Skift Take Paying homage to an area’s cultural and aesthetic heritage requires more level of sensitivity than ever in the past– and improved stewardship. Carley Thornell, Skift Fans of the cult timeless movie The Big Lebowski are unquestionably acquainted with the sweatshirt used by Jeff Bridges’ renowned character, The Dude. But when they first walk into a shop on the...
Skift Take Analysts find more reasons to doubt a merger between Choice Hotels and Wyndham than supportive arguments. Yet the mental exercise reveals interesting dynamics in the U.S. hotel market today. Sean O’Neill Some analysts aren’t buying the idea that Choice Hotels International is seriously contemplating an acquisition bid for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, which The Wall Street...
Skift Take As if pilot shortage was not a blow enough to deal with, U.S. airlines are now facing a peculiar issue of position upgrades to captain. Amrita Ghosh United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has acknowledged that the carrier’s pilots are shunning promotion to the captain’s chair, hurting its flight capacity in the fourth quarter, confirming what Reuters reported earlier this week. Multiple...
Young tourists are hungry for experience, and it’s taking them to Africa. Contiki, the social travel company for 18-35-year-olds, recently relaunched its tours to Africa and has actually seen a 57% boost in reservations compared to 2019. The New Zealand-based company, part of The Travel Corporation, has a range of 350 different trips in over 75 countries. Contiki released into Southern...
Skift Take Japan is clearly taking steps to get ready for a reopening to foreign tourists– not simply the gradual border easing that will happen next month. But the country’s rejection to consist of vaccines established by Chinese makers is an indication Japan isn’t anticipating visitors from China anytime quickly. Rashaad Jorden Japan stated on Thursday worldwide visitors...
Skift Take Hyatt would boost its footprint in New york city City and the way of life sector worldwide with this transaction. Sean O’Neill Hyatt Hotel Corp. said on Tuesday it would get Dream Hotel Group’s way of life hotel brand names, consisting of Dream Hotels, The Chatwal Hotels, and Unscripted Hotels. Hyatt would spend $125 million for the Dream Hotel Group’s dozen open...
Skift Take February was a surprisingly strong month for hotel task gains. Companies require to continue the momentum leading into the hectic summertime travel season, which is just a couple of months away. Cameron Sperance A better-than-expected tasks report saw the hospitality sector adding workers ahead of what many anticipate to be a record-setting travel season later this year. U.S. hotels...
Trip rental companies are ramping up their merger activity in hopes that a scale game will help them maximize a domestic boom in reservations. VTrips, a vacation rental residential or commercial property management business based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, said it obtained Resort Collection and its 800 homes. The deal, revealed June 1, enhanced VTrips’ inventory by approximately a...
Skift Take Travel consultants function as representatives of the airlines when they process flight bookings. Why should they be accountable for issuing flight refunds when they are mere go-betweens and never ever see the cash? Dennis Schaal As the U.S. Department of Transport attempts to speed refunds for wayward flight reservations by making both airline companies and travel agencies...
Skift Take Strangely, airline companies are the upselling masters. But large hotels and short-term leasings have a lot more to cross-sell to travelers than any flying tin cans have. Calling all consumer brands and regional craftsmens: Here’s the brand-new “product positioning.” Sean O’Neill A handful of startup companies– Glimpse, The Host Co., LiBi, and...