Articles tagged “travel trends”

This week in digital news, we explored Google and Facebook's travel ambitions. And coming up: anyone in travel who wants to learn from Amazon's success should sign up for our free Skift Call on Tuesday, July 10.

This week in hospitality, we have stories on the triumphs and tribulations of Accor combining loyalty programs, and its related use of biometrics.

This week in hospitality, AccorHotels is buying half of SBE Entertainment Group for $319 Million, Oracle Hospitality appointed a new top boss, and Hotelbeds' executive chairman spoke about the role of wholesalers.

This week in tourism, we considered two sobering topics: the impact of so many mass shootings in the U.S. on inbound visitation, and the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding Trump's travel ban.

This week in digital news, London is using a mobile gaming app to battle overtourism since tourists are already married to their phones, and credit card rewards are getting more targeted and competitive.

This week in aviation, we weighed the pros and cons of something flyers take for granted: drinking on board. Carriers don't want drunk, belligerent passengers, but they also don't want to lose their reliable booze revenue, either.

This week in hospitality, Alexa in hotel rooms was top of mind, but we also took a long look at brand identity and how Marriott is trying to transform Sheraton.

This week in aviation, it's time to confront difficult truths. American Airlines is getting ready to trim its executive ranks and the FAA is getting audited for safety as it relates to Southwest.

This week in digital news, we're still weighing Amazon's growing influence in travel, now via Alexa for hospitality. Are Google and Apple far behind?

This week in tourism, activity booking platform GetYourGuide is rolling out its own branded tours, and expedition cruising grows noticeably in popularity.