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Marriott’s Unified Loyalty Program Reflects Its Amazon-Like Ambitions in Travel

Marriott’s Unified Loyalty Program Reflects Its Amazon-Like Ambitions in Travel

Nikki Ekstein, Bloomberg

The biggest challenge for brands like Marriott and others who want to enter the tours-and-activities/in-destination space, will be changing consumers' behavior and how they think about booking those all important experiences.

2 months ago

Travelport Faces Dramatic Changes if Activist Investor Gets His Way

Travelport Faces Dramatic Changes if Activist Investor Gets His Way

Sean O'Neill, Skift

The last thing travel tech giant Travelport needs is to be sold to private equity. It's still digging out from all the debt Blackstone saddled it with. Our best guess is that it will be forced to partly sell eNett, a payments business.

3 months ago

Announcing the Editorial Program for Skift Forum Europe

Announcing the Editorial Program for Skift Forum Europe

Rafat Ali, Skift

We are one month away from the second Skift Forum Europe! On April 26, 2018, we're bringing the brightest minds in travel to Berlin. Don't miss your chance to join us in Europe!

3 months ago

Taking Personalization Up a Level

Taking Personalization Up a Level

Patrick Whyte, Skift

Wealthy tourists are happy to flash a helluva lot of cash to ensure what they are doing has rarely – if ever – been done before.

4 months ago

Thailand Company Becomes World’s Most-Valuable Airport Operator

Thailand Company Becomes World’s Most-Valuable Airport Operator

Anuchit Nguyen and Lee Miller, Bloomberg

This is good news for Thailand as the government said it was investing $6 billion in its airports last year, but some analysts remain cautious.

5 months ago

Trump Erroneously Takes Credit for 2017 Airline Safety Mark

Trump Erroneously Takes Credit for 2017 Airline Safety Mark

Ryan Beene and Alan Levin, Bloomberg

The buck stops in the oval office, but Trump had absolutely no influence over aviation safety in 2017. Let's see how the President's drive to reduce regulation impacts aviation safety this year, and whether an infrastructure law gets passed that invests in modernizing the U.S. air traffic control system.

6 months ago

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Five Challenges Keeping Travel Startup Leaders Up At Night

Five Challenges Keeping Travel Startup Leaders Up At Night

Amadeus + Skift

What keeps travel startup founders up at night? According to the results of our new travel startup survey, fledgling travel businesses face a variety of obstacles, including finding the right people, misunderstanding market dynamics, weak business models and challenges with data complexity.

6 months ago

Uber Lost $1.5 Billion in the Third Quarter So Can It Be Profitable?

Uber Lost $1.5 Billion in the Third Quarter So Can It Be Profitable?

Eric Newcomer, Bloomberg

Can Uber ever be profitable? One thing is clear: The company will have to find a way to ensure its big payouts for legal woes become truly one-time — and not ongoing — expenses.

7 months ago

Alitalia Uniforms Get Second Makeover in 2 Years Despite Being Broke

Alitalia Uniforms Get Second Makeover in 2 Years Despite Being Broke

Chiara Albanese, Bloomberg

Alitalia claims that its second uniform redesign in the past two years will not cost the airline any money. Maybe this kind of thinking is among the myriad reasons it's now insolvent? Just wondering.

7 months ago

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Bridging the Funding Gap for Travel Startups

Bridging the Funding Gap for Travel Startups

Amadeus + Skift

Research shows that there’s a significant gap between early, mid and later stage funding rounds—unfortunately, it makes sense. The very nature of early vs. middle-to-late stage funding makes it difficult for startups in the travel space to move beyond the beginning stages.

7 months ago

New Skift Research Report: The Future of Blockchain in Travel Distribution 2018

New Skift Research Report: The Future of Blockchain in Travel Distribution 2018

Luke Bujarski, Skift Research

Our channel checks and industry data point to a relevant future for blockchain technology in travel distribution. However, proponents will need to move fast in creating compelling applications that perform better than what's already out there.

7 months ago

New Honolulu Law Outlawing Mobile Devices in Crosswalks Has Tourists Confused

New Honolulu Law Outlawing Mobile Devices in Crosswalks Has Tourists Confused

Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Caleb Jones, Associated Press

As the story points out, it seems more logical to crack down on drivers using mobile devices while driving, which could do a lot more damage than a tourist crossing a street.

8 months ago

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