Articles tagged “travel apps”

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Hostelworld Projects Return to Profit After New Social Networking Feature Slashes Ad Spending

Online travel agent Hostelworld is predicting a return to profit by the end of this year, thanks in part to its app's new social networking feature, which it launched in April.  The company struggled through the pandemic, which shut down large parts of core market Asia, as backpackers avoided hostel dormitories. In 2021 it reported…

Matthew Parsons | 5 months ago

Online Travel

Full Video: Traveloka and RedDoorz Leaders at Skift Global Forum 2022 

Sure, Asia is a diverse market. Understand this complexity, marry that with world-class digital products and you have a thriving business.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 5 months ago

Full Video: Traveloka and RedDoorz Leaders at Skift Global Forum 2022 

Tour Operators

Tour Operators Are Travel’s Last Big Sector Ready for Digital Transformation

The tour operator sector feels like the hotel industry of yesteryear. With billions in market value hiding in plain sight, it seems primed to have its decade of intense innovation.

Tony Carne, Skift | 10 months ago

Tour Operators Are Travel’s Last Big Sector Ready for Digital Transformation

Online Travel

Capital One Travel Is Sleek But Limited by Content Gaps: Skift Review

Capital One Travel is a surprisingly nimble online travel site for a portal of this type that's still in beta. That being said, it has some significant content holes.

Dennis Schaal | 1 year ago

Capital One Travel Is Sleek But Limited by Content Gaps: Skift Review

Travel Booking

Top Travel Booking Apps: Look Who’s Winning the U.S. Now

Shifting consumer tastes in travel booking apps recently gave Hopper a boost over Booking.com and other rivals. But can the challenger brand sustain its lead?

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Top Travel Booking Apps: Look Who’s Winning the U.S. Now

Online Travel

Softbank to Buy Stake in South Korean Travel Startup Yanolja

Yanolja means “Hey, let’s play” in Korean. If Softbank agrees to play, the travel startup will have the capital to go on an acquisitions spree to bolster its global reach. That way it will be more likely to have a successful public listing in the U.S. later.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago

Softbank to Buy Stake in South Korean Travel Startup Yanolja

Online Travel

New Sites and Apps Aim to Dispel Confusion About Travel Restrictions Worldwide

Who isn't confused about the ever-changing pandemic-related restrictions in place? It's good to have some more tools at hand to sort things out.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

New Sites and Apps Aim to Dispel Confusion About Travel Restrictions Worldwide

Tourism

Spain to Trial Coronavirus Tracing App on La Gomera in the Canary Islands

All of Europe will be watching.

Isla Binnie, Reuters | 3 years ago

Spain to Trial Coronavirus Tracing App on La Gomera in the Canary Islands

Hotels

Hilton’s Newest App Feature Ups the Game in Guest Personalization

Minority Report meets hotels. It was inevitable. It’ll be interesting to see how this tech evolves, and how hotels walk the fine line between being serviceable and just pushing ads into guests’ phones.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 7 years ago

Hilton’s Newest App Feature Ups the Game in Guest Personalization

Online Travel

Tourism App Developer BlueBridge Raises $1 Million to Expand

Although it may be difficult to get visitors to download an app for a one-time visit, those that prove useful in the planning and navigation phases are likely to improve visitors' experience and perception of the destination.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Tourism App Developer BlueBridge Raises $1 Million to Expand