Relocation of Tanzania’s Masaai From Ancestral Lands Shows Elitist Tourism Still Thriving
In an era when it's more important than ever to respect local communities, Tanzania's decisions with the Masaai appear beyond clueless.
2022 Archives
What Biden’s Transit Expert Pick Will Bring to the FAA’s Top Job
Managerial skills may be what President Biden is going for with his nomination of transit executive Phil Washington to lead the FAA. After this summer of flying mayhem, managerial skills may be what's needed most now.
U.S. Airfares Are Priced Fairly Relative to the Alternative of Driving, Says Analyst
Nerds, take comfort. Experts say that the "time value" of flying is still higher than it is for driving — suggesting that airfares aren't too outrageously high.
Hospitality Tech Left Out of Lodging Convergence: New Skift Research
Lines between hotels, short-term rentals and other accommodation types are blurring, but we see little merging in the business-to-business tech spaces that support these sectors. This will change, but there are some major barriers to overcome first.
Expedia and Marriott Claim Progress on Proliferation of Rogue Hotel Rates
Rogue wholesale rates on metasearch sites are the gifts that keep on giving — for travelers and the metasearch sites. Expedia and Marriott seem to be making some progress on the issue.
United Airlines Joins Delta Citing Air Traffic Control for Delays
More U.S. airlines are placing blame on the Federal Aviation Administration for the flight disruptions that are plaguing the industry this summer. On Tuesday, United Airlines Chief Operating Officer Jon…
Hotels Expand Their Wellness Products
Good morning from Skift. It's Wednesday, July 6 in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
The Women Who Shaped Short-Term Rental History
The men got most of the headlines and speaking invitations, but women entrepreneurs helped shape the short-term rental industry from its earliest days.
SAS Joins List of Airline Failures and Bankruptcies Since Pandemic’s Start
The list of pandemic airline bankruptcies keeps growing even as travel bounces back faster than anticipated. But hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars in government aid didn't save SAS, which became the latest victim Tuesday.
Spirit Airlines Wins More Newark Flights After More Than 2 Year Fight
Spirit Airlines' two-and-a-half year saga to expand at Newark Liberty International Airport has a happy ending. Late on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the discounter 16 peak "runway…