Skift Global Forum East 2023

Complete coverage of the speakers, sessions, and news from Skift Global Forum East 2023, held in Dubai, UAE on December 13-14, 2023.


Luxury

Luxury Travel Boom to Continue in 2024, Say Travel Advisors

Luxury travelers show a growing interest in particular types of travel, such as multi-generational private group trips, according to some of the leading agencies.

Luxury Travel Boom to Continue in 2024, Say Travel Advisors

Online Travel

Connection in the Age of AI with Google’s Head of Travel Sales

Listen in for a discussion about AI and its impact on the travel industry and why marketers should team up with the technology rather than fight against it.

Connection in the Age of AI with Google’s Head of Travel Sales

Tourism

Travel Businesses Must Focus on Simplifying Sustainable Choices

Ensuring sustainable travel is accessible and uncomplicated is a primary goal for travel businesses like Google, Intrepid Travel, and Kerten Hospitality, looking to reduce the burden of climate change on the consumer and the planet.

Travel Businesses Must Focus on Simplifying Sustainable Choices

Hotels

Kerzner CEO on Loyalty Programs: ‘Luxury Can Not Be Traded For Points’

Kerzner is expanding, but refuses to lose sight of its relentless pursuit of ultra-luxury standards.

Kerzner CEO on Loyalty Programs: ‘Luxury Can Not Be Traded For Points’

Airlines

Dubai’s Transportation Future Must Be Multi-Modal and Sustainable

Dubai's rapid growth presents the challenge of balancing the pitfalls of mass travel against a sustainable and satisfying travel experience.

Dubai’s Transportation Future Must Be Multi-Modal and Sustainable

Airlines

No Cabin Crew Uniforms for Riyadh Air, Says CEO Tony Douglas

Who isn't excited for a new story? Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas vows to upend status quo

No Cabin Crew Uniforms for Riyadh Air, Says CEO Tony Douglas

Tourism

Turning Dubai From a ‘Dot in the Desert’ to a Global Hub

Issam Kazim reflects on Dubai's transformation into a truly global city.

Turning Dubai From a ‘Dot in the Desert’ to a Global Hub

Hotels

Dubai’s Luxury Hoteliers Aim for Global Expansion

Today's podcast looks at Dubai's luxury promise, China's pent-up travel demand, and weaker tourism spending in the U.S.

Dubai’s Luxury Hoteliers Aim for Global Expansion

Airlines

TAP Air Portugal Sale Delayed Up To a Year, Air France-KLM CEO Says

Air France-KLM found a "low-risk way" to participate in European airline consolidation with its SAS deal, even as it waits a bit longer for a chance at prize TAP Air Portugal.

TAP Air Portugal Sale Delayed Up To a Year, Air France-KLM CEO Says

Online Travel

Trip.com: Easy Visa Rules Would Lift Chinese Travel

The Chinese travelers have changed and destinations that want them to visit, need to pay attention to what they want and how they can cater to them.

Trip.com: Easy Visa Rules Would Lift Chinese Travel