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| August 3, 2019 View in browser |
| Top Stories United Airlines Confronts Ticketing Ploy That Nets Travelers Cheaper Fares Airlines hate so-called hidden-city ticketing. They believe it flouts their fare rules and threatens how they do business. But are they being too aggressive as they try to thwart it? Read More Travel Managers Turn to Creative Solutions to Meet Ever-Increasing Duty-of-Care Obligations Sponsored by Medjet As business travel booms, companies are focused on their obligations to provide cost-effective health and safety support for their organizational travelers. Accidents, illnesses, and safety concerns can happen, and creative turnkey solutions are helping firms of all sizes cover an ever-increasing number of trips for work, pleasure, and those that combine the two. Read More How Bad Will It Get When Overtourism Meets Climate Change? The effects of climate change and overtourism on global destinations will converge over the course of the coming decades. Leaders need to start planning now for a world defined by overcrowding and limited resources. Read More Vacasa to Acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals for $162 Million Vacasa will roughly double the inventory its team has to manage. That's a lot to chew on. The risk is falling prey to hubris. Read More Hong Kong Tourism Starts to Feel Impact as Pro-Democracy Protests Rage On Major Hong Kong hotels expect to report lower earnings for the year but believe that the city will retain its global standing as one of the world's biggest tourism hubs in the long term. Read More Who Will You Meet at Skift Global Forum 2019 This September? Attendees come from all corners of the world to be a part of the annual Skift Global Forum. Plus more than 50% of attendees are director-level or higher in their companies. Secure your place among travel's leaders and innovators today! Read More Air Canada Pays 737 Max Pilots to Not Fly as Grounding Drags On Air Canada bet on the Boeing 737 Max to refresh its fleet and reduce its operating costs. But it has not worked out as planned. Read More Where Do Americans Spend Their Travel Dollars? New Skift Research Take a deep dive into American travel spending habits by category, demographics, and destinations — and over time. Read More Skift Global Forum Preview Skift Global Forum Preview: Publicis Exec Tobaccowala Says Human Connection More Important Than Ever Experiences are increasingly central to travel. This means travel companies should pay special attention to long-term values like relationships, authenticity, and emotional connection while also not forgetting about the bottom line. Read More Skift Global Forum Preview: Away’s Jen Rubio Created Cult Luggage by Creating a Community Jen Rubio didn't just co-create a luggage brand — she created an online community by understanding the way travel is an aspirational good in the age of social media. Plenty of companies could learn a thing or two. Read More Skift Global Forum Preview: Delta CEO on Responsibility to Manage Footprints We Leave Behind At most airlines, the advertising tagline is just for marketing. But Delta seems to take its tagline — "Keep Climbing" — a little more seriously than its competitors. Read More Editor's Picks Marriott’s Alibaba Joint Venture in China Is Part of Its Direct-Booking Strategy Marriott could do a lot worse than tying its fortunes in China to the e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba. Rest assured that this won't be the last big partnership for Marriott in the country. These are, after all, early days. Read More Cox & Kings’ Struggles Force Closure of UK Travel Group Things look to have deteriorated rapidly at Cox & Kings. Can it now raise enough money to stop itself from going out of business? Read More Booking Quietly Taps Google Heavy Hitter to Lead Marketing in Exec Reorg Glenn Fogel adding CEO to his Booking.com title as Gillian Tans transitioned to a one-year chairwoman role was not the only element of the management shakeup at the parent company's largest brand in June. The executive changes were more far-reaching, and the implications are open-ended. Read More For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, Skift emails may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from Skift direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab. You received this email because you are subscribed to Skift Weekly Review Newsletter from Skift. |
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