Articles tagged “digital”

Once again this week we heard of the mighty potential of tours and activities, this time from TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer. Meanwhile, personalization continues to be a theme on the minds of many travel executives these days.

Traditional websites are becoming a thing of the past in China as mobile, social, and peer-to-peer networks dominate the country’s digital ecosystem. Destinations looking to reach Chinese outbound travelers throughout the customer journey should take note.

This week in digital news, we delivered two stories on Priceline's past and future, and we're gearing up for Skift Tech Forum with a new interview series.

Care to buy a plane ticket without needing a credit card? Soon a few airlines will test enabling air travelers to pay for their tickets by taking payments directly from consumer accounts. Three cheers for testing innovations.

The number of Chinese passport holders is expected to double by 2020, and digital and social media fuel the decisions they make. Destinations looking to attract this valuable group of travelers need to get fully on board with digital to grab their attention.

The overall verdict on the buzz surrounding blockchain is still mixed, but Amber Treshnell, John Paul’s CEO, Americas, believes it will be as game-changing as the internet itself.

This week in digital news, Tripping had a slightly scary round of layoffs, and due to a different set of fears, corporate travel players strained to carefully make some progress.

This week in digital news, we took a broad view on earnings from Expedia, Travelzoo, and Trivago, the last coming out on bottom. For more big-picture analysis, check out our first Corporate Travel Innovators List.

Smart personalization is hard to do well in the travel industry. That’s why today’s best-in-class brands start with the fundamentals: gathering the right customer data, building the right technology stack to handle it, and finding the right talent.

We teamed up with the Accenture Amadeus Alliance to give travel industry startups a platform to pitch their innovative solutions at our premier startup competition.