Skift Take Singapore’s pandemic story has actually been a see-saw tale. The location is now gradually reopening after vaccines gained traction there. Germany and Brunei get the green light initially, with the rest of Asia watching carefully. Tom Lowry Ronney Ng, who sells souvenirs in Singapore’s Chinatown, can barely await the country to resume its borders now that 80% of its...
Skift Take The additional $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits is a simple political punching bag to utilize to rationalize the hotel industry’s labor shortage issues. Want individuals back? Pay more and market the industry much better. Cameron Sperance Hotel leaders throughout the U.S. in current weeks indicated an extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits, supplied from a $1.9...
Skift Take Hotels have a severe, and highly caffeinated, competitor on their hands. Matthew Parsons Hotels have actually made terrific strides adapting to remote employees throughout the pandemic, however cafe are developing too. Now, new design functions are expanding into the wider hospitality sector, according to one architect. Bye-bye grab-and-go, hi comfortable seating and hangout locations...
Skift Take For a lot of U.S. airlines, June was the very best income month in a long time. But do not mistake that for a continual recovery. The situation is dicey. It’s unclear whether this recovery can continue for the last three months of the year. Brian Sumers While demand is strong and yields remain above pre-pandemic levels, the fare environment has actually cooled considering that...
Skift Take The airline market’s push to slash carbon emissions and minimize fuel costs is driving carriers such as Delta to take actions to increase their usage of biofuels. Rashaad Jorden Delta Air Lines Inc prepares to start getting shipments of sustainable fuel feedstocks at its Fitness instructor, Pennsylvania, refinery as part of a method that could reduce its environmental liabilities...
Skift Take Profitability stays elusive for Soho Home parent Membership Collective Group. Raising costs will help the business eventually change this, but company leaders need to take care about not scaring off individuals who could start to believe membership no longer holds its value. Cameron Sperance The newly public moms and dad business behind subscription clubs like Soho Home still...
Skift Take Sabre’s stock rate is down 64 percent because the pandemic hit. To rebound, the travel tech company requires a much better understanding of what its travel management consumers need. Kurt Ekert can provide that intel. Sean O’Neill Travel innovation business Sabre said Wednesday it will remove president and CEO Sean Menke’s title of president and assign it to an...
Skift Take 6 years after joining the Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia brand names within Expedia Group, the business is now undertaking the grand experiment to distinguish their worth proposals and target markets. If it doesn’t work, brand consultants never ever get tired of providing their recommendations. Dennis Schaal, Skift With 10 approximately online travel bureau brand names in the...
Skift Take Strong management is what location marketers require to shock complacency when it concerns DEI. Possibly, as Skift guest writer Carol Cain said back in December, it’s more about altering who’s in the DMO chauffeur’s seat? Lebawit Lily Girma While some development has been made over the past two years on variety equity and inclusion (DEI) in the travel industry, real...
Skift Take In this brand talk from Skift Global Online Forum 2021, Audrey Hendley, president of American Express Travel, consults with Rafat Ali, Skift creator and CEO, on what high-end travel will look like moving on. American Express In this video: Consumer Insights: A deep dive into current thinking, behavior, and costs routines of American Express clients as a reflection of the existing...