Sean O'Neill, Skift
The travel sector should pledge to never pay ransoms to hackers. But it either can't or won't. So the ransom payments will go on, helping to fund the criminal development of evermore spectacular attacks.
1 month ago
Dennis Schaall, Skift
This week's coronavirus-related travel stories included Hong Kong legacy hotel competitors seeing a common threat, Blackstone has a Hilton playbook, Delta's CEO looked for a three-year recovery, and Expedia's new CEO got a private equity lifeline.
5 months ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the cruise industry, with travel advisors caught in the middle as they deal with cancellations and questions from worried clients that are difficult to answer. Among the most troublesome aspects is the uncertainty of how long the crisis will last and how much worse it may get.
7 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
If you were thinking after a tumultuous last few months that a reformed Oyo would emerge, then guess again. The hotel chain is giving little ground on the basics of its business model, although it vows to get better on the execution of it all.
7 months ago
Maria Lenhart, Skift
Strong sales are giving travel agencies the means to expand, but they face challenges in finding experienced travel advisors. As a way around this, some are looking to acquire existing agencies or attract more independents to their host operations.
8 months ago
Cvent + Skift
In today’s uber-competitive group business space, technology can be a key differentiator. But to leverage the benefits that technology —and particularly data — provides, hotels must understand what capabilities and features they should acquire.
10 months ago
Yixin Ng, Skift
Self check-in by facial recognition at hotels is unlikely to be an industrywide reality anytime soon in Singapore — and that’s not exactly bad news.
10 months ago
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas + Skift
Two in three event professionals say they plan to use more technology to power their meetings in the future. But as these innovations mature, finding the right mix to make an impact remains a challenge. This deep dive, based on interviews with numerous experts in the meetings and events sector, explores what’s working and what’s not.
11 months ago
Expedia Group Lodging Partner Services + Skift
Independent hotels struggle to keep up with larger hotels and chains when it comes to adopting the latest technology, thanks to high costs and complexity of implementation. However, they stand to benefit substantially if they adopt the right systems.
11 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
WeWork's implosion is putting pressure on all of SoftBank's investments, Oyo included. If it's not changing course already, the budget hotel chain may soon have to decide whether, as CEO Ritesh Agarwal put it, to grow fast or grow right.
11 months ago
Dennis Schaal, Skift
Oyo has a hype machine to rival any brand. But beneath all of the disruption, some hotel owners complain its technology is unstable and lacks functionality, leaving them to clean up the mess. Growth for growth's sake may seem great for a unicorn-like valuation, but the hotel chain will need to grapple with flaws in its business model that can't keep pace.
11 months ago
Patrick Whyte, Skift
Margrethe Vestager has been a thorn in the side of Google in the past. Will she use her next term to go after the technology giant's travel vertical?
1 year ago
