Skift Take Skift creator and CEO Rafat Ali’s high ranking as a prominent travel leader comes from his desire to deal with major problems– especially news and patterns– in the travel market. Rashaad Jorden Skift creator and CEO Rafat Ali is being recognized as one of travel’s most influential leaders for 2022 by CRANT, a digital marketing company. CRANT, which utilized a...
Corporate retreats have long represented occasions for team member to collect in unwinded settings to perform work responsibilities. But organizing such events is positioning a challenge for companies that changed to operating from another location during the pandemic, as they make every effort to discover the right balance in between staff bonding, work and time for staff who want to concentrate...
Skift Take In Skift’s top stories this week, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the airline company will beat margin leader Delta Air Lines by enhancing the passenger experience, Accor executives discuss why the hotel giant has had a hard time to make inroads in the U.S., and American Airlines CEO Doug Parker expresses confidence that company travel will return to pre-pandemic levels...
Skift Take The Department of Tourism Philippine’s most recent video is the embodiment of “talk about creative advertising”– entertainers mold their bodies into birds, mountains, waterfalls, and oceans to remind travelers that there are employees behind every tourism experience, and that they deserve recognition. Mary Ann Ha In the face of among the most longheld problems...
A year ago, in the midst of racial protests, the U.S. travel market was pushed to consider the reality that the industry stayed devoid of variety at the management level. It’s a topic that has remained at the forefront of conference room conversations, particularly at location management organizations. Amongst the concepts that have actually emerged is the requirement to focus on workforce...
Carlo Olejniczak, Booking.com’s vice president and managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, addressed a wide range of topics in a conversation with Skift Executive Editor Dennis Schaal at Skift Forum Europe on March 24. Like Expedia for Business President Ariane Gorin, Olejniczak expressed optimism that tourism in Europe would have a strong summer as bookings for the season were...
Skift Take Not only would a popular mural at the Port Authority Bus Terminal draw in more tourists to the western edge of Times Square, a welcome turn for post-pandemic recovery in the Big Apple, however it would also enhance regional companies and pretty up the dismal-looking station. Rashaad Jorden, Skift The Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City has been described as the “single...
Skift Take Vaccine requirements are a no-brainer to resume U.S. borders to the remainder of the world. But don’t anticipate this to happen overnight– the Delta version is still a significant headwind and issue to those who need to approve any kind of reopening. Cameron Sperance White Home coronavirus action planner Jeff Zients stated on Wednesday the United States is developing a...
Skift Take Oracle Hospitality is best known for supplying full-service hotels with functional software. But this fall it has actually begun to pursue the limited-service sector, too. Its surprise for next year will involve hotel circulation. Sean O’Neill Invite to the 3rd Travel Tech Rundown. This week, I’ve taken pleasure in meeting a number of readers in Dallas at HITEC, the...
Skift Take After another year of pandemic discomfort, people will most likely be going to destinations more detailed to house when celebrating this coming October. Matthew Parsons China’s Golden Week vacation this year is unlikely to see domestic travel rebound to pre-Covid levels, industry quotes reveal, harmed by uncertainty over pandemic curbs and customer fears about the health of the...