Articles tagged “megatrends”

India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country later this year. That shift carries huge implications for travel across the globe. Watch our lively discussion in this Skift Megatrends video to get behind the numbers.

As we kick the year off with Megatrends next week, we're thrilled to bring a day of in-depth and thought-provoking conversations between industry leaders and Skift editors to travel leaders across the globe. Get a peak behind the curtain to what travel might look like in 2023 and beyond.

Digital tools versus the human side of hospitality. Overtourism versus local control. It's impressive how many issues like these were pivotal a decade ago and remain so.

Top executives at Connect Airlines and Breeze Airways both alluded to the high-risk nature of the aviation business, but they also said that it's a good time to start up a carrier. It seems both companies are doing the early heavy lifting they will need to be successful.

These Megatrends over the years transitioned from future outlook to facts. You could look it up.

This is your PhD in travel, a fascinating read for those who want a deep dive into the most fascinating industry on this planet.

We're excited to be coming back with more hybrid events with this robust calendar of forums and summits in 2022. In addition to the return of our Megatrends and Europe Forum, we will be launching two new events: a Lodging Summit in May, and a Middle East Global Forum in December.

Travel will never be the same, we know that, which makes our annual Megatrends outlook all the more important to understand this coming year as pillars for the industry's next phase.

The pandemic indeed has been a portal to change in so many ways, and the innovation is coming at the edges as it always does. Here are some of the reasons why I am excited about the travel industry today, almost a decade into running and building Skift.

When we officially launched Skift on July 30, 2012, we couldn't have envisioned the insanity and tragedy of 2020 and 2021. But we got through it as a company, and much of the global travel industry, licking its wounds, has likewise proved to be as adaptable as the circumstances demand.