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Tourism
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Amsterdam’s latest tourism initiative, empty offices for digital nomads, and Dubai’s alcohol tax reprieve.
Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago
Amsterdam is trying to find a balance between its international reputation as an open and free city and resident quality of life. As it pursues its objective, it will have take on some restrictive measures in the Red Light District that run the risk of challenging its reputation.
Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago
Hotels
It's no small feat for Loes Dingemans to grow a boutique hotel chain to six properties during a pandemic. But she may face high barriers to expanding the Pillows brand across Europe.
Leslie Barrie | 1 year ago
Business Travel
After a vendor price-gouging lawsuit, the government is moving away from legacy travel companies and instead stitching together its own program to better control costs and gain access to a wider range of airlines and hotels. It took awhile to get there.
Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago
Short-Term Rentals
In Skift's top stories this week, Airbnb announces plans to redesign pricing on its platforms, KLM faces a murky future, and Delta believes that even a possible recession won't impede travel's recovery.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
Airlines
The strike by KLM ground staff is apparently over, but delays will cascade.
Anthony Deutsch, Reuters | 2 years ago
If there's clear evidence that tourists are equally happy in lesser-visited areas, will the travel industry come together to rework those problematic bucket lists and spread tourism's benefits? Or will it continue to be economic recovery first, followed by more sustainability pledges?
Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago
The CitizenM and Student Hotel backer is investing as part of a 10-year deal, which shows there's real momentum behind manufacturing this type of fuel. The question is when, or if, it will ever become cheap enough to make a real difference.
The Pandora Papers have shone a rare spotlight on the usually secretive Dutch company.
Matthew Parsons | 3 years ago
Coronavirus
Dutch Airline KLM wants to be among the top three tour operators for flight holidays when tourism begins to bounce back from the global pandemic. But how much is it willing to invest in order to do that? That question remains unanswered.
Bart Meijer, Reuters | 3 years ago
