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Airlines
Informed consumer choice could help defuse the carbon bomb. But it'll take many actions to respond to the climate emergency.
Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago
Luxury
In this brand talk from Skift Global Forum 2021, Audrey Hendley, president of American Express Travel, speaks with Rafat Ali, Skift founder and CEO, on what luxury travel will look like moving forward.
American Express + Skift | 3 years ago
Tourism
The Red Sea Development Company is setting new standards in sustainable development through its luxury, regenerative tourism project along Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.
Red Sea Development Company + Skift | 3 years ago
Hotels
In this conversation from Skift Global Forum, Adam Stewart, executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), speaks with Skift President Carolyn Kremins, about the organization’s dedication to local communities through positive social and economic impact, as well as its unique focus on sustainable tourism.
Sandals Resorts + Skift | 3 years ago
In this brand talk from Skift Global Forum, we hear from Wendy Olson Killion, senior vice president of Expedia Group Media Solutions, on key data from their latest Traveler Trends & Insights Driving Recovery report.
Expedia Group Media Solutions + Skift | 3 years ago
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 | 3 years ago
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 | 3 years ago
What can make a travel companies truly put their money where their mouth is on sustainability? Threaten a lower placement on a Google search.
Cameron Sperance | 3 years ago
Online Travel
It's a nice step for Google to provide more information about hotels' sustainability practices in search results. But will the company have the guts to get "political," in the eyes of some, and push hotel listings higher or lower based on environmental practices?
Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago
Cutting tourism-related carbon emissions in half is very ambitious, but travel can't go small in combating climate change. However, the fight to cut emissions will face an enormous challenge when airline passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels.
Rashaad Jorden, Skift | 3 years ago