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Articles tagged “safety”

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Finally Embraces Verified Listings After Halloween Deaths

Airbnb has avoided these policies under the guise of being just a platform, much like the rest of the tech platform companies. We just hope at some point that tragedies are not the only way to propel change that lots of stakeholders have been asking for all along.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 4 years ago

Online Travel

TripAdvisor Pressured Into Making Additional Reforms to Support Sexual Assault Victims

If you think protest is futile, then you're wrong. Petitioners didn't think TripAdvisor went far enough to promote traveler safety, and they got the travel website to take stock of itself and make additional reforms.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 5 years ago

TripAdvisor Pressured Into Making Additional Reforms to Support Sexual Assault Victims

Business Travel

Travel Advisor Resources After Sri Lanka Attacks: Reducing Client Risk

The recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka underscore the need for addressing traveler safety. While mitigating risk does not come with the same obligations for leisure travel advisors as it does for those on the corporate side, there are still steps they can take to protect clients.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Travel Advisor Resources After Sri Lanka Attacks: Reducing Client Risk

Airlines

The Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max Crash Leads to One of the Strangest Weeks Ever in Aviation

The worldwide grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet “out of an abundance of caution” is a break with the FAA’s traditional data-driven approach to accident investigations. Could this mean an end to the way safety decisions have been made?

Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift | 5 years ago

The Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max Crash Leads to One of the Strangest Weeks Ever in Aviation

Tourism

Lessons From Kashmir: When Violence Threatens a Fragile Tourism Economy

Despite conflict and instability, tourism remains an important part of Kashmir's economy. But travelers should be cognizant of a lot more than safety if they choose to visit the region.

Sarah Khan, Skift | 5 years ago

Lessons From Kashmir: When Violence Threatens a Fragile Tourism Economy

Meetings

New Safety Concerns Present Complicated Challenge for Event Organizers

Agencies and venues have stepped up to the plate to meet rising safety and security concerns among meetings organizers. The challenge is to fulfill duty of care obligations without impacting the delegate experience.

Allan Leibowitz, Skift | 5 years ago

New Safety Concerns Present Complicated Challenge for Event Organizers

Business Travel

Putting Focus on Female Business Travelers

While corporate travel at large claims to have a major focus on safety, research shows that women who travel for business routinely face safety threats. More needs to be done by companies to protect women and empower them to thrive professionally when traveling.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

Putting Focus on Female Business Travelers

Business Travel

Safety Issues Severely Impact Women During Business Travel

Women who travel for business need more resources and support from the companies that dispatch them around the world. Raising awareness of the issues they face can only do so much.

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift | 6 years ago

Safety Issues Severely Impact Women During Business Travel

Hotels

U.S. Hotel Industry Commits to Giving Panic Buttons to Workers

Implementation of panic buttons, or employee safety devices, for hotel employees is a good start, but it should just be the beginning of the much broader measures the entire global hospitality industry should take to ensure the safety of every single person who walks through its doors.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

U.S. Hotel Industry Commits to Giving Panic Buttons to Workers

Announcements

The 6 Most Popular Skift Stories Ever

Our readers — perhaps aimlessly clicking on compelling-looking stories from remote hamlets around the globe — have voted these stories up as the Skift most-popular stories of all time. Think of it as the wisdom of the crowds.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 6 years ago

The 6 Most Popular Skift Stories Ever