Travel Technology

Travel Technology

Apple Debuts Airplay for Hotels in 60 IHG Properties

Apple announced in June 2023 that it would make Airplay streaming available for hotel rooms, and now it's here in 60 properties under the IHG brand.

Apple Debuts Airplay for Hotels in 60 IHG Properties

Business Travel

Mastercard’s New App Embraces Virtual Card Trend in Corporate Travel

Mastercard knows it’s not the only player in the world of mobile virtual cards. With its new app, Mastercard wants to stand out as an MVP in streamlining corporate travel while serving a wave of companies adopting this innovation.

Mastercard’s New App Embraces Virtual Card Trend in Corporate Travel

Tour Operators

TUI’s New Climate Bonds: Environmental Progress or Greenwashing?

The popularity of TUI’s sustainability-linked bonds far surpassed the company’s projections. Will these SLBs be a step toward more sustainable tourism or a mechanism for greenwashing?

TUI’s New Climate Bonds: Environmental Progress or Greenwashing?

Travel Technology

Celebrity-Backed Proto Puts Holograms in a Four Seasons Hotel

At the very least, guests will remember the hotel where they talked to a hologram.

Celebrity-Backed Proto Puts Holograms in a Four Seasons Hotel

Travel Technology

DerbySoft Acquires Pkfare and Expands into Airline Industry

DerbySoft is one of those companies that lives in the background of the travel industry but plays an important role. It's behind the online sales for many hotels, and now it is for airlines, too.

DerbySoft Acquires Pkfare and Expands into Airline Industry

Travel Technology

IHG Hotels Partners with Google to Build AI Trip Planner

IHG Hotels & Resorts sees a future in helping travelers plan their entire trip, not just where to stay.

IHG Hotels Partners with Google to Build AI Trip Planner

Skift Originals

Marriott Bonvoy’s New AI Search Tool: 4 Tests Show How It Works — and Doesn’t

Marriott Bonvoy's new AI tool probably isn’t sharp enough yet to be reliable. But as one of the first tools like it by a major hotel brand, it offers an early glimpse at how lodging search could look in the future.

Marriott Bonvoy’s New AI Search Tool: 4 Tests Show How It Works — and Doesn’t

Skift Research

Tying the Knot Abroad: Market Sizing Indian Wedding Tourism

The Indian outbound travel boom is accompanied by a growing international Indian wedding market, offering lucrative opportunities across the tourism ecosystem.

Tying the Knot Abroad: Market Sizing Indian Wedding Tourism

Skift Research

The Opportunity for Long Haul Low-Cost Airlines

Despite the setbacks faced by many low-cost carriers (LCCs) around the world in their long-haul operations, LCCs in the United States and Asia have been steadily increasing their capacity on long-haul routes. So far, the results have been positive. With the availability of better aircrafts, a growing middle class and the evolving travel preferences of young travellers, there could be a billion-dollar opportunity waiting for LCCs.

The Opportunity for Long Haul Low-Cost Airlines

Hotels

DOJ and FTC Weigh in on Hotel Price Collusion Case

Two U.S. federal agencies warned hotel companies that using the same pricing software as rivals use may risk violating antitrust law in highly concentrated markets.

DOJ and FTC Weigh in on Hotel Price Collusion Case