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Articles tagged “leisure travel”

Airlines

U.S. Airlines Plan to Increase Flights to Places That Boast the Great Outdoors

Summer tourism certainly won't be robust this year, but where it does happen, it's likely to happen outdoors. Airlines are changing their offerings to cater to that need.

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters | 4 years ago

U.S. Airlines Plan to Increase Flights to Places That Boast the Great Outdoors

Business Travel

CEO Ninan Chacko Is Out at Travel Leaders Group

Ninan Chacko's abrupt exit as CEO of Travel Leaders Group elicited "wows" across the travel industry when people heard the news. The reasons behind his departure, and what new strategy controlling shareholder Certares Management has in mind is mere speculation for now.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

CEO Ninan Chacko Is Out at Travel Leaders Group
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Tourism

How Houston Turned Diversity Into Its Biggest Selling Point

With diversity driving Houston’s dynamism on many fronts, the city is well positioned to attract both leisure and business travelers in the years ahead.

Houston First Corporation + Skift | 4 years ago

How Houston Turned Diversity Into Its Biggest Selling Point

Business Travel

Luxury Travel Agencies Claim Bragging Rights in VIP Business Travel

Some luxury-focused leisure travel agencies are finding success in handling their clients' business travel needs. The bleisure trend, as well as the desire for CEOs to keep their lavish travel a secret from employees, is creating opportunities for these agencies.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Luxury Travel Agencies Claim Bragging Rights in VIP Business Travel
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Business Travel

Travel Managers Turn to Creative Solutions to Meet Ever-Increasing Duty of Care Obligations

As business travel booms, companies are focused on their obligations to provide cost-effective health and safety support for their organizational travelers. Accidents, illnesses, and safety concerns can happen, and creative turnkey solutions are helping firms of all sizes cover an ever-increasing number of trips for work, pleasure, and those that combine the two.

Medjet + Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Managers Turn to Creative Solutions to Meet Ever-Increasing Duty of Care Obligations
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Airlines

How Travel Agencies Should Think About New Airline Distribution Tech

Travel agencies can benefit substantially from the level of personalization that NDC offers, but they have to develop new technological capabilities to realize those benefits.

Travelport + Skift | 5 years ago

How Travel Agencies Should Think About New Airline Distribution Tech
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Meetings

Why Downtown Kansas City Is a Creative Crossroads for Business and Leisure Travel

Kansas City’s renaissance has made it a compelling destination for meeting planners who want to provide their attendees with not only top-notch convention infrastructure, but rich art and cultural experiences and next-level culinary offerings.

Visit KC + Skift | 5 years ago

Why Downtown Kansas City Is a Creative Crossroads for Business and Leisure Travel

Business Travel

Travel Advisors Work in Mysterious Ways to Put Discovery Into Vacations

The allure of a mystery vacation is growing for some travelers as the world continues to shrink thanks to an overwhelming flood of photos and videos in social media about the world's great destinations. We see this sector as one set to continue its growth in coming years.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Advisors Work in Mysterious Ways to Put Discovery Into Vacations

Business Travel

Agencies Find Opportunity When Vacations Are Tacked Onto Business Travel

Conventional wisdom says a good travel agent can arrange leisure travel or corporate travel, but not both. Even if it were true, there’s nothing to prevent the agency from selling both leisure and business travel — except believing conventional wisdom.

Fred Gebhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Agencies Find Opportunity When Vacations Are Tacked Onto Business Travel

Online Travel

Flight Centre Stock Takes a Pounding With Fallout From TV Report Lingering

Flight Centre founder Scroo Turner must be wondering what it takes to keep the market happy. His company reported revenue and profit growth, but still its shares were slashed, with traders wiping more than $50 million off its value.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 5 years ago

Flight Centre Stock Takes a Pounding With Fallout From TV Report Lingering