Articles tagged “travel trends”

This week in tourism, we concentrate on American DMOs whose funding remains uncertain, while Thomas Cook struggles to secure its own future through Fosun. Then we have stories on fluctuating visitation to Dubai, Mozambique, and Australia.

This week in hospitality news, Marriott joins the all-inclusive fray, and we examine New York City's hotel room revenue slump despite strong tourism numbers. Plus corporate housing gets a bit less boring thanks to startup Zeus Living.

This week in digital news, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes took on the new role of CEO of AirAsia.com, while hotel tech startup Mews raises $33 million in a bid to challenge Oracle Hospitality. Meanwhile, ridehailing service Grab is taking advantage of Uber's exit from Vietnam.

This week in aviation, flyers might be able to get ahead of summer storms by understanding how airlines rearrange their schedules. Plus Ryanair named its forthcoming CEO for the main airline, Spirit upgraded its seats, and United miles will no longer expire.

This week in aviation, we took a tech glitch from British Airways and analyzed why the broader industry encounters these so often. Then we have stories on Delta's data breach and its dispute between pilots and management over desirable transatlantic routes.

This week in hospitality news, homesharing giant Airbnb overtakes Expedia in bookings, and budget hotel chain Oyo continues to enlarge its global footprint with its acquisition of Vegas Hooters. Plus, Marriott, IHG, Accor, and Hilton's investment in a meetings booking platform has major implications for event planners and hotel operators.

This week in tourism, Greenland, Georgia, and Venice all want visitors — but with a few caveats. Then check out our long read on cultural tours to indigenous communities and the exploitation that happens beneath the surface.

In digital news this week, text messages between executives at Sabre may have given U.S. regulators ammunition for their antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant over its acquisition of Farelogix. Also, we look at an IT outage at British Airways and other recent tech problems at airlines and talk to Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel about the potential of cash alternatives.

This week in digital news, we looked at how Avis is stretching beyond the traditional rental car business to offer new digital services, while TripAdvisor began mulling a loyalty strategy to take on giant Google. And we also looked at Eventbrite's struggles as a public company and what that means for the event tech sector.

This week in hospitality news, Marriott announces dynamic pricing for its Bonvoy loyalty program, and hotels get in on the wellness movement with ways to improve a good night's sleep for its guests. Plus the latest Skift Research takes a deep dive into the short-term rental ecosystem.