Rafat Ali, Skift
Brands that make life more seamless or more fulfilling win the long-term journey for loyal customers. This is accomplished through intentional design of built environments, digital services, and experiences, and that's what Skift Design Awards will uncover and recognize. Submissions are now open!
2 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
There is something happening at the newly named American Society of Travel Advisors. It not only has a new name, but has a new energy and confidence about where it is headed as it reaches out directly to a new generation of travelers.
8 months ago
Samantha Shankman, Skift
Education delivered directly from local communities, and informed by tradition, is what distinguishes immersion from appropriation. It's the job of luxury professionals to facilitate the experience without adding the influence of their own lens.
9 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Airport architects are busy rethinking the terminal experience, and that's a good thing. But don't expect any major changes, at least not soon. Instead, travelers will get incremental improvements.
1 year ago
Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press
Cities like Paris and Shanghai always inspire wanderlust. But several other places, such as Malta, which is holding a year-long cultural festival., claim defining reasons for travelers to visit them in 2018.
1 year ago
Sarah Enelow, Skift
It's been decades since the last "golden age of travel," and we're due for a new one, featuring the Internet of Things.
1 year ago
Chiara Albanese, Bloomberg
Alitalia claims that its second uniform redesign in the past two years will not cost the airline any money. Maybe this kind of thinking is among the myriad reasons it's now insolvent? Just wondering.
1 year ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Given the industry's increasing focus on sustainability, these hotel ideas could soon become a reality. That's especially so for developers looking to build projects that are not only eco-friendly, but are increasingly design forward.
2 years ago
Greg Oates, Skift
Two of the biggest transformations in the meetings industry today relate to more creative event design and more emphasis on diversity, but we have a long way to go before each enters mainstream adoption. We in the meetings media can do better advancing those themes.
2 years ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Design was just one ingredient, albeit an essential one, for creating a boutique hotel both then and now.
2 years ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
Watch this video to learn about how various airlines created iconic designs in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Some carriers, such as Lufthansa, still use design elements made popular decades ago.
2 years ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
On several fronts, it's obvious that Airbnb is working hard to diversify and expand its products. And Samara, an Airbnb design studio, which is headed by co-founder and chief product officer Joe Gebbia, is the latest manifestation of that.
3 years ago