Articles tagged “travel trends”

This week in digital news, travel brands across many sectors thought about the long game at Skift Tech Forum. How can companies balance personalization and privacy? What kind of threat do Google and Amazon present? And how big is the gap between the tech haves and have-nots?

This week in tourism, two major companies are branching out to serve new clientele. Ritz-Carlton is betting on its "cruising yachts" and EasyJet goes deeper into packaged vacations. Plus, Royal Caribbean is going luxe by buying a $1 billion stake in Silversea.

This week in aviation news, at the inaugural Skift Tech Forum, United discussed how to balance personalization with privacy when using customers' data. We also analyzed the ongoing saga, or rather downward spiral, of South African Airways.

This week in hospitality news, we sat down with Accor's chief brand officer at the inaugural Skift Tech Forum to talk about the threat posed by Google and Amazon, as opposed to concerns about Airbnb. Other sectors in travel are taking the same approach.

This week in digital news, we studied young, tech-savvy companies around the world that are really innovating, and picked our most promising favorites. Maybe some will become household names, like the ones joining us at Skift Tech Forum next week.

This week in hospitality, we took a macro view on AccorHotels' interest in Air France-KLM and what it takes to become a superbrand of travel. Lest we forget about the small stuff, we also took a micro view on the value of luxury soap in hotel bathrooms.

This week in aviation, Air France-KLM had our full attention. Not only is this marriage troubled, but AccorHotels could branch way out with a possible stake in the Franco-Dutch airline.

This week in tourism, Bermuda's Supreme Court overturned the island's same-sex marriage ban — a win for the tourism and cruise industries, and a major win for humankind. In a major loss, Anthony Bourdain has died.

This week in hospitality, Airbnb is one step closer to a real timeline for an initial public offering. Marriott is growing in its own way, testing out new sectors of the travel industry.

This week in aviation, Delta's CEO seemed confident that legacy carriers have little to fear from the rise of low-cost transatlantic flights. He also made more money than his U.S. peers last year, so he's riding high for the time being.