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Hotels

How Airbnb Turned Steve Jobs’ Three-Click Rule Into Design Brilliance

We love to argue about Airbnb here, but one thing we're in agreement about is how the company's approach to design and the user experience has had a radical and incredibly positive impact on how brands sell travel now.

Leigh Gallagher, The Airbnb Story | 7 years ago

Hotels

Former NH Hotels CEO Is the New Carlson Hotels CEO

HNA's influence on Carlson Hotels is already taking hold. What will be even more interesting going forward is how HNA leverages its numerous hospitality investments, including Carlson, NH Hotels, Red Lion Hotels and soon, Hilton Worldwide and, possibly Rezidor.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

United’s Chief Commercial Officer Leaves After Five Months on the Job

Haywood was a big hire for United several months ago, but apparently it did not work out. That's OK, as President Scott Kirby should continue to do a fine job running the airline's commercial team.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 7 years ago

Hotels

Airbnb’s Chip Conley to Leave Global Head of Hospitality and Strategy Role

We've always seen Conley as the adult in the room at Airbnb, someone who can explain the meaning of hospitality to the upstarts while also having enough creative entrepreneurial experience to fit in at a startup.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 7 years ago

Online Travel

Priceline Group’s New CEO Is Veteran Merger Guru Glenn Fogel

The selection of Glenn Fogel as CEO is likely one that will please Wall Street as he represents stability and is highly regarded inside the travel industry and beyond it. Is it purely coincidence that the Group announces its CEO pick after eight months of looking, hours before Expedia's Trivago is slated to price its IPO? Probably not.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

Here’s How United CEO Oscar Munoz is Beginning to Remake the Airline

Jeff Smisek has been gone from United for a long time, but the airline is finally starting to change its strategy in meaningful ways. That's definitely good news for investors, and probably for consumers too.

Brian Sumers , Skift | 7 years ago

Online Travel

China’s Ctrip Makes History With Appointment of CEO Jane Sun

To her male peers at Priceline, Expedia and TripAdvisor -- watch out. Ctrip and Sun are trending and are looking to take generous helpings of your market share.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago