Announcements

The Priceline Group and OpenTable wanted to sweep away these pesky shareholder lawsuits to get on with the task at hand -- closing the acquisition. In reaching a settlement, OpenTable had to open the curtain a bit more into how it went about conducting the sale process.

Emerging from this mix of pulling away and drawing close, for the silent traveler and travel brands, are new models and approaches for both customer relations and local discovery.

This is arguably our most original contribution to the world of travel since Skift launched, and we're excited to share it with the world: A new model to look at the new generation of travel consumer, and opportunities for travel brands to target them.

Skift Global Forum is the first conference focused on top strategists, technologists, and marketers in travel, the people creating the future of travel in 2014 and beyond. Come join us in New York City on October 9th!

Expect to see Skift's level of insight into travel, now in a consumer-friendly package.

Just because corporations have negotiated fares with their preferred airlines doesn't mean these corporations don't have to be vigilant about carriers lowering their fares. A lack of vigilance about these price drops means businesses are wasting money, and leaving themselves open to charges of wastefulness to foes in the corporation.

By integrating blog content and social media seamlessly into the hotel website, and using longer webpages versus multiple pages, Thompson Hotels is boosting user engagement, time-on-site and -- it hopes -- conversion rates.