Skift Global Forum 2021

In this conversation from 2021's Skift Global Forum, Carolyn Kremins, president at Skift, speaks with Michael D. Brown, president and CEO, Travel + Leisure Co. and Jaqueline Gifford, editor in chief, Travel + Leisure, about the future of subscription travel.

In this brand talk from Skift Global Forum, we hear from Wendy Olson Killion, senior vice president of Expedia Group Media Solutions, on key data from their latest Traveler Trends & Insights Driving Recovery report.

The Skift Global Forum 2021, the premier global conference on the business of travel, took place last week in a hybrid format. With speakers and attendees joining in-person and online, we uncover the most valuable takeaways for event professionals. 

These are strangely precarious and hopeful times. These are the big questions I have as travel is poised for a big recovery, even as some answers have emerged in the last year.

The global travel industry still faces uncertainty in its recovery. But one thing is certain from all the interviews (and sometimes opposing viewpoints) at Skift Global Forum: How the world travels won't look like it did two years ago.

Several fellow speakers aligned themselves with Brian Chesky at Skift Global Forum in a surprising show of unity among the dogfighting.

The generational signs are there, according to Hopper Chief Frederic Lalonde , and they're showing a future for superapps in the West.

Airlines shed their money-losing reputation by unbundling products and services and charging passengers on an à la carte basis. The recovering hotel industry could deploy the concept to make more money coming out of the pandemic.

Those U.S. destinations that have stayed ready during the pandemic for the return of international visitors don't have to waste valuable time getting prepped. The White House's unexpected relaxation of rules, however, has tourism officials scrambling.

CEO Sebastien Bazin has certainly evolved Accor's luxury and lifestyle lineup, but will that be enough to help him finally break into the U.S. market?