Articles tagged “trends roundup”

Industry leaders took to the stage in Dallas-Fort Worth at Skift Aviation Forum to share their views on what's next for the airline industry. In this report, Skift and Allianz Partners teamed up to highlight some of the most insightful sessions.

This week in digital news, Airbnb had $276 million in losses in its fourth quarter — and that was before coronavirus struck. Not good news for a company that was hoping to go public this year. Plus, Tripadvisor is trying to offload its vacation rental businesses — will Expedia follow suit?

This week in tourism, Visit Florida continues to fight for state funding as another legislative session approaches. Meanwhile, ASTA joins the battle against resort fees with its support of the Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019.

This week in tourism, travel advisors highlight the extra hidden fees on a "budget" cruise and demonstrate a better bang for the buck with an all-inclusive package. Meanwhile, Indonesia implements a new membership fee as it decides to keep Komodo Island open.

This week in aviation, Virgin Atlantic is working to undermine British Airways' power by drafting up a plan to fly to 84 new European destinations. We also take a look into the multiyear contract between United Airlines and Expedia.

This week in aviation, a federal appeals court delivered a setback in antitrust litigation between US Airways and Sabre. Then the CEO of IATA said taxes aren't going to help curb carbon emissions — the solution may lie in subsidizing biofuel.

This week in hospitality, Airbnb expands into last-minute hotel booking with its new acquisition, and we examine what that means for HotelTonight. Plus, Marriott's CEO Arne Sorenson testified before a U.S. Senate panel following a major data breach.

These are the tourism trends we were talking about this week.

These are the digital trends we were talking about this week.

We make our predictions for some of the biggest trends that will impact the hospitality industry and the overall guest experience.