Travel Trends

Online Travel

Four global megatrends forcing the travel industry to adapt or die

The tourism industry does not work alone. It simultaneously touches and is impacted by world events, technology, green energy, the economy, and, of course, people. It must consider and constantly adapt to these moving factors in order to move forward in a positive meaningful way.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

The seven stages of film-inspired travel

Film and TV branding is new battleground for big-ticket destination marketing, and lot more research needs to be done in how travelers get influenced with these branding campaigns.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

SkiftX

The future of travel, 40 years from now

"Travel in the 21st century is about tuning in to all that's happening in the world; not switching off and sipping a piña colada." That we wholeheartedly believe in.

Simon Calder, Independent UK | 11 years ago

Hotels

The new hotel brand EVEN is the face of the healthy travel trend

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

A new take on the digital detox: Silicon Valley summer camp

Although the buzz surrounding digital detoxes continues, the concept's been around long enough that savvy travelers realize they can create their own detox with a little will power and a stern concierge.

Isabel Choat, The Guardian | 11 years ago

Hotels

Ten trends the hotel industry should watch for during Chinese tourism boom

These trends are generalizations at best and stereotypes at worst, but attempt to give hotels an inside look at what drives the decisions of their most coveted travelers.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Three ways mobile will change the way we travel by 2015

The rate of innovation in mobile technology suggests that even if security still takes too long and seats are too small, flyers can at least rely on updated flight statuses and hassle-free check-ins.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

High-end travelers look for expert trip-planning advice, but not from travel agents

These specific examples won't all survive, but they speak to the next solution to travelers' needs and the failure of traditional travel agents to evolve.

Lola Pedro, Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Tourism

Hottest new trends in outdoor tourism: wool, carbon skis & spoon-shaped sleeping bag

The outdoor adventure gear industry, despite being huge at around $300 billion in U.S. alone, has been under the radar in mainstream consciousness, and yet growing at 5 percent a year even during recessionary times.

Paul Foy, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Skift Originals

Skift global trend for 2013: Travelers are hungry for food tourism

Food tourism has the potential to be the next big growth market as the hunger for more authentic and local experiences among tourists rise.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago