Articles tagged “family”

Hotels

Boutique Hotelier Almanac Expanding Under Unique Father-Daughter Dynamic

What is it like to work with your father to create and run a luxury boutique brand when you're new to hotel operations? Hint: It can be messy.

Leslie Barrie, Skift | 10 months ago

Boutique Hotelier Almanac Expanding Under Unique Father-Daughter Dynamic

News Blog

Airlines Told to Stop Charging Adults Extra for Adjacent Seating for Children

The U.S. Office of Aviation Consumer Protection has issued a notice urging airlines to do “everything in their power” to ensure children aged 13 or below are seated next to an accompanying adult with no additional charge. The U.S. Department of Transport said it continued to receive a low number of complaints from consumers about…

Matthew Parsons | 1 year ago

Tour Operators

Ghana Tour Operators Offer a Model for Ancestry Trips

Ghana's success in attracting members of the African diaspora to visit should drive its neighbors to develop similar strategies. They can see there's enormous amounts of money to be made from a lucrative African American market re-energizing from the pandemic as tourists are eager for travel to the continent.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Ghana Tour Operators Offer a Model for Ancestry Trips

Media and PR

Online Family Travel Club Launched by Wall Street Journal Alums Unbowed by Pandemic

Two journalists have soft-launched a family travel brand called The Expedition. It feels very much born in this moment, given that it's a subscription-based, indie social network.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Online Family Travel Club Launched by Wall Street Journal Alums Unbowed by Pandemic

Tourism

Multi-Generational Vacations Are on the Rise in the U.S.

Multi-generational travel is only going to increase in the U.S. as boomers -- the first generation of Americans who really owned travel -- begin bringing their families along on all their post-retirement trips.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

Multi-Generational Vacations Are on the Rise in the U.S.

Tourism

How New York City Markets to Its 16.7 Million Family Visitors

Family travel is a huge visitor segment for destinations, but one that must be uniquely catered to in order to encourage and accommodate trips that appeal to and are safe for young children.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

How New York City Markets to Its 16.7 Million Family Visitors

Tourism

New Skift Trends Report: The Changing Business of Summer Travel

It's a very good time to be in the U.S. travel industry, with summer forecasts looking sunny -- by every measure. Here's what you need to know about the summer travel season to make successful decisions for your business.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

New Skift Trends Report: The Changing Business of Summer Travel

Online Travel

5 New Travel Startups Tailored to Fit Travelers’ Needs

Startups that design a product with a target customer in mind often have more success than those that attempt to build a broad travel product with little thought to what their users need and want.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

5 New Travel Startups Tailored to Fit Travelers’ Needs

Airlines

Skift Asks, UK Edition: Would You Pay Fee To Sit in a Child-Free Zone?

The general British population, who fly more than American general populace, are more fed up of kids on flights, on aggregate, and willing to pay more.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

Skift Asks, UK Edition: Would You Pay Fee To Sit in a Child-Free Zone?

Hotels

The New Thomas Cook Family Resorts That Will Be Uber-Connected

Think about it: a good way to get rid of kids on holidays, let them do what they do best when ignoring you at home. But seriously, tech-friendly family resorts will increasingly become the new normal.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

The New Thomas Cook Family Resorts That Will Be Uber-Connected