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Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Tripadvisor's AI worries, targeting older travelers, and Intrepid's big animal welfare decision.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
Experiences
Implementing responsible tourism policies requires constant regulation, something Intrepid knows all too well. The company has just audited its 140-plus wildlife tours to maintain its ethical practice standards.
Selene Brophy | 2 years ago
Hotels
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at the plans for Ace Hotels, unrest in Peru, and the state of six (now mature) startups.
News Blog
Political unrest continues to unravel tourism recovery in Peru. Tour operators were forced to evacuate tourists and halt tours to Machu Picchu over the weekend due to ongoing violent protests and widespread service disruptions. Both Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail hike to the famous site have been closed indefinitely. Hundreds of tourists were left…
Tour Operators
Tour operators making a play for the growing solo travel market need to balance the flexibility of their tour offerings against the right amount of structured planning. While the traditional approach works for some, others are reinventing the solo-travel wheel.
The technological advances tour operators are making now are long overdue. Propelling this sector of the travel industry into the future is certainly timely, considering operators needed to find ways to speed up bookings coming out a crisis that left their in-person businesses decimated.
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Intrepid’s latest acquisition, a hostel takeover in New York, and Tijuana’s aviation edge.
Intrepid Travel expanding the scope of its Australia trips is a way-overdue step for a company that has failed to fully take advantage of one its most lucrative markets.
The global focus on sustainability will be the catalyst for the asset light and human-focused tour operator sector going mainstream.
Tony Carne, Skift | 2 years ago
Wade bring years of on-the-ground work to the topic of travel and sustainability and his self-aware insights pull few punches.
Jason Clampet | 2 years ago
