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Travel Technology

Hopper CEO Hopes to Create a Google-Crushing Superapp for Travel

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

Lebawit Lily Girma | 8 months ago
Hopper CEO Hopes to Create a Google-Crushing Superapp for Travel

Hotels

TWA Hotel Owner: Hospitality Needs to Adopt the Airline Pricing Model

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.

Cameron Sperance | 8 months ago
TWA Hotel Owner: Hospitality Needs to Adopt the Airline Pricing Model

Tourism

U.S. Destinations Rush Plans to Welcome Return of International Visitors

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.

Rashaad Jorden | 8 months ago
U.S. Destinations Rush Plans to Welcome Return of International Visitors

Hotels

Accor’s Hotel Owners Are Clamoring to Become Lifestyle Brands

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?

Matthew Parsons | 8 months ago
Accor’s Hotel Owners Are Clamoring to Become Lifestyle Brands

Online Travel

Booking Holdings CEO Expands on the ‘Connected Trip’ Vision

CEO Glenn Fogel has said before Booking Holdings must knit together "the connected trip" for customers, but not everyone has grasped the vision. Fogel seems right in saying that selling bundles of travel products is no longer enough in an era of Uber- and Amazon-style customer service.

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago
Booking Holdings CEO Expands on the ‘Connected Trip’ Vision

Airlines

Southwest’s Incoming CEO Says Hiring Will Be a Big Early Challenge

Southwest Airlines' Robert Jordan is mostly excited about his new job but also "20 percent terrified." And for good reason, he takes the helm as the carrier navigates a hiring crunch in the midst of the recovery from the worst crisis in its history.

Edward Russell | 8 months ago
Southwest’s Incoming CEO Says Hiring Will Be a Big Early Challenge

Hotels

Hilton CEO: Business Travel Demand Will Eclipse 2019 Levels in 3 Years

Don't discount the return of business travel demand, but Hilton has an advantage in having a bulk of its business transient traffic coming from smaller companies. Those relying on major corporate traffic to fill hotel rooms shouldn't get too excited quite yet.

Cameron Sperance | 8 months ago
Hilton CEO: Business Travel Demand Will Eclipse 2019 Levels in 3 Years

Online Travel

How Expedia Is Breaking Down Its Siloed Brands Approach

Wow, CEO Expedia Peter Kern isn't afraid of saying what he thinks.

Sean O'Neill | 8 months ago
How Expedia Is Breaking Down Its Siloed Brands Approach

Tourism

Can Tourism Go Outside Its Comfort Zone by Confronting Social Issues Head-On?

The message from these two outspoken speakers was clear: the travel industry must go beyond easy rhetoric on diversity to be inclusive, and community-minded. Copping out is not an option.

Rashaad Jorden | 8 months ago
Can Tourism Go Outside Its Comfort Zone by Confronting Social Issues Head-On?

Tourism

A Deaf Traveler Opens Up About Making Travel More Accessible

Accessible travel shouldn't be something to be checked off a list. Instead, Marlene Valle says, it's a human right.

Ruthy Munoz | 8 months ago
A Deaf Traveler Opens Up About Making Travel More Accessible