Skift Take Intercity bus travel isn’t attractive. However a minimum of one business will drag this sector online and make piles of money along the way. Sean O’Neill Most of the world’s long-distance trips are done by bus, however the marketplace has stayed stubbornly offline in a lot of nations. Yet a handful of business are dragging the sector, kicking and screaming, online...
Skift Take Incoming Standard International CEO Amber Asher is taking over a company rapidly expanding. But this is more than a growth story: Her rise to the top job is a major step forward for advancing female leadership in hospitality. Cameron Sperance There’s finally a woman in the top job at a major hotel company. Standard International selected Amber Asher, who has worked as the company’s...
At the dawn of a new year, the travel industry is feeling buoyant. By all accounts and predictions, 2022 is poised to become the first year of a long-awaited, fuller global reopening. With travel roaring ahead with promise, putting aside a temporary Omicron variant setback, the industry has been patting itself on the back. Hey, look — two years post-pandemic, society realizes the importance of...
Skift Take Let’s see if it’s for real this time. We’ve been hearing a lot about this much-anticipated bubble between Hong Kong and the Lion City. Tom Lowry Hong Kong and Singapore will announce a May 26 begin to their long-delayed flight bubble between the two cities, Bloomberg News reported, pointing out people familiar with the matter. The statement might come as quickly as...
Skift Take Competition in Pakistani air travel is getting fierce, pressing the profitability of every carrier. Peden Doma Bhutia The Pakistan airspace is set to get crowded as Fly Jinnah, a proposed low-cost provider, prepares to take wing this year. The airline company is a joint endeavor between Air Arabia Group and Lakson Group, among Pakistan’s leading and most varied service...
Skift Take One less piece of bureaucracy is being removed for totally vaccinated travelers to the UK. Not just is it helpful for tourist, but it means more money in visitors’ wallets to invest in-country instead of on extremely costly tests. Tom Lowry Completely vaccinated travelers showing up in England from low-risk nations from Oct. 24 will no longer have to take costly COVID-19 tests...
Skift Take As the race for net carbon neutrality inches better, federal governments are looking for ways to incentivize airline companies into minimizing their carbon footprints. Let’s be real, who doesn’t like a tax cut, but why can’t an airline do the best thing for the sake of individuals it serves? Ruthy Muñoz The White House on Thursday stated it is targeting 20 percent...
Skift Take Attitudes about remote work and the requirement for organization travel have actually fundamentally altered given that prior to the pandemic. iSeatz’s new “State of Loyalty: 2022 Charge Card Rewards Report” charts how market leaders can fulfill brand-new customer expectations around rewards, offers, and advantages. iSeatz Despite speeding up inflation, customer...
Skift Take British Airways’ struggles recommend a big rebound for the provider isn’t imminent, so anticipate the U.K. travel market to put more pressure on the federal government to relieve travel constraints. Rashaad Jorden British Airways is working on alternatives for its short-haul operations at London’s Gatwick airport, seeking to suppress expenses in the face of stiff...
The surge in outside recreation and road trips since the pandemic has provided major difficulties for location management organizations, gateway neighborhoods and custodians of America’s outdoors. In turn, the requirement to handle overcrowding, lessen negative impacts on delicate ecosystems, and direct visitors towards lower known locations is leading to increased cooperation in between...