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2019 Archives

Hotels

Rise of Luxury Tented Accommodations Driven by Mindful Travel Movement

The expansion of tented resorts makes sense. More luxury customers are looking for sustainable travel options allowing them to get close to the ground, both literally and figuratively. Meanwhile, new waves of hospitality operators are keen to employ approaches to lodging that are both eco-conscious and profitable.

Laura Powell, Skift | 4 years ago

Rise of Luxury Tented Accommodations Driven by Mindful Travel Movement

Business Travel

Music Tourism Is a Mixed Score for Travel Advisors

Music tourism, much like adventure or wellness travel, is a fast-growing niche worthy of travel advisors' attention. Not only does it appeal to all age groups, but clients will appreciate help in obtaining tickets and making travel arrangements built around events.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 4 years ago

Music Tourism Is a Mixed Score for Travel Advisors

Airlines

How Tiny Sun Country Struck an Unlikely Deal With Amazon to Transport Packages

Sun Country is America's smallest airline that operates big jets, like Boeing 737s. It competes in a scale business, so it is always at a disadvantage. The good news is that management has been prioritizing innovation.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago

How Tiny Sun Country Struck an Unlikely Deal With Amazon to Transport Packages

Online Travel

The State of Middle East Outbound Travel: New Skift Research

Outbound travel from the Middle East hasn’t garnered the attention of some other outbound markets, but given the high travel expenditure and growth of the region, we think this is one that’s worth paying attention to.

Meghan Carty, Skift Research | 4 years ago

The State of Middle East Outbound Travel: New Skift Research

Hotels

Luxury Tented Resorts Poised for a Post-Glamping Era

A lot of nature-centric hospitality experiences got lumped under the "glamping" moniker and seemed frivolous as a result. But the space is growing because luxury travelers like the ability to be closer to nature without sacrificing creature comforts.

Colin Nagy, Skift | 4 years ago

Luxury Tented Resorts Poised for a Post-Glamping Era
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Airlines

How the Airline Industry Can Adopt and Implement New Tech the Right Way

New Distribution Capability (NDC) standards will help facilitate greater personalization and easier distribution of all elements of the ticket sale. However, it isn’t a catch-all solution for all of the airline industry’s retailing challenges. Recognizing that is key to implementing NDC standards the right way.

Sabre + Skift | 4 years ago

How the Airline Industry Can Adopt and Implement New Tech the Right Way

Business Travel

Music Tourism and Millennials Can Be the Right Mix for Travel Advisors

Music travel is gaining popularity as tourists look for new experiences. There are plenty of opportunities for travel advisors, even though some of the big festivals are trying to keep all the business to themselves.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 4 years ago

Music Tourism and Millennials Can Be the Right Mix for Travel Advisors

Tourism

Stricter Guidelines on Elephant Tourism Put Thai Travel Agents in Quandary

The Association of British Travel Agents is recommending something that does not exist yet. Only a handful of 250 elephant camps in Thailand are observation-only, with many still offering rides and bathing with elephants. What’s an inbound travel agency to do? Where should the elephants go if everyone follows this suggestion, well-meaning as it is? The debate continues.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

Stricter Guidelines on Elephant Tourism Put Thai Travel Agents in Quandary

Hotels

Airbnb Will Roll Out Policy That Aims to Protect Hosts From Scheming Guests

Many Airbnb hosts of the mom-and-pop variety — yes, there are a few left — feel aggrieved when they welcome guests into their homes and have to bear the consequences of hostile reviews penned with the worst intentions. Airbnb is trying to tip the balance back toward hosts — and is probably making neither party totally happy.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb Will Roll Out Policy That Aims to Protect Hosts From Scheming Guests

Airlines

JetBlue Founder David Neeleman Selects Salt Lake City as Headquarters for New Airline

Utah has always been a fine place to base a regional airline. But it's an unusual spot to build what is almost certainly going to be a nationwide carrier. But with technology, founder David Neeleman is betting that where an airline is headquartered no longer matters.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago

JetBlue Founder David Neeleman Selects Salt Lake City as Headquarters for New Airline