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6 Digital Travel Trends We’re Tracking at Skift This Week
From booking habits of Priceline consumers to how one airline is tracking staff via iBeacon technology, here's what you need to know from the week in digital travel.
Dan Peltier |
Cheapflights Parent Momondo Group Hires Banker For Possible Sale
Momondo officials are quick to point out that the Momondo Group is doing well, is seeking an investment, and that retaining strategic advisors is not a sign of weakness, but such a motivation is not out of the question when any company mulls strategic alternatives.
Dennis Schaal |
Key Hospitality Influencer PKF Consulting Acquired by Real Estate Services Giant
Let's hope PKF can still do its research, benchmarking and consulting now that it has been gobbled up by a much-larger public company.
Dennis Schaal |
Edition Hotels’ Early Steps to Build Influence on Instagram
Connect and partner with influencers that your brand's audience identify with and aspire to be.
Joyce Manalo |
How Travel Brands Squeeze Value Out of Crowdsourced Social Campaigns
Crowdsourced content is particularly important to travel brands who pump out several high-quality visuals a day across social media. The brands that have been most successful at this — Australia, Pure Michigan — all tap into fan photos to build community and fuel their social accounts.
Samantha Shankman |
Rogue Business Travelers Are Misguided, Amex Partner Says
It's getting late very early for companies that fell way behind travel technology trends and now label road warriors who want to book their trips using modern tools as "misguided."
Dennis Schaal |
Airlines See Investment in Premium Seats Begin to Pay Off Again
A good sign of better economies is when companies pay high prices for better seats for their employees.
Marisa Garcia |
The Simple Solution to Hotels’ Chinese Marketing Concerns
These demographic differences will likely become more pronounced as the Chinese traveler community grows, making them worth taking note of in the competitor for the high-spending guests.
Samantha Shankman |