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Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks closer at Airbnb’s New York listings, Morocco tours resuming, and JetBlue’s air traffic woes. Rashaad Jorden Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, September 14. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Listen Now Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Google Podcasts | Amazon...
Announcements Navigating the Skift Aviation Forum Agenda: Your Guide to Sessions and Speakers Skift Aviation Forum in Dallas on November 12 will bring together top aviation leaders and industry experts for a day of discussions on trends, innovations, and challenges shaping the future of aviation, featuring keynote sessions, networking opportunities, and a celebration of Airline Weekly’s...
Skift Take In a world increasingly valuing experiences over possessions, the potential rewards of selling travel experiences online are substantial. Sean O’Neill The playbook for selling flights and hotels is pretty well known. But selling experiences—where the growth is now — is still being figured out. Take search, for example. “When it comes to flights or hotels, everyone has a fixed...
Skift Take The dominos are falling over the dashed hopes for Tripadvisor Plus. Chalk up CEO Kaufer and Chief Marketing Officer Lindsay Nelson as among the casualties with potentially more to come. Dennis Schaal Lindsay Nelson, the Tripadvisor chief experience and brand officer who incubated the moribund Tripadvisor Plus subscription program and shepherded signing on members, will leave her post...
Skift Take Goa is working to position itself as more than just a tourism destination known for its beaches and nightlife. As it seeks to welcome more visitors, the state is taking measures to ensure that the negative impacts of tourism are mitigated – both on the environment and its people. Bulbul Dhawan The coastal state of Goa has asked for public views, objections, and suggestions on the...
Daily Lodging Report
Marriott Opens a Second St. Regis in Shanghai
Marriott International’s St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has opened its 60th global property, The St. Regis on the Bund, Shanghai, offering luxury accommodations, signature Butler Service, and various dining and wellness amenities.
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Skift Take Saudi’s main investment fund is a wolf in cashmere that knows the value of luxury assets. This deal underscores the enduring resilience and allure of European luxury travel. Sean O’Neill Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has acquired a significant minority stake in Rocco Forte Hotels, the luxury hotel operator said Monday. Saudi Arabia bought the full equity stake of...
Tourism
Locals in Spain’s Canary Islands Rally to Limit Tourism
You know how sometimes you go on vacation and think, “Wow, this place is great, I wish I could live here!” Well, it turns out the people who actually live there might be thinking, “Wow, I wish all these tourists would go away.”
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Skift Take Travel companies slashed marketing budgets last year as travel in the majority of the world became an unknown future. Now that the recovery has begun, they need to double down on marketing investment to drive recovery and growth. Haixia Wang, Skift Research When the pandemic started and travel was immediately put on pause last year, marketing budgets were among the first to undergo...