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Airlines
Consumer tech is important — but so are modern internal systems. A healthy mix is key.
Justin Dawes | 1 year ago
Travel Technology
RateGain’s got almost everyone in the industry in its pocket, with 25 of the top 30 OTAs and 23 of the top 30 hotel chains in the world as its customers. It's no surprise that revenues have been growing at a fast clip.
Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago
The opportunity for airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) to capitalize on air travel demand has never been greater — but in an age of increasing uncertainty, creating a business strategy centered around technical agility is key.
Hitit + Skift | 1 year ago
Tourism
New insights from Visa demonstrate the value of maintaining access to relevant customer data. Understanding the latest trends in consumer spending and payments can give travel companies a leg up on the competition.
Visa + Skift | 1 year ago
Startups
Archer Aviation expects its flying taxis to be in the air in 2025, and Atmosfy wants to change the way people leave dining reviews.
Industry investment is an early step toward massive funding needed to develop sustainable aviation fuel — and funding is just one piece of the complicated puzzle that is adoption of that product. There’s a long way to go.
Luxury
Travel's focus on sustainability is giving way to the more impactful concept of regeneration. Luxury travel, too, is stepping up, looking beyond minimizing harm to actively restoring and improving ecosystems. The challenge lies in execution, where real-world impact will define success.
Red Sea Global + Skift | 1 year ago
In a recent webinar, Amazon Web Services (AWS) joined Skift to explore how cloud technology can unlock foundational innovation for travel and hospitality companies across their organizations.
AWS for Travel and Hospitality + Skift | 1 year ago
Online Travel
Trip.com beat its biggest competitors in the West with the release of a generative AI chatbot early this year, and the company beat them again with its first major chatbot upgrade.
Tour Operators
There are an estimated 200 reservation technology providers available in the tours and activities sector. Whether consolidation amongst key platforms will bring meaningful benefits for tour operators remains to be seen.
Selene Brophy | 1 year ago
