Articles tagged “olympics”

Tourism

Google Maps Comes to Rio’s Favelas for a 360-Degree Video Project

"Rio: Beyond The Map" is Google showing off what destinations can do with its Street View technology to provide an immersive and self-directed virtual experience, combining both 360-degree video and traditional digital content.

Greg Oates, Skift | 7 years ago

Tourism

Video: How Brazil Builds Tourism Around Big Events

Brazil has a rare opportunity to learn from two big events separated only by two years, as well as a downturn in the economy. It will provide lessons in tourism development for years to come.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 8 years ago

Tourism

Sochi’s Tourism Future Cast Into Doubt by Moody’s

Once the medals have been awarded and the crowds are gone from the Sochi Olympics, the region will be saturated with an over-abundance of hotels and a repetitional hangover if the current negativity surrounding the Olympics persists. Sustainable tourism this is not.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Airlines

United Airlines’ New Ad Stars 12 Athletes from Team USA

United is vying for a viral ad by making brand ambassadors out of Olympics stars. Anything to take the focus off the airline's ongoing post-merger blues.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Business Travel

The 17 Most Influential People in Travel of 2013

We like it when these people make headlines.

Skift Staff, Skift | 9 years ago

Tourism

Sao Paulo World Cup Stadium Accident Kills Two Workers

Tariq Panja and Blake Schmidt, Bloomberg | 10 years ago

Tourism

Tokyo Will Host the 2020 Summer Olympics

It was no competition. The IOC learned the hard way in Sochi that corruption, infrastructure costs, and conflict don't make the games any better. Japan was the most buttoned-up host they could find.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo Patiently Wait for Tomorrow’s Olympic Decision

Whatever the IOC's decision, these three cities represent excellent choices for the summer games.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

New York LGBT group calls for boycott of Russia’s 2014 Winter Olympics

This boycott has some growing pains to go through before it becomes a viable movement, but on its way it must be sensitive to the concerns of gay Russians still living in the homeland.

Eliza Ronalds-Hannon, Skift | 10 years ago