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Meetings

In-Person CES 2022 Delivered Blow as Microsoft Joins Those Opting for Virtual

The Consumer Electronics Show is usually a bellwether gathering, the first major show opening the year for the event industry. Hopes were high it could come back strong in-person in a few weeks after its first-ever virtual show in 2021. But the Omicron variant had other plans.

Vishal Vivek and Anirudh Saligrama, Reuters | 2 years ago

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb and Vrbo Start Sharing Information on Party House Offenders

The party house problem is a persistent one in the short-term rental industry. The more industrywide collaboration the better.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Airlines

IAG to Pony Up $85 Million Breakup Fee as Air Europa Deal Goes South

The price of ambition, and the price of failure.

Yadarisa Shabong, Reuters | 2 years ago

Tourism

Japan, Open Up More to Global Visitors: CEO of Country’s Largest Airline

Enough is enough. The chief of ANA wants the Japanese government to do more to spur travel and get businesses back on track.

Maki Shiraki and Tim Kelly, Reuters | 2 years ago

EventMB

How the Event Industry Is Meeting a Growing Mental Health Crisis

Meeting planning has always been a pressure-cooker of a job, but the challenges of the pandemic may be creating a mental health crisis for many event professionals. Getting mental health support is crucial, but where and how can event professionals get it?

3 years ago

Tourism

China’s Golden Week Tourism Revenue Falls for a Second Year

Countries hoped 2021 tourism wouldn't look like 2020, but this isn't what they were thinking. In many countries we're seeing a reset happen rather than a return to what was normal before the pandemic.

Reuters | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Azul Boasts of Big Cargo Ambitions in Pandemic Recovery

3 years ago

Tourism

100 Million Chinese Projected to Travel Overseas in 2021: How Realistic Is That?

It would be fantastic if 2021 would see 100 million mainland Chinese traveling overseas. The first huge swell is touted to begin during the Lunar New Year holiday in February. But like a horoscope, it's just a prediction. Still, destinations are wise not to be caught off-guard should the big moment happens.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Who Has Your Money? How to Rebuild Travel Payments With Trust and Transparency

Travel brands looking to rebuild their payments ecosystem in the wake of Covid-19 need to embrace change, partner for success, and ring-fence their finance, marketing, and customer experience teams.

Skift | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Airbnb’s Distribution Strength Could Pressure Online Travel Giants and Woo Hotels

The typical Airbnb review talks up a rental's charms while overlooking vital information. The company's stock prospectus similarly skips some key details for understanding its business. But we can still infer a few things about the distribution dynamo.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago