Skift Take Watch a full session from our recent online event devoted to hotels and hospitality, and post-pandemic marketing strategy and planning. Skift Live The recent Skift Hospitality and Marketing Summit brought together leaders from all levels of hotel operations to look at the critical consumer trends, marketing strategies, shifts in the guest experience, operational hurdles and labor...
Skift Take Today’s podcast looks at cameras in Airbnbs, Messi tourism in Saudi Arabia, and the decline of U.S. hospitality. Rashaad Jorden Good morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, March 12. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Listen Now Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts Episode Notes Airbnb announced on Monday it’s...
Skift Take Expedia’s B2B business has penetrated international markets through partnerships that its consumer businesses have been unable to reach. Competitors are watching and are trying a similar tack. Dennis Schaal Is Expedia Group’s $25 billion B2B business diluting its consumer businesses, including Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo, or is it a big advantage for the Group? The...
Misguided stereotypes often define inbound tourism to South Africa. Think: “exotic” safaris with Out of Africa, Lion King, or Tarzan themes — and poverty voyeurism. Yet there’s increasingly a hunger for authentic, respectful experiences. A handful of emerging homegrown players look to feed that need, filling a market gap. But these rising entrepreneurs often find that getting the right marketing...
Announcements Industry Leaders Unpack Travel’s Future at Skift Global Forum East this November As excitement builds in the lead up to Skift Global Forum East, we take a look at the current speaker lineup and the topics they will cover, which includes top industry leaders from Etihad Aviation Group, Booking.com, Airbnb, Hilton Middle East & Africa, Emaar Hospitality Group and more. Adam...
Skift Take Accor shares details on its growth plans in Australia and India, California sees a cooling in hotel deals, and other news worldwide in hotel development. Sean O’Neill Here are some excerpts from Daily Lodging Report from the past week. If you’re not a subscriber, you should be. Get news on hotel deals, development, stocks, and career moves. Sign up here, now. Sunday, Sept. 11...
Skift Take Come for the rides, stay for the food. Dara Khosrowshahi joined Uber as CEO when ridehailing was everything. Now he’s navigating a multi-product approach. Yet when it comes to profits, Uber’s still en route. Sean O’Neill Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said his strategy is to expand the mobility company’s delivery business. But Uber won’t expand into selling flights or...
Skift Take As more people in India are seeking upscale living options that blend luxury with convenience, IHCL is leveraging its strong brand and hospitality expertise, to step into this space to meet these evolving demands. Peden Doma Bhutia The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) is diving into the branded residences market with its first Taj Branded Residences in Chennai. “This is a very...
Skift Take In this video recording from Skift Global Forum, we hear from Joseph Rajadurai, vice president & general manager, travel & hospitality, Cognizant, and George Turner, chief commercial and technology officer, IHG Hotels & Resorts, who discussed digital strategies that started in response to the pandemic and are now influencing the future of the travel industry. Cognizant...
Skift Take Most environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports include a company’s aspirations to reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming, but at an operational level it seems there’s little regard for the impacts of travel. Matthew Parsons Companies are making little effort to track and reduce the carbon emissions within their travel programs, according to two reports...