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Alaska Airlines Leverages Virgin America Acquisition to Compete Aggressively on Loyalty

Alaska's continued efforts to appeal to transcontinental airline passengers is creating lucrative bonuses for frequent flyers.

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Chick-fil-A Is Falling Out of Favor With U.S. Airports

Chick-fil-A has a long history of donating money to conservative groups, and it's starting to plague the chain in historically liberal cities.


Travel Advisors Serving LGBTQ Travelers Must Know All the Nuances

Travel advisors serving the LGBTQ community need to be familiar with norms and laws affecting their clients in destinations around the globe. That doesn't mean banning every unfriendly destination, but does require knowing how to deal with them.


How the Faroe Islands Became an ‘Un-Destination’

When you are promoting a destination that, for most of the world, seems to be in the middle of nowhere, you have to get creative in your marketing efforts. Recent prize-winning campaigns out of the Faroe Islands and Newfoundland and Labrador prove that when it comes to creativity, size doesn't matter.


Hostelworld Ditches 50 Cent and Mariah Carey in Bid for Growth

Newish CEO Gary Morrison hasn't minced words when it comes to what he sees as the company's past failings.


Skift Forum Asia Speaker Spotlight: Greg Schulze

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Demand for Flexible Meeting Spaces Increases, But Who Can Pay for Them?

Venues are enticing meeting planners with innovative and technology-driven flexible meeting spaces. Meeting planners have embraced these creative spaces but a major challenge remains: budget.

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Kiwi.com Wants to Disrupt How Airlines Price Long-Haul Airfare

Travel hackers have long known about the risks and rewards of throwaway ticketing. But one enterprising entrepreneur is trying to bring the method to the masses. Airlines are not happy.


Wow Air Joins 20 Other Airlines That Folded in Just the Past Year

Wow Air's failure stranded passengers all over its route network and got quite a lot of attention because of its role in Iceland's tourism success story. But it's got company — check out the list of airlines that have folded in just the last 12 months. Aviation is a tough business.


Airbnb Will Invest Up to $200 Million in India's Budget Hotel Chain Oyo

So it's finally confirmed. Airbnb is investing up to $200 million in India's budget hotel chain Oyo, a deal that India Oyo observers say has big upsides for both companies.

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