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Articles tagged “gateway”

Tourism

10 Gateway Stories Sourced From Singapore, Beijing, Caracas and Cape Town

To understand what's going on in the global travel industry you have to go local with people who understand the issues and speak the lingo. Skift's readership has always been globally minded and it is increasingly global, as well, so our Gateway series is delivering on these dynamics, one original story at a time.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago

10 Gateway Stories Sourced From Singapore, Beijing, Caracas and Cape Town

Hotels

Venezuelan Hotels Try Promotions and Other Strategies to Cope With Financial Crisis

Hotels in Venezuela admit that even with promotions they struggle to increase consumer demand, but they are still trying to address declining occupancy through more active marketing of their products. The results remain to be seen.

Zayira Arenas, Skift | 7 years ago

Venezuelan Hotels Try Promotions and Other Strategies to Cope With Financial Crisis

Airlines

African Aviation Has Many Complications Including a Lack of Volume

Despite an enormous pool of potential passengers, Africa’s low-cost market has yet to take off. Are restrictive bilateral agreements to blame, or is something else going on here? For many airlines, the numbers just don’t add up.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 7 years ago

African Aviation Has Many Complications Including a Lack of Volume

Tourism

Hotels in China Don’t Benefit Much From the World’s Largest Travel Event

Hundreds of millions of people in motion during a holiday period should mean big bucks for the travel industry. But in China, technology and tradition are holding it back.

Steven Schwankert, Skift | 7 years ago

Hotels in China Don’t Benefit Much From the World’s Largest Travel Event

Tourism

Southeast Asia’s Tourism Campaign Is a Misplaced Effort

With little budget and even less originality in marketing, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations may be better off focusing on facilitating tourism growth through infrastructure and other improvements, which it is adept at, than launching another Visit ASEAN Year.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 7 years ago

Southeast Asia’s Tourism Campaign Is a Misplaced Effort

Airlines

Low-Cost Carriers in Africa Turning Non-Flyers Into Passengers

Are cheap fares enough to tempt Africa’s vast "unflown" market to swop a bus for an Airbus? It’s certainly not easy making the numbers work in African aviation, but a handful of low-cost carriers are showing that a bit of creative thinking makes all the difference.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 7 years ago

Low-Cost Carriers in Africa Turning Non-Flyers Into Passengers

Business Travel

Venezuelan Travel Agencies Get Creative in Reinventing Themselves After Very Tough Year

Venezuelan travel agencies have refocused their strategies to face the economic crisis. The shift has not been enough to boost the business, which shows no signs of recovery.

Zayira Arenas, Skift | 7 years ago

Venezuelan Travel Agencies Get Creative in Reinventing Themselves After Very Tough Year

Tourism

Chinese Travelers Prioritize Food More Than Shopping When Choosing Destinations

The way to Chinese travelers' wallets may be via their stomachs. Availability of food amenable to the Chinese palate is a top concern for Chinese business and leisure travelers, and catering to needs such as hot, potable water can make a difference in their choices of airlines and hotels.

Steven Schwankert, Skift | 7 years ago

Chinese Travelers Prioritize Food More Than Shopping When Choosing Destinations

Hotels

How Expedia Is Transforming HomeAway Asia and the Sector

Signs of HomeAway becoming more aggressive about Asia expansion are evident but there is much to do. Putting in place a new leadership team is just the beginning.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 7 years ago

How Expedia Is Transforming HomeAway Asia and the Sector

Tourism

Asia Tours Startup Triip Adds Accommodations to Cope With Last-Minute Bookings

Startup Triip is now doing the reverse of unicorn Airbnb: Triip is adding lodging to experiences, powered by Booking.com. But it remains to be seen if this move will be enough to enable Triip to retain its novelty.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 7 years ago

Asia Tours Startup Triip Adds Accommodations to Cope With Last-Minute Bookings