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Articles tagged “data”

Startups

Kindred Raises $15 Million for Home Swapping Vacation Platform

A wide variety of potential travel innovations got funding this week, including a credit card for travelers, an online travel agency for recreational vehicles, and management software for tour operators.

Justin Dawes | 8 months ago

Kindred Raises $15 Million for Home Swapping Vacation Platform

Travel Technology

Former Orbitz CEO Pushes a Connected Journey Through Data Partnerships

Based on the company's claims, Journera's product could answer travel company prayers for better connectivity — but as with any startup, the trick is getting potential clients to agree.

Justin Dawes | 8 months ago

Former Orbitz CEO Pushes a Connected Journey Through Data Partnerships
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Hotels

Skift Future of Lodging Forum Video: Reaching and Retaining Guests With First-Party Data

In this video from Skift Future of Lodging Forum 2023, we hear from hospitality leaders at Sojern and Marriott International about what hotel marketers should be thinking — and doing next — in order to develop first-party data, understand guests on a one-to-one basis, and increase profitability.

Sojern + Skift | 8 months ago

Skift Future of Lodging Forum Video: Reaching and Retaining Guests With First-Party Data

Tourism

Tourism Agencies Use Mobile Data to Track Travelers Crashing With Friends and Relatives

Limitations on understanding the travelers visiting friends and relatives segment have been eroding, but they are still there when it comes to the imaginations of destination marketers. Tourism agencies should try to push the envelope.

Dawit Habtemariam | 11 months ago

Tourism Agencies Use Mobile Data to Track Travelers Crashing With Friends and Relatives
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Airlines

Skift Global Forum East Video: Putting Data-Driven Insights at the Core of Your Business Strategy

In this video from Skift Global Forum East 2022, we hear from Jens Munch, co-founder and CEO of Pace Revenue, on why it’s so hard for travel companies to make the right dynamic pricing decisions and how artificial intelligence can eliminate those problems.

FLYR + Skift | 12 months ago

Skift Global Forum East Video: Putting Data-Driven Insights at the Core of Your Business Strategy

Tourism

Middle East Travel Players Warm to Collaboration as Competition Heats Up

The Middle East region is known for its competitiveness. But we are about to see a softening where more brands are willing to collaborate and cooperate in a bid to capture the imagination of more tourists worldwide.

Matthew Parsons | 12 months ago

Middle East Travel Players Warm to Collaboration as Competition Heats Up

Business Travel

Hilton Uncovers a Lot More About Blended Travelers After Student Competition

Hilton gets an A-plus for piggybacking Adobe Analytics' annual student challenge, as it gains a fresh perspective on how to capture more business. It may not have counted on just how complex this particular segment can be though.

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Hilton Uncovers a Lot More About Blended Travelers After Student Competition
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Airlines

Skift Aviation Forum Video: Driving Airline Innovation With Artificial Intelligence

In this video from Skift Aviation Forum 2022, we hear from Alex Mans, founder and CEO, FLYR Labs, about how airline innovation is advancing using AI and deep learning to overhaul legacy practices, aiming to optimize customer engagement and maximize business performance.

FLYR + Skift | 1 year ago

Skift Aviation Forum Video: Driving Airline Innovation With Artificial Intelligence

Tour Operators

The Tech Revolution Poised to Power Tour Operators

The technological advances tour operators are making now are long overdue. Propelling this sector of the travel industry into the future is certainly timely, considering operators needed to find ways to speed up bookings coming out a crisis that left their in-person businesses decimated.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

The Tech Revolution Poised to Power Tour Operators
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Airlines

How Travel Companies Can Tap Into Airline Data to Understand Traveler Behavior

The travel industry creates a substantial amount of data, and connecting the dots to actually use it for business strategy hasn’t been so simple — until now. The Airline Reporting Corporation’s cloud-based data infrastructure is delivering real-time insights to help airlines, agencies, and destinations make better decisions.

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) + Skift | 1 year ago

How Travel Companies Can Tap Into Airline Data to Understand Traveler Behavior