World Cup Adversely Impacted Delta’s Performance
Delta found that business travel to Latin America took a vacation in June in deference to more important matters, the World Cup.
Dennis Schaal is Skift’s Founding Editor and Executive Editor. Dennis has been a reporter focusing on online travel and short-term rentals for more than two decades at Skift, Tnooz, USA Today, and Travel Weekly. He is well-known for tough one-on-one interviews on stage at Skift events, including with the CEOs and top execs of Expedia, Uber, Booking Holdings, Priceline, Kayak, Hopper, and more.
Southwest Kicks Off a New Era With International Flights
Southwest is flying to destinations in the Bahamas, Jamaica, Aruba and Mexico where there is plenty of competition, but the carrier believes that it has plenty of room to grow in these new international destinations and it will undoubtedly shake things up for its rivals.
Expedia Acquires European Car-Rental Site Auto Escape Group
The merger and acquisition frenzy in the travel industry continues apace, and Expedia's acquisition of the Auto Escape Group will enhance Expedia's global competition with the Priceline Group.
GoPro CEO: A Selfie Realization Propelled the Company
GoPro learned early that vanity sells in the form of selfie videos. GoPro's challenge will be to evolve from a gadget company into a media enterprise because hardware can fairly easily be copied.
HotelTonight In Talks With Hotels About Keyless Room Entry
Near-field communication tech is already being used by companies such as Zipcar to unlock its rental cars so why not hotel guest room doors. HotelTonight is on its way to making that happen.
The Story Behind OpenTable’s Tangled Courtship of Priceline
Who asked who out? OpenTable kicked off the sale process and approached the Priceline Group about an acquisition via email in mid-April in a process that ultimately involved six other companies. The usual suspects likely expressed interest, and Priceline's initial non-binding bid was first and substantially higher than that of the other bidder.
Dangerous Bacteria Found in Airline Tray Tables, TSA Bins
The Today show investigation was small in scope and didn't identify airlines, but the findings about dangerous bacteria on airline tray tables and TSA security bins are alarming, to say the least.
Wyndham Reportedly Was InterContinental Hotels’ $10 Billion Mystery Suitor
Marriages between major, global hotel groups would indeed be tremendously complex, but they are certainly not out of the question. Wyndham reportedly thought that a tie-up with InterContinental Hotels would be very practical.
Baltimore Airport Replaces Payphones With Charging Stations
Travelers certainly get a charge out of finding an available charging station and BWI is making that relief more of a possibility. Note to Millennials: Payphones were public telephones that could be used for a fee, usually a dime or a quarter, before the birth of smartphones.
JetBlue CEO Keeps Alive Rumors of Retirement in 2015
All signs point to JetBlue's Barger leaving the airline in 2015 as it continues to evolve with its Mint business class service and A321s. Still, this is definitely not a done deal.