Matthew Parsons

Matthew covers the corporate travel sector, with his eye on the intersections of procurement, technology and culture. He was previously editor of Buying Business Travel, overseeing its transition to BTN Europe before becoming a Skifter. He lives in London with his young family, but as a self-confessed Francophile loves to hop across the channel for a taste of the good life.

Latest Stories

Business Travel

3 Themes Corporate Travel Managers Need to Focus On During 2021

With fundamental changes to travel habits and patterns on the horizon, this is a profession that stands to be completely reinvented too.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Travel Megatrends 2025: The Rise of Global Mobile Wallets Upends Travel Payments

The pandemic kickstarted a second payment revolution, and by 2025 travelers were in even more control of how they booked their trips and spent their money during their wanderings.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

IAG Buys Air Europa in Cut-Price $607 Million Airline Deal

A smart negotiation from the owner of British Airways and Iberia, which now gets to expand into Latin America while there's no payment due for another six years.

Sarah Young and Aishwarya Nair, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Emirates Begins Offering Vaccines to Pilots and Cabin Crew

It's a small step, applying only to those employees in the United Arab Emirates, but it could inspire other carriers to do the same, giving aviation's reputation its own shot in the arm.

Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Britain Tightens Its Borders to Keep Out New Strains of Covid-19

Bold action, but its effectiveness hangs on how strictly airlines and airports enforce this latest policy.

Sarah Young and William James, Reuters | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Will This Be the Year Corp Travel Agencies Finally Follow Customers Into Chat?

Messaging and collaboration tools help businesses run smoothly in these pandemic times, but not all travel agencies have their finger on the pulse.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

Online Business Travel Platforms See Consolidation, New Funding

Business travel has all but stopped, but not the dealmaking, judging from these recent announcements.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Coronavirus

Travel Decline Prompts Largest Drop in U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Since World War 2

It's been regarded as a silver lining to the pandemic, but even with this headstart and a greener president, the U.S. shouldn't assume the country's path to net-zero emissions will be any easier.

Valerie Volcovici, Reuters | 3 years ago

Business Travel

New Airfare Hedging Tool Approved to Help Airlines With Volatile Revenue Swings

A new platform called Skytra, developed by Airbus, has been three years in the making, but expect tentative first steps from a battered and bruised travel industry.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago

Business Travel

The Travel Quandary for Global Aid Workers in the Pandemic

They say charity begins at home, but for the thousands of overseas volunteers that’s not quite the case. Now they’re wondering how to keep going in a world where travel has mostly stopped.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 3 years ago