Rafat Ali , Skift
Best case scenario: one of the largest and most creative sectors in the world comes out of this much smaller, more nimble, and thrives in different ways than in the past.
5 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Wyndham's upgraded mobile app may seem like it is only catching up to what other brands like Hilton already offer, but it is a significant tech move ahead for the select-service and economy scale of the hotel market.
6 days ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
Corporate travel is barreling down an uncertain road to a facelift that could strip it down to essential business by the time the travel sector gets to the other side of its coronavirus rebound.
6 days ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Airlines built loyalty programs around spend thresholds rather than miles traveled in recent years. The pandemic may catapult airline and hotel loyalty programs into becoming less transactional and more experiential and creative.
7 days ago
Rosie Spinks, Skift
Las Vegas is tried and true. Or is it? Just like with everything else, the pandemic will upend what one of the U.S.'s leading destinations has to offer — and digitization and hybrid models will be at the core of the reinvention.
7 days ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Digital nomads are welcome in Bermuda and San Diego. In a further reflection of how tourism marketing has changed, Singapore, too, is shifting gears and targeting locals, many of whom only think attractions in the city-state are only for the rich and privileged.
7 days ago
Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift
United expects to remain half its size till the end of next year, when CEO Scott Kirby thinks a vaccine will be widely available. But will it be in a position to respond quickly to demand if the company is forced to lay off tens of thousands of employees?
1 week ago
Matthew Parsons, Skift
From addressing consumer fears to sustainability trends, the business of promoting tourism just got a lot harder.
1 week ago
Cameron Sperance, Skift
The global pandemic still impacted Accor's recent corporate restructuring, whether the company sees it that way or not.
1 week ago
Madhu Unnikrishnan, Skift
While its competitors are struggling with the collapse in business-travel demand, JetBlue's focus on leisure travelers has been a source of (relative) strength. The airline is flouting conventional wisdom and expanding in its competitors' hubs.
1 week ago
Matthew Parsons, Skift
There's an element of hopeful thinking from Keith Barr, who's adamant that China is proving there's life yet in the hotel sector.
1 week ago
Sean O'Neill, Skift
Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said the pandemic had no redeeming value. But his company will coincidentally be well-placed for the recovery thanks to the new consumer awareness of alternative lodging.
1 week ago
