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Tourism
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at travel industry recovery in Asia, CitizenM’s sustainability investment, and successful innovations in travel.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 week ago
Travel Technology
Hotelbeds is joining some other travel tech companies in looking outside for innovative ideas. It's not on the level of adding a venture capital arm as some major travel companies have done, but it follows a similar idea.
Justin Dawes | 1 month ago
Everyone in the travel industry, especially airlines, is talking about sustainability right now. But investments are also being made in innovations that could form the industry decades from now.
Skift | 3 months ago
The trick for a travel tech platform to do business with a big company is to start small, prove the service works, and then upsell.
Justin Dawes | 4 months ago
Business Travel
Today’s corporate travel managers and business travelers expect frictionless experiences, especially when it comes to managing expenses. By leveraging automated expense management capabilities for their guests, hospitality brands can accelerate digital transformation, deepen customer loyalty, increase operational cost savings, and create seamless customer experiences.
Banyan + Skift | 4 months ago
Startups
AOL co-founder Steve Case never lost his passion for startups. His new book reminds us that innovation can thrive anywhere in America outside of New York and Silicon Valley and help reimagine U.S. cities big and small. Take note, travel industry.
Tom Lowry | 6 months ago
Announcements
Skift IDEA Awards is travel’s annual recognition of excellence in design, creativity, and innovation – honoring the brands and businesses pioneering the industry’s future. See the final results and meet the 2022 winners!
Skift | 7 months ago
Hotels
Management smugness can doom any company to falling behind. So it's reassuring to see hotel giants like Marriott International make innovation efforts and guest feedback more visible and central.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 7 months ago
Skift IDEA Awards is travel’s annual recognition of excellence in design, creativity, and innovation - honoring the brands and businesses pioneering the industry’s future. See who made the 2022 shortlist.
Skift | 8 months ago
Partnerships
Travel brands have a unique opportunity to realize greater potential from their loyalty programs. Through creative merchandising that allows travelers to earn points and miles in different ways, they can grow ancillary revenue, build more meaningful customer relationships, and increase lifetime value.
Points + Skift | 10 months ago