Articles tagged “mobile apps”

Online Travel

Why Hopper Asks for a ‘Tip’ When Booking

'Deception' may be too strong of a word in this case, but the media attention goes to show that customers do not like to feel that they've been swindled. A quarter of customers pay the tip, but how many of them know it?

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

Why Hopper Asks for a ‘Tip’ When Booking

Travel Technology

A Look Back at How the ‘Silent Travelers’ of 2014 Influenced the Entire Travel Industry

Mobile-first consumers have played an enormous role in the travel industry and their influence is showing no signs of slowing down. Here's a look at how Skift has covered their impact on the travel industry.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 month ago

A Look Back at How the ‘Silent Travelers’ of 2014 Influenced the Entire Travel Industry

Online Travel

Expedia Releases ChatGPT-Powered AI Chatbot on Mobile App

Expedia Group is the biggest player in travel to have publicly released a chatbot tool powered by ChatGPT. This is just the beginning, and if any anyone has the resources to really see what this tech can do in travel, it would be companies like Expedia.

Justin Dawes | 2 months ago

Expedia Releases ChatGPT-Powered AI Chatbot on Mobile App

Online Travel

15 Key Moments During Sam Shank’s Days at Airbnb-Owned HotelTonight

Sam Shank and HotelTonight had a significant impact on the travel industry's competitive landscape. We picked 15 pivotal events that helped to define Shank's legacy as co-founder and CEO as he embarks for a new journey elsewhere.

Rashaad Jorden | 6 months ago

15 Key Moments During Sam Shank’s Days at Airbnb-Owned HotelTonight

Airlines

Phone Calls on Airplanes Are Coming to European Skies

European regulators are now catching up on the latest internet technologies when it comes to travel. Hopefully they are not as slow in the implementation phase.

Dawit Habtemariam | 6 months ago

Phone Calls on Airplanes Are Coming to European Skies

Online Travel

Booking Holdings Eyes Even More Tech Investment After Mobile App Successes

CEO Glenn Fogel is focused on making Booking Holdings apps easier for consumers to use. Apparently he's doing something right.

Justin Dawes | 7 months ago

Booking Holdings Eyes Even More Tech Investment After Mobile App Successes

News Blog

Qatar Drops Pre-Arrival Covid Test Requirement Right in Time for World Cup

Qatar will be dropping its requirement of a pre-arrival negative polymerase chain reaction test from November 1, just in time for the FIFA World Cup that kicks off from November 20. Qatari citizens and residents coming into the country will also not be required to undergo a rapid antigen or polymerase chain reaction test within…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 7 months ago

Online Travel

Full Video: Traveloka and RedDoorz Leaders at Skift Global Forum 2022 

Sure, Asia is a diverse market. Understand this complexity, marry that with world-class digital products and you have a thriving business.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 8 months ago

Full Video: Traveloka and RedDoorz Leaders at Skift Global Forum 2022 

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Are Travel’s Last Big Sector Ready for Digital Transformation

The tour operator sector feels like the hotel industry of yesteryear. With billions in market value hiding in plain sight, it seems primed to have its decade of intense innovation.

Tony Carne, Skift | 1 year ago

Tour Operators Are Travel’s Last Big Sector Ready for Digital Transformation

Startups

Nonius Acquires Hotel App Startup Criton

Who needs telephones in hotel guest rooms? Hotels can instead have guests make and receive calls via their mobile apps. That's one of the outcomes made possible by this acquisition of the vendor Criton by Nonius.

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Nonius Acquires Hotel App Startup Criton