Articles tagged “digital”

Business Travel

Italy’s Digital Travel Payments Anomaly

Cash is king is a well-known business mantra. But it looks like it is Italy's as well, and fairly archaic considering advancements in digital payments that don't always necessarily equate to punitive fees.

Matthew Parsons | 11 months ago

Italy’s Digital Travel Payments Anomaly

Online Travel

The 10 Best Designed Tourism Websites in the World 2022

In a frantic attempt to avoid being left behind, official tourism organization websites are doing their best to catch up to the high expectations of the new traveler — tourists of the post-pandemic digital age.

Mary Ann Ha | 1 year ago

The 10 Best Designed Tourism Websites in the World 2022

Hotels

Lodging Advertisers Love of Video May Persist Through 2022 and Beyond

You can debate the degree to which cities will come back and the future grip of remote work, but it seems clear that video advertising will remain on a new perch for awhile.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Lodging Advertisers Love of Video May Persist Through 2022 and Beyond

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Are Travel’s Last Big Sector Ready for Digital Transformation

The tour operator sector feels like the hotel industry of yesteryear. With billions in market value hiding in plain sight, it seems primed to have its decade of intense innovation.

Tony Carne, Skift | 2 years ago

Tour Operators Are Travel’s Last Big Sector Ready for Digital Transformation

Hotels

Restaurant Tech Upstart Toast Puts Hotels on the Menu

Hotels are looking to upgrade the tech that guests use to order and pay for food. Toast's move into the market takes advantage of a surge in hotel spending on cloud-based systems, a key ingredient for upselling travelers.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Restaurant Tech Upstart Toast Puts Hotels on the Menu

Online Travel

TUI Gets More Digital in Aspiring for Reinvention

Travelers in many parts of the world are used to the online booking of build-your-own vacation packages, and others prefer to walk into a travel agency to plan. After many years, TUI is trying to embrace digital trends, and is modestly executing on a plan to get more online.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

TUI Gets More Digital in Aspiring for Reinvention
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Travel Technology

What the Travel and Hospitality Industry Can Learn From the Digital Retail Boom

The online retail explosion of the past year highlights just how crucial digital, streamlined solutions are to hospitality and travel businesses as they strive to stay ahead in a rapidly transforming landscape.

LS Retail + Skift | 2 years ago

What the Travel and Hospitality Industry Can Learn From the Digital Retail Boom
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Online Travel

New Report: The 2021 Digital Transformation Report

In the latest edition of this annual report, Skift and Amazon Web Services explore the evolution of digital transformation efforts in the travel industry, featuring the results of a survey distributed to over 1,000 travel executives worldwide.

AWS + Skift | 2 years ago

New Report: The 2021 Digital Transformation Report

Announcements

Call for Entries: Skift IDEA Awards 2021

Entries are now open for 2021 edition of the Skift IDEA Awards, the travel industry’s annual recognition of excellence in design, creativity, and innovation. Apply by the June 28 early deadline for the best entry rate.

Matt Heidkamp, Skift | 3 years ago

Call for Entries: Skift IDEA Awards 2021

SkiftX

The Year of Working Remotely: What Travel Companies Have Learned, and What’s Next?

Among many things, both infamous and otherwise, 2020 will be remembered as the year the travel sector pivoted to working remotely. Moving into 2021, companies will need to optimize the remote working experience for their teams.

Skift | 3 years ago

The Year of Working Remotely: What Travel Companies Have Learned, and What’s Next?