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Video: Skift CEO Explains Why You Should Attend Future of Lodging Forum

Hear a deep dive on our Future of Lodging Forum happening next week in London from Skift CEO, Rafat Ali.

Video: Skift CEO Explains Why You Should Attend Future of Lodging Forum

Online Travel

Book on Google Keeps on Ticking With Flight Refunds

Google has been tracking flight prices for a considerable period so now it is backing up its data with real money. It's real money, but a pittance for Google.

Book on Google Keeps on Ticking With Flight Refunds

Airlines

Private Equity Sees New Aviation Investing Opportunities With Recent Bank Anxieties

Although some aerospace suppliers have concerns about private equity investments, they'd surely welcome the capital needed to meet the growing demand for more planes and parts as travel continues its rebound.

Private Equity Sees New Aviation Investing Opportunities With Recent Bank Anxieties

Tour Operators

Safari Experiences See Opportunity With More LGBTQ+ Families

The wants and needs of the LGBTQ+ community are maturing. For one, many now have families with children. It requires tour operators to recognize the need for a nuanced approach that goes beyond stereotyping this travel segment.

Safari Experiences See Opportunity With More LGBTQ+ Families

Hotels

Hotels Open Doors to Women for Ownership and Leadership

The hotel sector needs more women in leadership. Thankfully, a handful of companies are getting savvier about the importance of mentorship, flexibility, and other support.

Hotels Open Doors to Women for Ownership and Leadership

Tourism

Travel Marketers Turn to En Vogue App BeReal to Convey Authenticity

Travel brands using BeReal, as well as TikTok and Instagram, can boost their standing with Generation Z travelers if they emphasize being authentic in their content instead of focusing on going viral.

Travel Marketers Turn to En Vogue App BeReal to Convey Authenticity

Airline Weekly

The Different Ways Aviation Is Booming in India and Saudi Arabia

Business Travel

San Francisco Looks to Hosting Smaller Events to Help Tourism Recovery

Small corporate events held outside the sprawling Moscone Center exhibition complex thrived last year. With China still frozen out, San Francisco's tourism marketers want to push this type of business even further in the coming years.

San Francisco Looks to Hosting Smaller Events to Help Tourism Recovery

Tourism

Portugal’s Golden Visas Draw Fire for Creating Uneven Living Standards

Young workers across Portugal, many in the tourism industry, are struggling to pay rents as foreign investment through visa programs has put real estate out of reach. One of the more visible targets of criticism, still: Airbnb.

Portugal’s Golden Visas Draw Fire for Creating Uneven Living Standards

Skift Meetings

Inspiring Women in Event Production

Anca Platon Trifan, founder, creator and CEO of Trifan Events & head of Events: Demystified podcast, on increasing female representation in event production, collaborating with competitors, and the importance of physical and mental fitness.

Inspiring Women in Event Production

Tourism

Amsterdam Tells Partying Tourists to Stay Away

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Amsterdam’s latest tourism initiative, empty offices for digital nomads, and Dubai’s alcohol tax reprieve.

Amsterdam Tells Partying Tourists to Stay Away