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Tourism

Peru Set to Increase Tourist Cap For Machu Picchu

Macchu Picchu is to Peru what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. Making it more available to tourists could reverse its sluggish recovery.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 hours ago

Peru Set to Increase Tourist Cap For Machu Picchu

News Blog

IDEAS: Air Canada Introduces New Tracking Tool for Baggage and Mobility Aids

Air Canada is launching a new feature within its mobile app that will enable customers to track their baggage and mobility aids in real time. Credit: Air Canada According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, more than one in every 100 wheelchairs and scooters that travel in the cargo hold of an aircraft on domestic…

Adam Stacey | 3 hours ago

Airlines

What Could an Alaska-Hawaiian Loyalty Program Look Like? Think Marriott Bonvoy

Alaska Airlines CEO said a loyalty program for a combined Alaska-Hawaii may look similar to Marriott Bonvoy, an idea that is somewhat unusual for the airline industry.

Meghna Maharishi | 5 hours ago

What Could an Alaska-Hawaiian Loyalty Program Look Like? Think Marriott Bonvoy

Airlines

8 Airline Mergers That Shaped Today’s U.S. Industry

Eight mergers have really shaped the U.S. airline industry we have today.

Edward Russell | 7 hours ago

8 Airline Mergers That Shaped Today’s U.S. Industry

Hotels

Saudi Arabia’s Wealth Fund Takes 49% of Rocco Forte in Luxury Hotel Play

Saudi's main investment fund is a wolf in cashmere that knows the value of luxury assets. This deal underscores the enduring resilience and allure of European luxury travel.

Sean O'Neill | 8 hours ago

Saudi Arabia’s Wealth Fund Takes 49% of Rocco Forte in Luxury Hotel Play

Travel Technology

Travelport Raises $570 Million and Adds New Owners

Travelport has now received $770 million in private equity this year.

Justin Dawes | 8 hours ago

Travelport Raises $570 Million and Adds New Owners

Announcements

Who is Attending Skift Global Forum East 2023?

Skift Global Forum East in Dubai is just around the corner - take a look at who is planning to attend and add your company's name to the list.

Nicole Meyer | 9 hours ago

Who is Attending Skift Global Forum East 2023?

Travel Agents

Travel Agency Group Doubles Down on Dispute With American Airlines

In an exclusive, the leading group of U.S. travel advisors responds to claims by American Airlines that they're Luddites. The group says the carrier's effort to force them to adopt its preferred technology for booking flights is too fast and that, essentially, it's a bully.

Selene Brophy | 10 hours ago

Travel Agency Group Doubles Down on Dispute With American Airlines

Daily Lodging Report

Singapore’s Booming MICE Market to Hit $7 Billion by 2030

Singapore's meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions market, valued at S$3.82 billion in 2023, is expected to grow to $6.97 billion by 2030.

10 hours ago

Skift Meetings

The Drive to Innovate Live Marketing

Delve into the visionary mind of Colja Dams, CEO of VOK DAMS, as he unpacks the transformative intersection of technological innovation, sustainability, and the enduring magic of live events destined to thrive in a post-pandemic world hungry for authentic connections.

14 hours ago
The Drive to Innovate Live Marketing

Announcements

Announcing the New Skift WhatsApp Channel

It's been a ongoing focus of ours to meet our audience where they are. Here's another way we're doing just that.

Hailey Smith | 16 hours ago

Announcing the New Skift WhatsApp Channel