Skift Take Live on phase at Skift Forum Europe recently, industry leaders shared their top-level perspective on the future of work, and hospitality. One of them was more ahead of the curve than others. A little too far, in fact. Skift The increasing crossover between work and hospitality was a hot topic at Skift Forum Europe. It was, inevitably, going to turn up throughout the day’s closing...
Skift Take After buying Freebird and onboarding Hopper as its travel platform for credit card members, Capital One is developing a considerable travel portfolio with this latest acquisition. Matthew Parsons Corporate travel reserving and expense app Lola has shut down, with banking company Capital One getting the majority of its employees and software application, according to regional media. The...
From being a quicker option to the brief message service (SMS), the humble WhatsApp has actually now metamorphosed into what might be promoted as a wise marketing service, even as privacy issues continue to pester the Meta-owned app. A Skift Megatrend for 2016 had actually kept in mind that messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and WeChat dominate much of how the contemporary...
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Skift Take Carriers have been increasing pilot pay and advantages as they work with thousands to satisfy the post-pandemic travel boom. But is there a widely-viewed template for these contracts? Amrita Ghosh American Airlines’ pilot union has actually cautioned that the ratification of the company’s new contract offer remains in “jeopardy” as United Airlines has actually...
Skift Take Almost two years given that the pandemic began, and a lot of rule modifications in between, the federal government has raised constraints. Matthew Parsons After 2 years of mostly non-essential travel advice, the UK government has actually come full circle to lift all Covid-related constraints. The elimination of the measures took effect 4 a.m. on Friday, and consists of the axing of...
Skift Take The travel healing is completely dependent on tourist confidence, vaccine schedule and relieving of travel restrictions. Will all this be enough to turn things around for Norwegian or will the pandemic and competition prove to be too much? Ruthy Muñoz Norwegian Air saw a dive in travelers in July due to the lifting of some travel constraints in Europe and more individuals being...
Now that Covid is “officially over,” so is AirAsia superapp’s ambitions of being a lifestyle superapp. AirAsia will now be killing its other operations in the superapp to concentrate on what Tony Fernandes, CEO of AirAsia moms and dad company Capital A, calls its bread and butter– travel. “Travel has returned in full force, and I can formally state that, in my...
Skift Take Indian corporation Tata might be the winner of an auction for ailing nationwide carrier Air India, reports indicate. And while the federal government denies a decision, the on-again, off-again, three-year sale appears nearing a conclusion. Edward Russell India’s finance ministry stated on Friday reports suggesting the federal government has chosen a winning bid for the debt-laden...
Skift Take Regardless of hold-ups, cancellations and staffing deficiencies, 3 of the biggest carriers in the U.S have actually produced record earnings and raised their earnings outlook for the year. Amrita Ghosh A rush among travelers to offset wasted time during the pandemic is producing bumper airline company profits. And executives at U.S. carriers don’t see a letup in need even as...