Sean Donohue, the CEO of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, has seen his airport make a significant rebound from the pandemic, becoming the world’s No. 2 in terms of passenger count. Donohue explained at the recent Skift Aviation Forum how DFW parlayed its strengths, including its location in a fast-growing region, into a rapid recovery. Donohue also discussed DFW’s digital transformation...
Skift Take Integrated conversational AI has immense potential to transform travel search, planning and reservation. See our CEO break down how search and reservation engines need to step up on innovation. Sherry Sun The boom of conversational AI is making many brand-new possibilities dreamt of for decades finally possible. The technology today is 100 percent there, what matters is whether, or...
Skift Take Shouldn’t Booking.com have introduced flights at least a years back? In retrospect, yes, today it is making up for wasted time, and the benefit could be significant. Dennis Schaal Live now in 27 nations, flights on Booking.com, which avoided them for several years in favor of hotels, is suddenly an essential part of Booking Holdings’ technique, and a source of growth...
Skift Take The winner of the Chilean governmental election needs to make the process of visiting the country much easier for prospective travelers. The 5th biggest economy in South America is taking a big hit from the lack of travelers from financially rewarding source markets like neighboring Argentina. Paula Krizanovic Chile was preparing yourself for the summertime season and the chance to...
Skift Take At $400 per night for a hotel room on Booking.com in Glasgow for the United Nations COP26 climate conference, possibly some things are returning to a semblance of “normalcy.” Dennis Schaal Nigerian environment activist Goodness Dickson believed being welcomed to participate in the U.N. environment top in Scotland suggested he would have no trouble attending. But the high...
Skift Take Hawaii’s residents know tourist per se is a plus for development, the current survey shows– but they likewise want solutions and action. Acting fast is important. Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift More than 70 percent of respondents throughout Hawaii’s popular island locations stated tourist is worth the issues connected with the market, according to the a freshly launched...
Skift Take Excellent early morning from Skift. It’s Wednesday, March 23, in New York City City. Here’s what you require to understand about business of travel today. Rashaad Jorden Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast goes over Wyndham Hotel’s new brand, Asia’s tourist rebound, and the continuous challenge of getting corporate tourists out of Ukraine...
Skift Take The World Cup gave Qatar the opportunity to show the world its possibilities as a tourist destination. As Soon As the World Cup is over, international public attention will scatter and memories will fade. Authorities state they’ll be happy as a vibrant stopover destination. Dawit Habtemariam As the 2022 FIFA World Cup draws to a close, Qatar prepares to capitalize on the...
Skift Take The White Home wants airlines to get their staff immunized versus Covid-19, and soon. The Biden administration is pressing American, Delta and Southwest to fulfill a December due date. United is already there. Edward Russell The White Home is pushing major U.S. airline companies to mandate vaccines for workers by December 8, four sources informed Reuters on Friday. White Home COVID-19...
Skift Take Baron Ah Moo works for PKF Hospitality and is a previous hotel CEO. So he’s well-connected amongst personal equity firms and other dealmakers. Here’s what they’re telling him now. Sean O’Neill Many financiers fidget about today’s rainy market. So what’s the clever money doing? Somebody who speaks regularly with a cross-section of hotel financiers...