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Overhead Bins Stir Lots of Flyer Anxiety: Digital Tech Is Here to Help

Even many seasoned travelers have overhead-bin anxiety. Can Boeing and Airbus find a way to make it easier to match travelers with bin space?

Webinar: How Canada Is Using Meetings to Drive Economic Development
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Oyo to Flood Japan With Budget Hotels in New Deal With SoftBank

Japan is a destination that's never, ever described as affordable. But Oyo, with its budget hotel concept, could be transformational for its tourism economy.


Meet American Airlines' Turbulence Guru

Steve Abelman, the only meteorologist employed by American Airlines, is passionate about his craft.


Why George Clooney's Sultan of Brunei Hotels Boycott Is Misguided

Clooney's effort to boycott the Dorchester Collection is the wrong approach. In effect, it actually serves to harm the frontline staff and workers in the hotels that create the magic for guests and Hollywood luminaries alike.


Walgreens and CVS Signal CBD’s Mainstreaming

It's another win for CBD brands, as two major U.S. drugstore chains will now carry hemp-based pain-relief and skincare products. And it's only a matter of time before each chain expands its offerings.

Skift Forum Europe Speaker Spotlight: Salli Felton

Salli has spent the last 20 years of her career supporting businesses in working toward sustainable tourism. Today, she serves as the CEO of The Travel Foundation and will be heading to London for Skift Forum Europe on April 30. Don't miss your chance to hear what she has to say. Register now!

Europe Faces Another Summer of Airline Delays and Cancellations

The European Union has been trying to come to grips with the continent's fragmented airspace for more than a decade, and it doesn't sound like a solution is any closer.


Fyle Raises $4 Million for Expense Management: Travel Startup Funding This Week

It's eye-catching that Fyle, a Bengaluru-based expense management software company, has received funding from Tiger Global, a venture firm that was an early backer of Flipkart, Spotify, LinkedIn, and Despegar.

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AirAsia CEO Looks to Disrupt Again, This Time in Online Travel

Tony Fernandes is taking AirAsia on "the final part of the company's evolution," one that will see the airline become a tech player. But it's one thing to disrupt legacy carriers, and another to disrupt the disruptors in the online travel space. He disagrees, of course.


Barack Obama on Walls, Borders and Tourism

He's only been out of office for a few years, but it's still refreshing to hear a politician articulate the importance of travel and the benefits of tourism.


MGM Resorts’ New Exec Hire Signals a Transformation to an Experience Platform

It likely won't be the only, or the last, hospitality company to do the same.

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