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Marriott Customer Conference Strives to Embrace Belonging

Belonging is a focus of the “Guiding Principles in Experience Design” study released during Marriott’s Association Masters Customer Conference. The gathering showcased both the benefits and challenges of fostering belonging at meetings and events.

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Hotels

Marriott to Launch Hotel Brand for Budget-Minded Extended-Stay Guests

Marriott's move underscores how hot the extended-stay category is.

Sean O'Neill | 21 mins ago

Airline Weekly

KLM Confident in Winning Appeal to Block Schiphol Flight Cuts

The case is really about who will drive airline industry emission reductions: airlines or government's with blunt edge instruments?

54 mins ago

News Blog

IDEAS: Riyadh Air Unveils Striking New Livery

Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia's newest airline, has unveiled the first of two new livery designs set to be featured on its aircraft when it commences operation in 2025 on its social media channels. Credit: Riyadh Air The striking purple livery, which the airline calls a perfect blend of "cutting-edge technology and timeless elegance," is being…

Adam Stacey | 2 hours ago

Tourism

American Travelers Boost UK Tourism Recovery

Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at U.S. tourists in the UK, female business travelers, and hotels' profitability challenges.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 hours ago

Airline Weekly

Can a Leaner, Meaner AirAsia X Be a Profit Machine?

Since arriving on the scene just before the global financial crisis of 2008, Malaysia’s AirAsia X has been a chronic money loser. Well, guess what? Its first quarter operating margin was an unearthly 59 percent.

6 hours ago

Tourism

India Daily: Bengaluru Leads Rebound in Hotel Sector

The sustenance of domestic leisure travel and higher bookings from meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions, coupled with an increase in foreign tourist arrivals, would continue to support revenues in the business travel market.

Amrita Ghosh | 7 hours ago

Daily Lodging Report

Market Surges and Airbnb Lawsuit

Airbnb filed a lawsuit against New York City over a new law it called a “de facto ban” against short-term rentals set to go into effect in July, which the company says will limit the number of people who can host rentals in the city.

14 hours ago

Airline Weekly

Lufthansa Targets 2 Years For Payoff From ITA Airways Deal

Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr is confident in financial gains within two years of the pending acquisition of Italy's ITA Airways, despite the carrier's history of losses.

15 hours ago

Travel Agents

Brazil’s Top Travel Agency CVC Seeks Strategic Investors for Share Offering

Recent changes at Brazil's largest travel agency include a new CEO, a new chief financial officer, and a $15 million capital injection from its founder. CVC now plans a $60-million-plus share offering. Other global travel companies or private equity firms may take part.

Gabriel Araujo, Reuters | 19 hours ago

Airlines

American Airlines Pilots Union Board Rejects Merger With Larger Labor Group

A 21 percent pay raise for pilots at American likely didn't provide much momentum toward a union restructuring.

Allison Lampert, Reuters | 2 days ago