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Facebook Gets Physical With Beacons and Offers at Hotels and Other Businesses
Travel brands that decide to implement Facebook Bluetooth are getting the device for free but will eventually pay for it when point of sale systems are integrated.
Joyce Manalo |
Daily Travel Startup Watch: Ticcet, VirtualKey and More
These are the newest travel startups from Angel List vying for travelers’ interest and investors’ attention.
Dan Peltier |
Norwegian Air Makes Concession on Pilots in Bid for U.S. Approval
Desperate times call for desperate measures, including Norwegian's pledge to use only American and European pilots on its transatlantic routes. Is that what Open Skies is coming to?
Dennis Schaal |
Skift Podcast: The Renegade Tours Disrupting City Visits for Tourists and Locals
Tour startups face many of the same challenges as their predecessors, but their sexy and unorthodox approach to art and sightseeing gives them the added boost of consumer-fueled marketing.
Samantha Shankman |
Skift Global Forum: Denver Airport CEO on Building the Airport of the Future
Travelers want less human interaction with traditional airport processes but more culinary and cultural experiences to make their time in a terminal well spent. This isn't an easy equation to balance and Denver International Airport is one facility demonstrating it knows what the future holds for airports.
Dan Peltier |
This Week in Travel Startup Funding: Treebo Hotels, DrinkAdvisor and More
Offering free Wi-Fi shows Treebo Hotels understands what's important to guests but let's see how quickly it can scale.
Dan Peltier |
European Airports and Tourism Boards Side With Gulf Carriers in Open Skies Spat
New airlines from emerging markets want to help more people get out and see the world. If the world wants them to visit, then they need to allow those flights, or increase service from legacy U.S. and E.U. carriers to those markets, or both. There are plenty of eager travellers to go around.
Marisa Garcia |
United Tries to Sharpen Tech Strategy to Improve Bond with Passengers
United hopes that consistent information sharing and mobile digital services will improve its relationship with passengers. They can't hurt, but this doesn't even begin to address United's core problems, which are leadership and competence.
Marisa Garcia |
Airbnb Uses How-To Videos to Connect With Asia-Pacific Travelers and Hosts
How-to videos inform and build brand awareness. If executed well, viewers will be moved to share them, which adds value by generating earned media.
Joyce Manalo |
Delta CEO Proclaims Detroit Metropolitan Airport Best in the World
Detroit Metropolitan is a nice airport but Richard Anderson should get out more if he truly thinks it is the best airport in the world. Perhaps he got carried away in trying to please the members of the Detroit Economic Club.
Dennis Schaal |
Virgin Cruises to Debut 3 Ships in Miami Starting in 2020
Virgin Cruises seeks to attract cruisers and newbies to its maiden offering in Miami. So does everyone else. We trust Sir Richard and his design team has something different on deck.
Dennis Schaal |