Articles tagged “rail”

Rail

Brightline Aims to Carry Holiday Travelers to Orlando by Christmas

Brightline backer Fortress Investment is confident that trains will begin rolling, but maybe without passengers, to Orlando in time for the Christmas holidays.

Edward Russell | 2 weeks ago
Brightline Aims to Carry Holiday Travelers to Orlando by Christmas

Rail

Deutsche Bahn Offers Ukrainian Refugees Free Travel and a Welcome in Berlin

Let's praise the German railway operator for offering free tickets anywhere within Germany to Ukrainian refugees. And props to Berlin for preparing public buildings such as the closed Tempelhof and Tegel airports to accommodate refugees.

Sarah Marsh, Reuters | 4 months ago
Deutsche Bahn Offers Ukrainian Refugees Free Travel and a Welcome in Berlin

Airlines

U.S. Airports, Railroads Prep for Influx of $1 Trillion in Infrastructure Funds

President Biden's more than $1 trillion infrastructure plan provides an unseen-for-decades investment in U.S. transportation. But achieving its lofty goals could pose new challenges, which is something former President Obama knows well after partisan politics stymied some of his infrastructure ambitions.

Edward Russell | 8 months ago
U.S. Airports, Railroads Prep for Influx of $1 Trillion in Infrastructure Funds

Mergers and Acquisitions

Siemens to Buy Rail Software Company Sqills for $650 Million

Sqills has won more contracts from railway operators to upgrade their inventory, booking, and ticketing software than any other tech vendor in recent years. So this acquisition makes sense.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 11 months ago
Siemens to Buy Rail Software Company Sqills for $650 Million

Airlines

EasyJet’s Rail Deal Highlights New Airline Sector Way of Selling Trains and Flights

Airlines need to work more closely with railway operators to fend off climate change activists. But they also need to test new technological ways of selling content from other suppliers. Let's think beyond joint ventures, codeshares, and interlining.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 11 months ago
EasyJet’s Rail Deal Highlights New Airline Sector Way of Selling Trains and Flights

Business Travel

Hawaii Tourism Comes Back Strong and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Hawaii's domestic U.S. tourism roared back, Accor's CEO said the biggest hotel investment bargains are yet to come, and HomeToGo could go public in a blank-check-company deal.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 1 year ago
Hawaii Tourism Comes Back Strong and 9 Other Top Travel Stories This Week

Rail

Travel Startup FlixMobility Raises $650 Million More for Intercity Bus and Rail

The holding company for FlixBus and FlixTrain is now the third-most lavishly funded travel startup in history, behind only Airbnb and Oyo. Investors see a big potential for modernized intercity bus and rail, even though many travel industry executives don't consider those sectors hip.

Douglas Busvine, Reuters | 1 year ago
Travel Startup FlixMobility Raises $650 Million More for Intercity Bus and Rail

Business Travel

The Push for Slower, Greener Business Trips After the Pandemic

A lot of companies say the want to switch planes for trains, but it's only when Europe's borders fully reopen will we know if that can translate into bookings.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 1 year ago
The Push for Slower, Greener Business Trips After the Pandemic

Online Travel

Munich-Based Startup FlixMobility Ready for Train and Bus Resurgence in Europe

A soft brand, FlixMobility is like an Oyo for bus and rail. That's why it had a $2.4 billion valuation going into the pandemic. A CEO interview suggests the startup's asset-light model could prove resilient.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 1 year ago
Munich-Based Startup FlixMobility Ready for Train and Bus Resurgence in Europe

Online Travel

Trivago Wants to Stay Engaged With Travelers Well After They Book Trips

There are no guarantees that Trivago will succeed in transforming itself, broadening its offerings to travelers, and becoming different enough from rivals to ensure its viability. But sitting still and not trying new things wasn't an option, either.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 1 year ago
Trivago Wants to Stay Engaged With Travelers Well After They Book Trips