Patrick Whyte, Skift
We get it, startups often have to accept substantial losses in order to quickly expand a particular business. But given the size of Culture Trip's revenue and the market in which it operates, it's difficult to see why investors have pumped more than $100 million into the business.
2 days ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Data and analytics are not just vital in the contemporary hospitality ecosystem but also big business. CoStar's acquisition of STR shows the overlap between traditional commercial real estate and the global hotel market.
2 weeks ago
Raini Hamdi, Skift
Advertising legend Rishad Tobaccowala lashes out at an over-dependence on data, and believes so-called FAANGs must be broken up. All this simply makes his forthcoming book, Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data, a must-read for decision makers in travel.
4 weeks ago
CrowdRiff + Skift
Visual content is a must-have for any marketing strategy. But it’s especially important in travel and tourism, where inspiration, awe, and storytelling play a major role.
4 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Surveillance capitalism is due for a regulatory comeuppance in the next few years. Travel companies that make the decision to build brands around user privacy now will be ahead of the curve.
4 months ago
Seth Borko, Skift Research
Sentiment analysis is a burgeoning field that we can use to add a new dimension to the industry-wide conversation about overtourism.
6 months ago
Seth Borko, Skift Research
Overtourism is one of the biggest challenges faced by the travel industry. Quantifying it helps diagnose and fight the issue. Our new method of measuring local sentiment toward tourists can build upon and complement existing overtourism metrics.
6 months ago
Alistair Barr and Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg
Google risks alienating users if it doesn't deliver the best results. As it seeks to maximize revenue on search results the "best results" aren't always what would be best for users.
7 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
The Green Book helped black Americans move about safely during segregation, but it also sparked the growth of black leisure travel and fueled entrepreneurship in the community for years to come.
8 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
The old Lonely Planet is dead. Say hello to the new "omnichannel travel platform."
8 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
That's the final nail in the coffin, but USA Today has been building that coffin since 2010.
8 months ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Nobody wins from The New York Times making a spectacle out of people's dreams and then recommending a trite list of places to visit. The prominence of destination lists also speaks to the bigger problems in travel media.
9 months ago
