Articles tagged “stf2018”

Online Travel

Alibaba Helps U.S. Cities With Mobile Payments for Chinese Tourism Wave

The trick to getting more U.S. businesses to invest in mobile payments will be to convince them that more demand will also soon come from U.S. travelers, who are still largely cash and card-carrying consumers for now.

Alibaba Helps U.S. Cities With Mobile Payments for Chinese Tourism Wave

Online Travel

Expedia Believes Tech Is Key to Helping Travelers Plan the Perfect Vacation

How can companies use technology to make the perfect recommendations for travelers? That's what everyone is trying to figure out.

Expedia Believes Tech Is Key to Helping Travelers Plan the Perfect Vacation

Hotels

AccorHotels Expects Voice Search to Be Revolutionary for Travel

Voice search isn't ubiquitous for travel yet, but as consumers grow more comfortable with the technology, travel brands should be making major inroads too.

AccorHotels Expects Voice Search to Be Revolutionary for Travel

Online Travel

Video: Sabre CEO Believes Airlines Can Get More Creative With Fees

Sabre CEO Sean Menke is right when he says consumers want the ability to comparison shop before they make travel plans. But his ideas about making airline fees more complicated — and lucrative — might not be so popular.

Video: Sabre CEO Believes Airlines Can Get More Creative With Fees

Airlines

Video: United Airlines’ Quick-Hit Approach to Innovation

The chief digital officer of United Airlines drills down on the carrier's tech plans, social media strategy, and customer service goals in this conversation from Skift Tech Forum.

Video: United Airlines’ Quick-Hit Approach to Innovation

Business Travel

Video: The Travel Corporation Sees Online Potential of Multi-Day Tours

It won't be a wave, but some consumers are warming up to the idea of booking a weeklong tour package online. The Travel Corporation sees more online travel agencies on the horizon and feels that consumer demand will cause these companies to cozy up.

Video: The Travel Corporation Sees Online Potential of Multi-Day Tours

Online Travel

Video: HotelTonight and Kayak’s Chief Data Officers Cut Through the Hype

There’s plenty of hype to go around when it comes to data science or personalization in travel, but HotelTonight’s Amanda Richardson and Kayak’s Matthias Keller know how to look beyond it to get at the heart of what actually matters when it comes to improving the travel experience.

Video: HotelTonight and Kayak’s Chief Data Officers Cut Through the Hype

Online Travel

Video: Sojern CEO Is Intensely Watching Amazon’s Rising Advertising Business

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the most interesting man in the world. Well, not really, but Sojern CEO Mark Rabe thinks Amazon's developing digital advertising business is the most interesting trend he's tracking. He could be right.

Video: Sojern CEO Is Intensely Watching Amazon’s Rising Advertising Business

Online Travel

Video: Mistakes U.S. Companies Make Selling to China

China is a huge market for retailers and one that plenty of travel companies want to crack. However, not everyone has been successful.

Video: Mistakes U.S. Companies Make Selling to China

Airlines

Video: Why JetBlue Is Betting a Revolution Is Coming for Short-Haul Travel

JetBlue isn't the largest or strongest of the U.S. airlines. But it is betting its Silicon Valley venture firm will help catapult it past its stronger rivals. It's not a bad strategy.

Video: Why JetBlue Is Betting a Revolution Is Coming for Short-Haul Travel