Articles tagged “innovation”

When Anh Nguyen realized the events industry's "do-it-all-yourself" culture wasn't compatible with motherhood, she built a solution: a collaborative network of senior planners. But that's just one of her many innovative approaches to working in the meetings industry.

Forever changing the lives of front-line hospitality workers – one person at a time – is Mary Jo Blythe’s mission as founder of The Above and Beyond Foundation.

In this video from Skift Aviation Forum 2024, we hear from Sean Donohue, CEO of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, about the airport’s substantial role in the region’s growth and its strategic vision for the future after 50 years of aviation excellence.

As travel rebounds, it's time to reassess what consumers, businesses, and governments need to keep the industry growing sustainably. The ecosystem’s health depends on partnerships that extend across the value chain.

The age of AI has introduced a complicated and exciting duality of disruption and possibility in travel and hospitality. The traveler experience will become infinitely richer as travel and hospitality companies continue to mature, progress, and innovate in their digital capabilities.

Today's podcast looks at summer’s travel innovators, overtourism in U.S. national parks, and free-spending older Chinese tourists.

Launched in the mid-19th century, Pullman Hotels & Resorts has always been rooted in innovation, culture, and lifestyle. Today, Accor is leaning into this heritage to appeal to blended travelers and power its growth in the premium category.

AI is only as good as the data that feeds it and the human ingenuity that drives it. This is not the time to retreat or watch from the sidelines. Travel has a narrow window of opportunity to engage, learn, and invest in data and AI. Teams playing the long game will benefit from the head start and drive innovation for the industry.

Saudi Arabia’s tourism plans are nothing if not bold. In the latest season of this limited-series podcast, Skift explores how innovative ideas in design, experience, and sustainability are shaping the Kingdom’s development.

In the first dispatch of the Skift Travel Spotlight podcast from ITB Berlin, Skift speaks with Boutique Group about the role innovative design plays in developing Saudi Arabia’s hospitality sector.