Articles tagged “apple”

Hotels

Airbnb Sees Opportunities in Smart Homes in Partnerships With Apple, Amazon and Google

In the long term, it's clear that Airbnb will revisit recalibrating its focus beyond stays and experiences, and will dabble in flights, hotels, and smart-home technology. It would be silly not to.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 months ago

Online Travel

Expedia Trims Business Units, Sees a Trio of Executive Departures

Does the reorganization and leadership shuffle make Expedia Group a proverbial lean, mean fighting machine to better compete? As with all these things, it will all depend on the execution.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 months ago

Online Travel

Apple’s Privacy Update May Cripple Some Travel Ad Campaigns

Travel marketers need to fine-tune their digital advertising tactics in response to Apple's imminent privacy move. New data from adtech firm Criteo underscores the opportunities as well as the challenges.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 months ago

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Skift Summit Video: Navigating What’s Next for OTA Marketing

In this Skift Online Travel and Distribution Summit video we hear from Ashley Robinson, SVP of customer success at Rokt, about how online travel agencies (OTAs) can develop successful marketing strategies and set themselves up for success as travel starts to recover.

Rokt + Skift | 7 months ago

Business Travel

Should Companies Offer ‘Hazard Pay’ to Tempt Workers to Travel Again?

Apple has reportedly offered employees a $500 daily cash bonus to fly to China. Despite a few ethical and liability questions, it's not as controversial as it sounds.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 10 months ago

Hotels

Airbnb Hires Apple Design Legend Jony Ive

Airbnb has always been obsessive about its design, and it's hard to imagine a more obsessive designer than Jony Ive.

Jane Lanhee Lee, Reuters | 11 months ago

Online Travel

Apple and Snap Offer Augmented Reality That Paints a Vision for Travel’s Virtual Future

Augmented reality will remain a seldom-used novelty for at least five years. But brands ignore the tech at their peril. Innovative travel companies may find chances today for cost-effective ad campaigns via the emerging medium.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 11 months ago

Online Travel

U.S. Lawmakers Shine Light on Big Tech’s Abuses as Google, Amazon Wade Into Travel

This scathing report out of Congress certainly does not bode well for the household names of the tech industry. As Google and Amazon make new moves into travel, the industry's incumbents must be applauding this latest round of scrutiny on potentially huge competitors.

Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz, Reuters | 12 months ago

Online Travel

How Apple’s New Privacy Effort Will Impact Travel Marketing

Privacy efforts will keep chipping away at old school digital advertising practices. Travel marketers need to persuade more consumers to consent to share their data directly. They should consider new ideas, like creating media networks and data co-ops, to help.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 1 year ago

Airlines

United Is Talking to Apple About Upgrading Its San Francisco Airport Terminal

Apple hasn't been cool for a long time, United. Give another one of your corporate partners, Disney, a shot at this contract. Think about it.

Justin Bachman and Mark Gurman, Bloomberg | 2 years ago