Thomas Cook Attracts Takeover Interest
Patrick Whyte, Skift
With the airline unit already in play, it makes sense that there would be some interest in the rest of 178-year-old Thomas Cook.
4 hours ago
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Patrick Whyte, Skift
With the airline unit already in play, it makes sense that there would be some interest in the rest of 178-year-old Thomas Cook.
4 hours ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
This week in hospitality, Airbnb invests in a San Francisco-based rental company targeted at corporate travelers, and the general manager of Four Seasons Chiang Mai talks about the global potential of his job. Plus, we talk to Oyo’s CEO about what makes his company so successful.
7 hours ago
Masatsugu Horie, Bruce Einhorn, and Kyunghee Park
Japan finally breaks into the regional jet market with the much-delayed debut of Mitsubishi’s MRJ aircraft. Its timing is quite favorable, following rival Bombardier's sale of its C Series airliner project to Airbus last year.
8 hours ago
D-EDGE + Skift
A new whitepaper examining distribution trends in Europe’s online hotel sector suggests that flexibility is a critical success factor for the region’s hospitality operators. Hotel executives must constantly review and optimize their channel mix if they hope to succeed and thrive in this highly competitive environment.
1 day ago
Skift, skift
This week in aviation, United becomes more aggressive with its partners, limited seat recline is a hit on Delta, and tensions arise following the addition of Air Italy's newest routes.
10 hours ago
P R Sanjai , Bloomberg
So far, the airline seems to be going the way of now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines. As more time goes on, it will be harder and harder for Jet Airways to find investors.
1 day ago
Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg
The autonomous-car unit is a very costly endeavor with Uber not making any profits. But the latest $1 billion investment helps Uber to go on its IPO roadshow with additional fuel.
2 days ago
Grant Martin, Skift
Despite the issue of seat recline being a perennial hot-button topic, most passengers seem to be in support of Delta limiting the amount of seat recline on some flights.
2 days ago
Colin Nagy, Skift
Hospitality can be the gateway to a richly rewarding global career. But even some of the top brands aren’t making this sell well enough to the next generation of talent. Here’s how to do it.
2 days ago
Andrew Sheivachman, Skift
Making the car rental experience more pleasant requires making cars available where business travelers actually are, along with allowing them to digitally customize their ride.
2 days ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Two event tech startups, Bizzabo and Gather, have raised millions in funding to help businesses and restaurants manage and grow events. The companies are benefiting from a 2019 Megatrend that Skift summarized as "real-world experiences gain value in an era of tech burnout."
2 days ago
Richard Holmes, Skift
United’s plan to launch direct flights between New York and Cape Town, South Africa, is a potential bonanza for tourism in the city and the wider region. Now local operators are holding thumbs the seasonal route becomes year-round.
2 days ago