Skift Take A somewhat abrupt statement as Kurt Ekert steps down just days before the consultation of a new CEO. This news doesn’t bode well. Matthew Parsons, Skift Travel management giant CWT has quickly changed its CEO, with Kurt Ekert stepping down. Michelle McKinney Frymire, currently its president, technique and change, and its chief monetary officer, takes the helm on Might 1, 2021. <...
Skift Take China, Peru, Argentina and South Africa didn’t sign up with the current wave of sanctions on Moscow over its intrusion of Ukraine. How will the rest of the world now see these countries? From a travel and tourism perspective, expect a severe reaction. Matthew Parsons Russia prepares to end limitations on flights to and from 52 nations after April 9, part of its plans to minimize...
This sponsored material was produced in cooperation with a Skift partner. In the face of shorter booking windows, a leisure and domestic travel revival, and a growing labor force of digital wanderers, not to point out the big investment by the big chains into their own loyalty platforms, independent hotel brand names require to rethink their approach to commitment– with higher focus on...
Skift Take The ongoing dip in travel enhances the message that small and medium companies are driving the recovery. At this moment, it seems like the multinationals will never go back to pre-pandemic levels. Matthew Parsons Executives at Ireland’s big center of multinational business are still only going on a small portion of the foreign service journeys they made prior to the Covid-19...
Skift Take Flight attendants feeling the impact of rowdy travelers are not feeling secured. If airline companies don’t want to lose these important workers, lose revenue and potentially set travel’s recovery back with canceled flights, more should be done by the federal government to ensure their safety. Ruthy Muñoz One in five flight attendants so far this year has actually been...
Skift Take For today’s podcast episode, Skift’s Dennis Schaal is signed up with by RVshare’s Jon Gray, UndertheDoormat Group’s Merilee Kar, and HomeAway’s Carl Shepherd to discuss their experiences throughout the development of online short-term rentals. Jason Clampet Holiday leasings have actually been around “forever,” however Skift’s recent...
Skift Take After wildfires ravaged Maui’s western area, the island as an entire appeared to show strength in hotel need. Plus, optimism at Hyatt, The United States and Canada’s leading hotel managers, and more news highlights. Sean O’Neill Here are the leading stories from the Daily Accommodations Report newsletter in the past week. Get news on hotel offers, advancement, stocks...
Skift Take Expect other hotel brand names to view the Graduate Hotels’ experiment. Professionally handling vacation leasings may be a course for hotels to broaden their reach while lessening some threats. Carley Thornell Fans of college football teams such as the Ole Miss Rebels and Michigan Wolverines are about to find that booking lodgings for home video games has actually gotten a bit...
Winston Churchill notoriously stated “never ever let a great crisis go to waste.” More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, we have actually seen a significant impact on individuals that power hospitality and travel. Though we are living through a deeply difficult and evolutionary time in travel, this crisis supplies us with the chance to reconsider: about how we innovate and about...
Skift Take A brand-new meaning for “budget-friendly high-end:” Americans shopping in Paris for Birkin bags from Hermes, and winning exceptional deals since of the strength of the dollar versus the euro. Dennis Schaal American tourist Shawna Wilson states she has splashed out on four dresses at the high-end LVMH-owned outlet store La Samaritaine in Paris, lured by the costs as the euro...