Articles tagged “deep dives”

Tourism

A Growing Influencer Class Attracts a Larger Piece of Destination Marketing

As the social media influencer industry evolves and matures, destination marketing organizations are, in turn, taking them seriously as agents in their efforts to grow visitation.

Dawit Habtemariam | 12 months ago

A Growing Influencer Class Attracts a Larger Piece of Destination Marketing

Hotels

Gen Z Is Influencing Hotels to Rethink Strategies: A Skift Deep Dive

Gen Z is poised to become the future of travel. So it's time to separate the hype from the reality. It's also time for hoteliers to level up their design and marketing games.

Sean O’Neill, Carley Thornell and Sherry Sun, Skift | 1 year ago

Gen Z Is Influencing Hotels to Rethink Strategies: A Skift Deep Dive

Tourism

The Emergence of a New Chinese Traveler: A Skift Deep Dive

Sure, the world has missed Chinese tourists for far too long, but if you are a destination looking for that one elusive answer to what the new Chinese traveler will look like, we recommend you stop now.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago

The Emergence of a New Chinese Traveler: A Skift Deep Dive

Business Travel

In Search of Corporate Travel’s Elusive Recovery

Most industry forecasts point to an eventual recovery — even to the 2019 high of $1.4 trillion in annual spending — as business trips start to bounce back. But many underlying trends are emerging in a fragile global economy. How we travel, and for what purpose, is far from certain as we enter a new era of accountability.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

In Search of Corporate Travel’s Elusive Recovery

Travel Agents

The Re-Reinvention of the Travel Agent

Travel agents, sometimes called advisors, have seen many changes through the years, but the pandemic altered their profession in unimaginable ways. And that upheaval's not dying down anytime soon, with booking travel becoming more complicated and advisors seeing their roles as even more necessary.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

The Re-Reinvention of the Travel Agent

Business Travel

How Luxury Travel Is Leading the Recovery: A Skift Deep Dive

We could all use a splurge after what we've been through. That's why upscale leisure travel is starting to sprint ahead for a phased, market-by-market recovery.

Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago

How Luxury Travel Is Leading the Recovery: A Skift Deep Dive

Tourism

The Complicated Business of Saving Elephant Tourism: A Skift Deep Dive

Given the complexity of Asian elephant tourism, it's natural for rifts to form. A lot of people want to do the right thing, but there are many issues that are still up in the air — and a lot of business is at stake.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 4 years ago

The Complicated Business of Saving Elephant Tourism: A Skift Deep Dive

Airlines

The Rise of Smart Airports: A Skift Deep Dive

After years of being stuck in the past, new "smart" airports are embracing technology and data to improve the experience for both passengers and vendors. But progress is still slow, widening the gap between cutting-edge and archaic facilities. What's needed? More vision, less bureaucracy.

Sean O'Neill and Brian Sumers, Skift | 4 years ago

The Rise of Smart Airports: A Skift Deep Dive

Cruises

The Cruise Industry Will Soon Face Its Strictest Pollution Standard Yet: Can Anyone Enforce It?

Everyone — even cruise line executives — agrees that the air pollution the industry generates needs to be reduced. But a closer look at how cruise ships are regulated leaves little confidence that a new global standard to reduce disease-causing sulfur emissions can be adequately enforced.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 4 years ago

The Cruise Industry Will Soon Face Its Strictest Pollution Standard Yet: Can Anyone Enforce It?

Overtourism

The Rise and Fall of Iceland’s Tourism Miracle

Life has changed for Icelanders as the country's tourism industry faces a slump. While many are looking at the change as an opportunity to reassess their business, the widespread decline of tourism across the country presents intractable problems.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 5 years ago

The Rise and Fall of Iceland’s Tourism Miracle