Skift Take Today, travel startups announced more than $15 million in seed rounds of financing. Names included Virdee, MyPlace, The Host Co., and Cruisewatch. Sean O’Neill Today, travel start-ups revealed more than $15 million in seed rounds of funding. >> Virdee, a hotel tech supplier, has closed a seed round of financial investment, bringing its overall raised to date to $9 million...
Skift Take The November tasks report sent lots of mixed signals, however the hotel industry notched a win– even if it is mere optics. Cameron Sperance The U.S. hotel market has something to commemorate from a November jobs report that left lots of economic experts scratching their heads. The accommodation sector’s joblessness rate fell last month from 12.9 percent to 10.5 percent, the...
Skift Take John Boccieri, a United Airlines pilot, vice commander of the Pittsburgh U.S. Air Reserve base and a previous U.S. Congressman from Ohio, is among the more intriguing names being discussed to prosper outbound Steve Dickson as the FAA Administrator. Ted Reed Steve Dickson is leaving a legacy focused heavily on safety as the departing Federal Aviation Administration Administrator...
Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s everyday podcast looks at the near yet irregular recovery of the worldwide accommodation market, Blackstone’s investment in hotels, and the labor opportunity with apprenticeships. Rashaad Jorden Excellent morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, August 23 in New York City City. Here’s what you require to understand about the business of...
Skift Take How do we browse these odd recessionary times, even as we are overwhelmed with demand for a blockbuster year up until now and a summer travel crush coming? Rafat Ali That in essence is this disorienting time of hope and care in the travel market, and the big question everyone are facing: do we continue to push for growth in a time of record demand OR do we push the brakes as every...
Skift Take The UK travel industry can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel as the gradual easing of the country’s numerous travel restrictions should lead to a surge in bookings. Rashaad Jorden British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will open up more countries for hotel quarantine-free travel later this week, The Sunday Telegraph reported, saying that the UK’s “red list” of...
Skift Take This summer travel season could be tremendously successful for train business if plans they have actually developed for the post-pandemic-era can record tourists’ interest. A big “if.” Rashaad Jorden Big numbers have been taking a trip so far this summer season. Airports are filling up again, cars– and traffic– are going back to the highways. But what...
Skift Take Traffic plunged 97 percent at the UK’s second busiest airport throughout the first half of the year, and Gatwick’s financial resources are a mess. Hence, the call for a reprieve to government leaders. Tom Lowry Britain’s Gatwick Airport urged the government to make international travel much easier after lockdown restrictions drove it to a first-half loss of 245...
Skift Take Booking.com has a substantial existence in the Middle East, but there is a vacuum that Wego Group and homegrown gamers could start to fill over the next few years. Dennis Schaal Singapore-headquartered Wego has traditionally been a regional metasearch organization, where travelers search for journeys and book them in other places, but the pending acquisition it revealed this week of...
Skift Take Britons, excited for a summer season vacation, raced to book travel to Portugal when that nation resumed. However the UK included Portugal to its more-restrictive travel tier, triggering a mad response from Portugal’s prime minister. Madhu Unnikrishnan Portugal’s prime minister slammed Britain on Sunday for removing his country from a COVID-19 quarantine-free travel list...