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New Skift Report: Leveraging Local Innovation in the Las Vegas Meetings Industry

Las Vegas is becoming a world leader in autonomous systems, drone tech, esports, and other emerging industries. Those clusters of local expertise offer a growing value proposition for conference organizers who want to tap into the future of innovation.

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority + Skift | 6 years ago

New Skift Report: Leveraging Local Innovation in the Las Vegas Meetings Industry

Overtourism

Lisbon’s Overtourism Lesson: Living Like a Local Is Not Enough

Lisbon's post-crisis evolution and corresponding tourism boom show the dramatic impact and lasting ramifications of overtourism. Efforts have centered on sustainable tourism and limiting tourism's potential negative impacts, but, in our view, the focus has been all wrong. Sustainable tourism should be about sustainable cultures, and we all have a role to play.

Rebecca Stone, Skift | 6 years ago

Lisbon’s Overtourism Lesson: Living Like a Local Is Not Enough

Online Travel

The Most Highly Compensated Online Travel CEOs of 2018

TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer is ordinarily far from being the most-compensated CEO in online travel. This year represented an unusual payout for him. But Skift's annual survey reveals that most online travel CEOs are often more handsomely compensated than what the top bosses in other industries receive, on average.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

The Most Highly Compensated Online Travel CEOs of 2018

Airlines

Do Airlines Overpromise With In-Flight Wi-Fi?

Travelers board an airplane and expect the Wi-Fi, which is often expensive, to work as it does at home. But it's not as good as at home, and it may never be. Should airlines do a better job of communicating that to customers?

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

Do Airlines Overpromise With In-Flight Wi-Fi?

Meetings

C2 Refines Formula as Global Growth Beckons

Designing a conference like a festival leads to some edges and messy experiences that challenge and confuse attendees. It will be fascinating to see how the concept fares as it is exported to a diverse range of global destinations.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

C2 Refines Formula as Global Growth Beckons

Hotels

Airbnb CEO Says Company Will Ready for IPO in 2019

Just as important as what was discussed on stage was what wasn't: an update on Airbnb Plus, the upcoming luxury brand, the new superguest loyalty program, the near-merger with Tujia, and more. Oh, and whatever happened to that stakeholder report Chesky promised to release in March?

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

Airbnb CEO Says Company Will Ready for IPO in 2019

Tourism

Hard-Hit Caribbean Islands Rebuild With Extreme Weather in Mind

Caribbean destinations have to walk a thin line in the coming months by communicating that hotels and resorts are prepared for possible monster hurricanes while not mentioning the "H" word too much to scare off would-be visitors.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 6 years ago

Hard-Hit Caribbean Islands Rebuild With Extreme Weather in Mind

Airlines

Delta CEO Dismisses Threat From Low-Cost Transatlantic Airlines

European and U.S. airlines years ago underestimated the threat posed by short-haul discount airlines. Since then legacy carriers have treated transatlantic low-cost airlines as serious competitors. But there's reason to believe the low-cost model may not be as appropriate for longer routes. Legacy carriers might be OK this time.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

Delta CEO Dismisses Threat From Low-Cost Transatlantic Airlines

Online Travel

Why India’s MakeMyTrip Made Peace With Rapidly Growing Oyo

The decision by MakeMyTrip, India's largest online travel agency, to start selling Oyo budget lodging is significant. The move recognizes that the heavily funded Oyo is no longer a rival marketplace and is instead primarily a supplier. Asset-light hotel chains need to wake up to Oyo's rise.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Why India’s MakeMyTrip Made Peace With Rapidly Growing Oyo

Meetings

CEO Interview: C2 Montreal Evolves With Global Aspirations

C2 may be past the point of reinventing itself as it looks to export its brand of experiential business conferences around the world. Yet, the tweaks it has made to its hallmark event demonstrate the work to scale its interactive festival as its popularity surges.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

CEO Interview: C2 Montreal Evolves With Global Aspirations