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Articles tagged “politics”

Airlines

U.S. Fines 6 Airlines for Ticket Refund Failures

Look at it this way: Frontier has finally found one way to stand out from its domestic peers.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago

News Blog

Spain’s Tourism Minister Quits to Run for Madrid Mayor

Spain's Tourism, Trade and Industry Minister Reyes Maroto will quit to run for mayor of Madrid, triggering a cabinet reshuffle, she said on Monday. During her stint in government, Maroto took the lead on protecting the tourism sector during the pandemic and now heads negotiations over European Union-financed subsidies for industries such as car and…

Jason Clampet | 2 years ago

Tourism

The U.S. Is Failing to Issue Enough Tourist Visas

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at the U.S.’s visa failures, a new Sri Lankan airline, and the hotels massaging dogs.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

The U.S. Is Failing to Issue Enough Tourist Visas

Airlines

The True Cost of an Airline Ticket?

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at transparency in airline ticket pricing, Google’s map enhancements, and Qatar’s Covid requirements.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

The True Cost of an Airline Ticket?

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Expands Translation Tools

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Airbnb’s expanded language tools, politics and hotel bookings, and the market for selling hotels.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Airbnb Expands Translation Tools

Business Travel

Taiwan Tensions Could Drive Up Travel Costs Significantly, CWT Warns

Geopolitical uncertainties are singled out in the latest Global Business Travel Forecast, which underscores the volatility the corporate travel industry is experiencing, and perhaps the pointlessness of trying to predict prices in the first place.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Taiwan Tensions Could Drive Up Travel Costs Significantly, CWT Warns

Coronavirus

Covid-Related Travel Refunds: They Aren’t Easy

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at travel brands’ Covid refund policies, Crowne Plaza’s revamp, and tourism politics in the U.S.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Covid-Related Travel Refunds: They Aren’t Easy

News Blog

UAE Carrier FlyDubai Suspends Operations to Sri Lanka Until Further Notice

United Arab Emirates' budget carrier FlyDubai has suspended operations to Colombo in Sri Lanka until further notice, amid the escalation of protests in the South Asian country. “FlyDubai flights between Dubai and Colombo Airport have been suspended from July 10 until further notice,” said an airline spokesperson, while assuring to closely monitor the situation on…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Guest-Friendly, Transparent Hotel Pricing

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at new ways to book hotels online, Hong Kong's tourism hit, and the $1 billion deal for U.S. airports.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago

Guest-Friendly, Transparent Hotel Pricing

Tourism

Taj Mahal: A Wonder of the World in Peril

The Taj Mahal is many things to many people. However, some sectors in India are now keen to rewrite the monument's history. Already beset by problems of overcrowding, pollution, apathy and infrastructure, the Taj can do with some rewriting of its present, not its past, to secure its future. Much of India's tourism trade is riding on it.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Taj Mahal: A Wonder of the World in Peril