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Today’s edition of Skift’s day-to-day podcast takes a look at lost luggage technology, a shipping container hotel, and a massive financial investment in Indian air travel.
Rashaad Jorden
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Episode Notes
Baggage delays at airports have actually made travel disorderly for numerous thousands of flyers in the last few years, and some experts think the issue will just worsen with traveler numbers expected to go beyond 2019 levels soon. So what are the main cases for those airline company ordeals? Travel Technology Reporter Justin Dawes analyzes what drove the wave of disturbances in addition to possible solutions to prevent much more delays.
Dawes writes that out-of-date luggage technology has contributed mightily to travel luggage hold-ups, keeping in mind that systems that move bags are usually years old. The majority of airlines still track bags with a paper tag containing a barcode. The aviation industry’s struggles have actually also been intensified by difficulties in communicating vital pieces of information. One travel executive said there’s no standard way airlines and airports share details, with Dawes including the concerns of baggage hold-ups are more noticable at significant centers.
On the other hand, Dawes notes a number of start-ups are wanting to automate luggage innovation, among which is establishing robots that might deliver bags to travelers after they land.
Next, we profile Tiny Urban Leaves, Indianapolis’ first Black and female-owned hotel. Contributor Leslie Barrie reports it’s taking advantage of high-end and sustainability to bring travelers to an ignored part of the city.
Barrie writes that creator and CEO Robin Staten-Lanier wished to do something forward-thinking and sustainable when establishing the concept for Tiny Urban Escapes, a wellness retreat and hotel that opens this July. So Staten-Lanier picked 4 upcycled shipping containers to produce suites and a glass pavilion to create a green space at the hotel.
Staten-Lanier said she’s working to guarantee the hotel benefits its area as a whole. The Tiny Urban Escapes does not have a dining establishment, which Staten-Lanier stated is suggested to motivate guests to dine at regional dining establishments. She did acknowledge that some regional citizens have actually been worried about the hotel potentially causing gentrification.
Finally, India will invest about $12 billion in its air travel facilities to fulfill the growing demand for air travel in the country, composes Middle East and Asia Press Reporter Amrita Ghosh in Skift’s India Travel Daily newsletter.
Ghosh reports Indian officials intend to open 70 more airports by 2025 as well as building new terminals. In addition, the nation’s civil air travel minister said the number of jets in Indian providers’ fleet will almost triple in the next five years. India has eased renting rules for airline companies to help them address airplane shortages.
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