Rashaad Jorden Archives

Rashaad Jorden is Skift’s Associate Editor/Archivist. He often delves into topics that readers turn to Ask Skift, our AI answer engine, for information. Before finding his way to Skift, he bounced around the U.S., France, Japan and UK. He greatly misses the all-you-can-eat vegetarian curry at his favorite restaurant in Japan. He is also adept at running half-marathons and, despite living in New Jersey, rues the fact he doesn’t spend enough time on the Jersey Shore.

Airlines

If Southwest Had All the Pilots It Needed, Here’s How Business Would Change

Filling Southwest's pilot shortage can't come soon enough for CEO Bob Jordan, who sees the staffing challenges as the biggest barrier preventing the carrier from further taking advantage of massive travel demand.

Ted Reed | 4 years ago

Airlines

Frontier Airlines Says Low-Cost Status Gives It Advantages if Economy Tanks

Frontier CEO Barry Biffle recalled Southwest Airlines during the economic tumult of the 1980s when making his case this week for why low-cost carriers are exceptionally resilient in downturns.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago

Tourism

85 Percent of U.S. Parents Planning to Travel With Children in the Next Year

Eight-five percent of parents said in the 2022 U.S. Family Travel Survey released on Wednesday that they're very likely to travel with their children in the next 12 months, another…

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago

Tour Operators

The Tech Revolution Poised to Power Tour Operators

The technological advances tour operators are making now are long overdue. Propelling this sector of the travel industry into the future is certainly timely, considering operators needed to find ways to speed up bookings coming out a crisis that left their in-person businesses decimated.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago

Tourism

Only 30 Percent of Americans Plan Holiday Travel: Is Demand Less Pent-Up?

Worries about their finances may have more Americans opting for their couches, not coach seats this holiday season. The go-go days coming out the pandemic of unbridled demand may be settling back down to reality.

Mary Ann Ha | 4 years ago

Tourism

A New Bridge to the Future for Travel in Croatia

Thanks to the Pelješac Bridge, Croatia gained a new tourist attraction, investment, and a faster link between its mainland and southern islands. And against apocalyptic predictions, Bosnia and Herzegovina seems to have come out on top as well.

Paula Krizanovic | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Hopper Partners With Vacation Rental Management Platform Hostaway

Online travel agency Hopper has entered into a partnership with short-term rental management platform Hostaway, an alliance that Hopper believes will boost its short-term rental brand Hopper Homes.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago

Tour Operators

Full Video: G Adventures Founder at Skift Global Forum 2022

Although G Adventures founder Bruce Poon Tip has been critical of the travel industry, he believes that tourism can be a vehicle to enhance local communities worldwide — if done efficiently.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago

Online Travel

Australian Online Travel Agency Travello Raises $6 Million

Travello, a Brisbane, Australia-based online travel agency, has raised $6.3 million ($10 million Australian) in a Series B round led by Queensland Investment Corp.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago

Tourism

Congress Introduces Bill to Reduce Visa Wait Times

U.S. Reps. María Elvira Salazar from Florida and Susie Lee from Nevada introduced the Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act in Congress on Friday, a bill that aims to reduce…

Rashaad Jorden | 4 years ago