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Hotels

Hotels Make Taking a Selfie an Entire Vacation Experience

Selfies are an element of vacations that aren't going away any time soon, and some hotels are adapting to the craze. If guests at times get creative about their selfies, some hotels are likewise getting inventive, and they can reap the financial benefits.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

Time Inc. Names Nathan Lump as New Travel + Leisure Editor

Lump has the travel experience and the deep experience with both digital and branded content that a top editor now needs.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

Rosetta Stone Turns to Vice to Reinvigorate Its Language Education Brand

Rosetta Stone has recently made major changes to its products, but it's now learning how to speak the language of a younger customer set for whom the changes will benefit most.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Daily Travel Startup Watch: ClickBus, Tourity And More

Dan Peltier, Skift | 10 years ago

Announcements

Skift Business Traveler: Self-Checked Bags Spread Through American Airports

Grant Martin, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Hotels Prepare for Highest Occupancy Levels in 20 Years

Expect room rates to rise in the U.S. in 2015, and that is likely to spur demand for midscale and economy chains.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Media and PR

Skift Global Forum: Riding Bicycles and the Joy of Slow Travel

Travelers around the world are seeking ways to form deeper, more emotional connections to the places they visit, but the solution can be as simple as slowing down and taking it one step, or pedal, at a time.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Interview: CheapOAir CEO on Bridging the Gap Between Booking Site and Travel Agent

Hotel site Getaroom.com tried to drive consumers from its Web site to a call centers for up-selling, but the much larger CheapOair is intent on doing both -- perfecting online booking and giving travelers that option, but also prodding them to phone agents in its company-owned call centers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

SkiftX

Travel Habits of Americans: Only 13 Percent Traveled Abroad for Holidays in Last Year

The international travel habits of Americans remain anemic, but a positive way of looking at it: There is still a lot of potential for growth in America, and international destinations can do a lot more to incent Americans to travel.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

5 New Travel Startups Use Digital Tools to Solve Travel Logistics

The problems that travel apps might seem inconsequential in context of the world's larger issues, but they still make life easier, more productive, and sometimes more lucrative for their users.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago