isn't much different from when the first pioneers did it in the early 1980s. The only distinction is that today, the competition is certainly tougher and increasingly more abundant.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

CEO Interview: Paligroup’s Avi Brosh on Growing Boutique Hotels in the Shadows of Big Brands

Online Travel

Google Hotels Ads Could Make Gains With Chain Loyalty Rates

The big chains now offer special book-direct deals through Google Hotel Ads. This helps with click-through and conversions, but also with new loyalty member acquisition — everything a growing hotel chain needs in an ad partner.

Luke Bujarski, Skift Research | 6 years ago

Google Hotels Ads Could Make Gains With Chain Loyalty Rates

Hotels

Extended Stay America’s New CEO Looks to Business Model Changes to Drive Growth

Given the rise of homesharing and shared workspaces, there are plenty of more external forces at work that will impact the extended stay market in the coming years. The key to success for Extended Stay America's new CEO will be taking these all into account.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

Extended Stay America’s New CEO Looks to Business Model Changes to Drive Growth

Business Travel

The Travel Industry Strains to Gain Momentum in Reaching Diversity Goals

Diversifying a travel company's C-suite is proving to be a protracted battle. It's one thing to follow anti-discrimination laws and react to sexual harassment claims, and another to practice real inclusion.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 6 years ago

The Travel Industry Strains to Gain Momentum in Reaching Diversity Goals

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Doesn’t Worry About Airbnb Because There’s Always Room for Two

Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom believes there's room for both its HomeAway unit, as well as Airbnb, in the growing alternative accommodations market. It sounds as though he expects big things from vacation rental booking site HomeAway in 2018.

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 6 years ago

Expedia CEO Doesn’t Worry About Airbnb Because There’s Always Room for Two

Tourism

MSC Cruises’ Global Expansion and 7 Other Tourism Trends This Week

This week in tourism, cruise lines look ahead to a promising 2018, and Skift reporters look back at 2017. Check out our list of 25 Travel Moments That Mattered from this past year — three travel bans were just the beginning.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

Lufthansa Revamps Loyalty Program and 3 Other Aviation Trends This Week

This week in aviation, Lufthansa switches to a spend-based loyalty program, as many airlines are doing, and we look back at the biggest aviation headlines of 2017. The laptop ban and the Qatar blockade made the list.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 6 years ago

Lufthansa Revamps Loyalty Program and 3 Other Aviation Trends This Week

Hotels

HomeAway to Hike Rates for Rental Owners and 12 Other Hospitality Trends This Week

This week in hospitality, Airbnb gets a boost for its hotel-like venture, and we had our eye on vacation rentals. HomeAway hikes fees for property owners, Vacasa's CEO speaks about a fragmented sector, and luxury presents new opportunities.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 6 years ago

Online Travel

WeChat Debuts Tools for Tourism Boards and 4 Other Digital Trends This Week

This week in digital news, tourism boards concentrate on WeChat, and Skift reporters examine the effects of the new U.S. tax law on travel companies' bottom lines.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 6 years ago