Articles tagged “great merging”

Tourism

Mastercard Executive Shares 6 Key Insights Shaping Indian Travel Trends

India's tourism market has made significant strides post pandemic, with a growing appetite for diverse experiences, authenticity and wellness. The world should recognize and cater to India's evolving preferences.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago

Mastercard Executive Shares 6 Key Insights Shaping Indian Travel Trends

Hotels

Marriott Execs Say Blended Travel Here to Stay With New Product Opportunities

Marriott executives believe that the rise of mixed business and leisure trips poses challenges for tracking guest behavior. But the trend also creates opportunities to offer new products.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Marriott Execs Say Blended Travel Here to Stay With New Product Opportunities

Hotels

Bode and Drift Hotel Brands See Group Travel as Trend With Legs

Small groups, such as wedding parties, want to mingle, but most hotels don't make it easy. Meanwhile, vacation rentals often lack professional hospitality services. So many group travelers are seeking better lodging options.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Bode and Drift Hotel Brands See Group Travel as Trend With Legs

Airlines

American Airlines to Boost Premium Seats by 60 Percent on Soaring Demand

American Airlines says goodbye to long-haul first class as premium leisure, and blended trip, travelers pay up for business class.

Edward Russell | 1 year ago

American Airlines to Boost Premium Seats by 60 Percent on Soaring Demand

Airlines

Full Video: American Airlines Commercial Chief Vasu Raja at Skift Global Forum 2022

Watch American Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Vasu Raja explain how the "real revenue growth" at the carrier is in blended leisure and business trips.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Full Video: American Airlines Commercial Chief Vasu Raja at Skift Global Forum 2022

Airlines

American Airlines Sees Future Growth in Blended Leisure and Business Travel

American Airlines, travel company? Listen to the carrier's chief commercial officer, Vasu Raja, for any amount of time and it's clear change is afoot at the world's largest airline.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

American Airlines Sees Future Growth in Blended Leisure and Business Travel

Travel Technology

Hospitality Tech Left Out of Lodging Convergence: New Skift Research

Lines between hotels, short-term rentals and other accommodation types are blurring, but we see little merging in the business-to-business tech spaces that support these sectors. This will change, but there are some major barriers to overcome first.

Wouter Geerts | 2 years ago

Hospitality Tech Left Out of Lodging Convergence: New Skift Research

Skift Originals

The Great Merging

How we live, work, socialize and travel have merged into each other, with profound implications for the global industry at the center of selling this dream. How will travel respond?

Rafat Ali | 2 years ago

The Great Merging