2022 Archives

Long-haul flights just got much more appealing now that Air New Zealand announced a bunk bed system. Will "Skynest" allow economy passengers to recline and rest just like those deep-pocketed business passengers are doing up front?

You've seen and heard the horror stories of travel plans gone awry in May and June, and now Lonely Planet is stepping up with advice for travelers that skittish travel…

The 2022 Skift IDEA Awards programme is underway – and there is still time to enter your projects – but you’ll need to be quick! Submit your best projects by July 1 for your last chance to gain valuable recognition as the best in the industry.

More industry stakeholders now recognize what practices are effective for their sustainability journeys. In the overall industry, however, gaps persist and there’s still a lot more work to do to put these strategies into practice. That was what we heard this week from industry leaders during our sustainable tourism summit.

With China’s ongoing Covid crackdowns halting its almost-there recovery, the accommodation sectors of other APAC countries are expected to gain market share in 2022.

In-person meetings and events are back, and attendees are gravitating toward personalized experiences that foster human connection. Driven by a commitment to innovation, The Venetian Resort partners with meeting planners to deliver memorable moments that can’t be created by virtual events.

At the big hotel-technology gathering, all roads still lead to Covid. Hoteliers have an even bigger staffing problem than many realize, booking data points to wary consumers, and the most-desired technologies are those that let us go back out into the world without engaging the people in it much.

You know travel is back when even the most-cautious country announces a no-quarantine reopening, even if it is three months down the line in September. But not before making it amply clear it wants to concentrate on quality tourists, rather than attracting droves to the destination.

Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, June 30 in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Property manager AvantStay said Friday its employee roster was subject to 43 "job reductions" in the past 30 days.