Skift

Travelport is the smallest of the three major GDS companies and the new CEO brings travel tech experience.

The next 12–24 months will reward operators who act on trends early, not those who wait for certainty.

From the trends that blindsided us to the cultural shifts we didn’t see coming — these are the travel moments (business or otherwise) that stayed with Skift staffers long after the suitcase was unpacked.

With the seat pitch in economy class getting smaller, designers are being forced to innovate using minimal surface area – perhaps that’s why the humble armrest is receiving so much attention.

Today we launched a new free trend report with Snapshot on "Hospitality Analytics -- How Data Can Make Hotels Smarter", download the report for FREE to learn more!

Independent hotels compete in an industry that’s dominated by massive marketing budgets from chain-affiliated brands to online booking sites and Google. For independents, an online marketing and distribution strategy that integrates best practices across direct- and third-partychannel bookings, search, inventory management and guest incentives plus considerations of the mobile traveler and the social web is key to capturing and retaining guests.

Millennial meeting attendees value face-to-face networking at meetings and events just as much as previous generations. Download this report for FREE to learn more.

Some business travelers just want to have a little fun. After all, the stuffy conference room isn’t for everyone. After a long day of meetings, shouldn’t the last thing on the agenda be poolside drinks on a rooftop?

The business travelers have spoken, are you listening?