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Airlines

Hawaiian Airlines Unveils 787 Dreamliner Design Details

The 787-9 Dreamliner, the new flagship aircraft for Hawaiian Airlines, offers a multitude of intricately designed features to honor Hawaiian history.

Andres Buenahora, Skift | 1 year ago

Hawaiian Airlines Unveils 787 Dreamliner Design Details

News Blog

Leisure and Hospitality Job Growth Slowed in April

The leisure and hospitality sector was among the largest job gainers in the U.S. in April, but the 31,000 jobs it added amounted to a deceleration from March, when it added 40,000 positions to the workforce. Credit: L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Miami The vast majority of the additions in April were not in hotels, but…

Andres Buenahora | 1 year ago

Travel Booking

Travelzoo Looks to Licensing Agreements in Additional Geographies

Travelzoo is looking to maintain fixed costs at a relatively low level as it pursues increasing the brand's presence in regional markets in Asia Pacific and elsewhere through licensing deals.

Andres Buenahora, Skift | 1 year ago

Travelzoo Looks to Licensing Agreements in Additional Geographies

Travel Booking

Hilton’s Ambitions for a Hotel-Apartment Hybrid

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Hilton's expansion beyond luxury hotel chains, the future of travel spending globally, and how the hybrid work model is impacting the tourism and economic sectors of major cities

Andres Buenahora | 1 year ago

Hilton’s Ambitions for a Hotel-Apartment Hybrid

Travel Booking

Business Travel Recovering in Some Markets Faster Than Others

Everyone wants to know when business travel spending will recover to pre-pandemic levels. Signs are it'll be 2026, though some markets may recover faster, such as India, Britain, the U.S., and Australia.

Andres Buenahora, Skift | 1 year ago

Business Travel Recovering in Some Markets Faster Than Others

Hotels

Sonder’s New Stock Market Challenges

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Premier Inn's expansion into the German hotel space, Sonder's delisting notice from Nasdaq, and Saudi Arabia's focus on regional hotel development.

Andres Buenahora, Skift | 1 year ago

Sonder’s New Stock Market Challenges

Tourism

Bali Considers Tougher Visa Regulations Amid Negative Tourist Behavior

Regardless of whether it is Russians behaving badly in Bali or others, the Indonesian government appears prepared to implement rigid restrictions to combat these incidents.

Andres Buenahora, Skift | 1 year ago

Bali Considers Tougher Visa Regulations Amid Negative Tourist Behavior

Online Travel

Ryanair Dealt Setbacks in Lawsuits Against Lastminute.com and Booking.com

After a 15-year legal battle, Lastminute.com is moving forward with a court win, a new CEO and board. Lastminute.com characterized the legal victory against Ryanair as "a major milestone" for consumer rights.

Andres Buenahora, Skift | 1 year ago

Ryanair Dealt Setbacks in Lawsuits Against Lastminute.com and Booking.com

Business Travel

The Race to Win Clients Is Driving Corporate Travel’s Recovery, Says Deloitte

Traveling to visit a single client could soon be a thing of past, Deloitte’s latest corporate travel study suggests. Instead, businesses see conferences and other live events as a much more productive affair, and will prioritize investing in attending them.

Andres Buenahora, Skift | 1 year ago

The Race to Win Clients Is Driving Corporate Travel’s Recovery, Says Deloitte

News Blog

Paris Bans E-Scooter Rentals

Residents of Paris have voted to ban the use of rental electric scooters throughout the city, hindering scooter operators while signaling a victory for proponents of road safety. Two Parisians riding their electric scooters through the city. Source: Unsplash/Vlad B. The ban on the battery-powered devices, which will be in place September 1, was supported…

Andres Buenahora | 1 year ago