Articles tagged “alcohol”

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Dubai Scraps 30 Percent Tax on Alcohol to Woo More Tourists

In a further liberalization of regulations to attract more tourists, Dubai has scrapped the 30 percent municipality tax on alcohol. Also, tourists and expats will no longer need to pay a fee to secure a personal liquor license to purchase alcoholic beverages. However, an Emirates ID, or passport for tourists, will still be required. However,…

Hotels

Hotels Raise the Bar on Mocktails With Eye on Health-Conscious Travelers

Hotel brands increasingly showcasing non-alcoholic drinks is a major shift considering hotels have long viewed alcohol as a significant revenue producer. But the growing emphasis on healthier travel has steered them toward a major opportunity to increase profits.

Hotels Raise the Bar on Mocktails With Eye on Health-Conscious Travelers

Skift Meetings

How Events Can Make Non-Drinkers Feel Included

Do your food and beverage functions keep those who don’t drink alcohol in mind? If not, it’s a mistake and time to make all feel included.

How Events Can Make Non-Drinkers Feel Included

Airlines

Southwest Airlines to Resume Alcohol Sales After a Two-Year Hiatus

Customers have "expressed a desire for more beverage options," as the airline's customer relations chief so politely put it. The flight attendants' union is worried passengers won't be so well mannered following a few drinks after take-off.

Southwest Airlines to Resume Alcohol Sales After a Two-Year Hiatus

Business Travel

Airport Lounges Prep for the Return of a Healthier Breed of Business Traveler

This could be a long-term shift in behavior, but don't rule out more corks popping if international corporate travel, and all its paid-for perks, fully bounces back.

Airport Lounges Prep for the Return of a Healthier Breed of Business Traveler

Airlines

American Airlines Extends Ban on Alcohol Sales in Economy Class to Mid-January

With the continued rise of unruly passenger behaviors, airlines are taking matters into their own hands. But is this hurting them financially? And who's to say only passengers in the main cabin can act up?

American Airlines Extends Ban on Alcohol Sales in Economy Class to Mid-January

Business Travel

Travel’s Moment of Clarity: Sober Tourism Is a Real Business

There have always been travelers who don't drink, but the "sober curious" lifestyle movement has created a defined market of people who are eager for trips, tours, and experiences that aren't centered around alcohol. It's surprising that the travel industry has only just started to respond.

Travel’s Moment of Clarity: Sober Tourism Is a Real Business

Airlines

United Airlines Now Tells Pilots No Drinking for 12 Hours Before Shift Starts

United's change is a sensible move. People should feel more comfortable knowing United's pilots must take their final drink 12 hours prior to reporting for duty, rather than eight. That said, some pilots may still make mistakes.

Luxury

Even the Alcohol Industry Attempts a Wellness Makeover

It makes sense that the alcohol industry would want in on the wellness movement, considering it’s a sector that has everything to do with lifestyle. But it’s unclear if consumers will get on board with the repositioning or if they’ll just consider it a buzzkill.

Even the Alcohol Industry Attempts a Wellness Makeover

Luxury

Beverage Brands Get In on Growing ‘Sober Curious’ Movement

If a bar doesn't serve alcohol, is it really a bar? If a beer doesn't get you buzzed, is it really a beer? As alcohol purveyors and entrepreneurs seek to cash in on the trend of healthy beverages, twists on nonalcoholic adult drinks are popping up everywhere.

Beverage Brands Get In on Growing ‘Sober Curious’ Movement