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Articles tagged “subscriptions”

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Board Members Deliver Business for New Subscription Program

Tripadvisor CEO Steve Kaufer told Skift that Tripadvisor Plus is "a super-high priority for the company." The program may find enthusiasts at the property level, but so far the largest hotel chains don't appear to be leaping on board.

Tripadvisor Board Members Deliver Business for New Subscription Program

Online Travel

Clear Files for IPO in a Year Business Travelers Are Staying Away From Airports

The tech company Clear is hoping an IPO will help it fast-track a path to profitability. But for 11 years, it has been faster at speeding up security lanes than in getting to breakeven.

Clear Files for IPO in a Year Business Travelers Are Staying Away From Airports
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Business Travel

New Executive Focus Report: Loyalty & Subscription Summit

Skift recently hosted the Loyalty & Subscription Summit. Download the post-event report to learn about travel’s new frontier of subscriptions and the new rules of loyalty in 2021 and beyond.

New Executive Focus Report: Loyalty & Subscription Summit

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Seeks Credit Card Partners to Boost Subscription Sales

A Friday earnings call helped analysts quantify the potential of Tripadvisor's new direct-to-consumer subscription product. New numbers for the company as a whole were also hopeful. But wary hotel chains, resentful online travel agencies, and raging virus variants still pose risks.

Tripadvisor Seeks Credit Card Partners to Boost Subscription Sales

Online Travel

4 Key Takeaways From Skift’s Loyalty and Subscription Summit

The pandemic has proven the resilience of loyalty programs. But it has also suggested the need for travel brands to supplement their loyalty programs with subscription-based products that address complementary needs.

4 Key Takeaways From Skift’s Loyalty and Subscription Summit

Coronavirus

How to Implement a Subscription Product in Travel

Naysayers might say subscriptions don't work in the travel space, but proponents say it's about execution. The keys to being successful are adaptability with the changing times, customer needs, and authentic relationship building — easier said than done, of course.

How to Implement a Subscription Product in Travel

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Bets Subscriptions Will Foster Resilience in the Travel Industry

Access, curation, and creating value for both consumers and suppliers are critical to the success of Tripadvisor's new subscription product, says a top executive. The company's still working out the kinks with Tripadvisor Plus, but the early word is promising.

Tripadvisor Bets Subscriptions Will Foster Resilience in the Travel Industry

Online Travel

Expedia Adds 25 Million Travelers to Loyalty Program in Challenge to Tripadvisor Subscription Plan

Expedia wants to help people find a new travel companion — namely Expedia. We've heard online travel agencies and others vow to become to become less price-oriented before, but fickle deal hunters will make that a tough pledge to fulfill.

Expedia Adds 25 Million Travelers to Loyalty Program in Challenge to Tripadvisor Subscription Plan

Luxury

Inspirato Could Go Public in $1 Billion SPAC Deal With Travel Investor Thayer Ventures

Subscriptions look set to be big business, with the needle currently swinging to higher quality holidays and experiences.

Inspirato Could Go Public in $1 Billion SPAC Deal With Travel Investor Thayer Ventures

Online Travel

Hipmunk Co-Founders Debut Next-Gen Flight Search Tool to Skirt Online Travel ‘Collusion’

A new business model shall set you free. That's the underpinning of Flight Penguin, with the former Hipmunk gang vowing to overturn the coziness between online travel players and their big-spending partners. Google, Kayak and Expedia have nothing to fear; they will hardly notice.

Hipmunk Co-Founders Debut Next-Gen Flight Search Tool to Skirt Online Travel ‘Collusion’