Skift Take This is the minute TUI has actually been waiting for– a decisive swing back to vacation bookings and favorable cashflow. Matthew Pasons Holiday business TUI Group said on Thursday a surge in bookings from Germany had driven a recovery from the pandemic downturn and an easing of travel restrictions in Britain would include momentum. The German-based company stated reservations had...
In a matter of 3 hours on a lovely, crisp September early morning two decades earlier, the future of the travel market changed forever. As the world prepares to remember and honor the victims on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, the air travel business, in specific, still feels the effect deeply from that day when air traffic was eerily grounded. Even hotels still live with specter of...
Skift Take Excellent morning from Skift. It’s Tuesday, April 12, in New York City. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today. Rashaad Jorden Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast discusses why Frontier Airlines triumphes no matter its acquirer, Marriott’s trick to success in Asia, and why short-term rentals are seeing success in retail sales...
Skift Take No one has cornered the market in enterprise software for hotels. This fractured sector creates opportunities for suppliers. One notable pitch is Shiji’s require “total circulation.” Sean O’Neill Shiji Group correctly wager that global hotel companies would move from on-premise to cloud-based tools. So what will the tech vendor bet on next? To discover, I...
It’s an unceremonious method to begin a brand-new job: sent to a remote cabin nestled away in the UK countryside for a three-day digital detox. However that’s exactly what one consultancy is providing for its new employees, as part of a larger business pattern that’s seeing more companies take advantage of the healing power of nature to promote staff members. It’s all...
Skift Take Hotels require to be where the customers are. Offering digital and alternative payment options is key to taking advantage of existing trends, and this indicates dealing with fintech players that have the ability to use these services by integrating into hotel tech systems. Wouter Geerts The payments sector is normally epitomized as an “enabler” of operating. But while...
Skift Take With closed borders New Zealand has avoided the waves of illness and death that have become the norm in other nations. Its continuing conservative method is horrible for tourist, however pretty good for keeping quality of life. Jason Clampet New Zealand on Thursday revealed a phased resuming of its border that has been largely closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but...
Skift Take The monetary hit to Bali has been substantial, but after years of tourist-first development it is great to see leaders making a concern of the health of locals. Jason Clampet Indonesia’s federal government will wait until COVID-19 cases fall substantially prior to opening Bali to foreign tourists, the country’s tourist minister stated in an interview. The coronavirus...
Skift Take In this video from Skift Future of Accommodations Forum 2022, we hear from Noreen Henry, chief profits officer, Sojern, about how an always-on digital marketing approach driven by wise data can help capitalize on the current tourist behavior and patterns. Sojern In this video: Recently released trend report: A look at the essential insights drawn from the most recent trend report...
Skift Take Tripadvisor hasn’t made any decisions about Tripadvisor Plus, but the traveler membership program may reemerge in a different kind. Dennis Schaal Tripadvisor is considering revamping its Tripadvisor Plus membership plan, turning it into a totally free service in its initial stages, and then determining a more significant course to monetize it at some point later. CEO Matt...