Maria Lenhart, Skift
By guiding clients toward responsible choices in how and where they travel, travel advisors can play a key part in promoting sustainable tourism. Not only do local communities benefit, but visitors come away with more meaningful experiences.
22 hours ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
It's good to see Carnival building out its ethics and compliance team. Given the cruise company's recent history, these new hires certainly have their work cut out for them.
1 day ago
Laura Powell, Skift
How consumers feel about luxury products may depend on how they feel. That is, whether they perceive something to be hot or cold.
2 days ago
Microsoft + Skift
Travel brands should be more sustainable, responsible, and inclusive because it’s the right thing to do. But they can also improve the bottom line by taking concrete steps powered by smart building solutions that solve for all these challenges at once.
12 hours ago
Nancy Trejos, Skift
Hyatt joins Marriott and IHG by promising to get rid of single-use plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, and lotion with large-format bathroom amenities. Hotels are wisely promising to do what they can to mitigate waste. Let's see if they can make their deadlines.
2 days ago
Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg
JetBlue isn't immune from the structural changes that are taking place in the aviation industry. Like it or not, basic economy is a part of the landscape now, and to truly compete you need to have it in your arsenal.
2 days ago
Christopher Palmeri and Gillian Tan, Bloomberg
Like other hospitality companies, MGM is pivoting towards an asset-light model and has spent the last year or so preparing for an economic downturn. It should be in good shape if the worst happens.
2 days ago
Patrick Clark and Gillian Tan, Bloomberg
Sometimes the only way to step up presence in cities is to buy and rebrand. InterContinental Hotels Group won't like this, as Hyatt can terminate the management contracts if it buys Xenia's Kimpton assets.
2 days ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
While it's more obvious that hotels, airlines, and cruise lines have a big impact on sustainable tourism, travel advisors wield influence too. How they guide clients in the choices they make has ramifications for the health of the travel industry, as well as for the planet.
2 days ago
Nancy Trejos, Skift
Lobbies are no longer the only spaces hotel guests can share. Now some hotels are offering travelers the choice of sharing guest rooms. But will the shared spaces be enough to lure millennial travelers away from the likes of Airbnb?
2 days ago
Hilton Shone, Bloomberg
Nearly 1,000 people might be losing their jobs as the airline tries to slow its ongoing losses. Hopefully the company doesn't meet the same fate as Jet Airways, the Indian airline that was grounded earlier this year after racking up over $1 billion in debt.
2 days ago
Andrea Navarro, Bloomberg
As if scrapping a plan to build a much-needed new airport wasn't bad enough, it will also cost the Mexican government more to cancel the Mexico City project than to finish it.
2 days ago
