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Skift Take The decision to cancel a major transatlantic route launch with just a few weeks’ notice will not have been taken lightly by the airline. Gordon Smith United Airlines has scrapped plans for a new transatlantic route this summer, just weeks ahead of its maiden flight. The highly unusual decision to cancel the service

Corporations have largely maneuvered out of the workplace upheavals inflicted by the global pandemic. One issue continues to vex managers: How to handle business travel for newly remote employees. Nearly half of companies have revised policies to address travel by remote or hybrid employees, according to a January survey by the Global Business Travel Association. 

Skift Take India’s growing prominence in outbound MICE presents a significant opportunity that Dubai aims to leverage. The new recognition program targeting Indian intermediaries will definitely push agencies to promote Dubai as a preferred MICE destination. Peden Doma Bhutia Dubai Business Events, part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism and the city’s official

Skift Take There have been a ton of layoffs in various areas of the short-term rental industry over the last year. Facing headwinds, companies are trimming costs and trying to position themselves to new market conditions. Dennis Schaal TravelNet Solutions laid off around 15 employees Thursday, roughly 7.5% of its 200-member workforce, a decision the

Skift Take Assembly has found customers for a new luggage brand and travel gear, while Stippl wants to expand the use of its social media app for travel planning. Justin Dawes Much of the travel industry around the world is changing rapidly. The variety of startups that raised money this week is an example of

Skift Take Sonder’s second notice of potential delisting is for a different reason than the first notice a year earlier. Neither, though, is a good look for the struggling company. Dennis Schaal Sonder disclosed in a financial filing Friday that it received a Nasdaq notice that it is not complying with the stock exchange’s listing

Skift Take Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun took home some of his highest compensation during his short tenure at the helm of the beleaguered U.S. plane maker, but he did not receive a bonus in 2023. Meghna Maharishi Departing Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun received around $32.7 million in compensation for 2023, according to an annual proxy

Skift Take Today’s podcast looks at eclipses’ effects on air travel, Amadeus’ new partnership, and Alaska’s new payment from Boeing. Rashaad Jorden Listen Now 🎧 Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts Episode Notes The total eclipse that will pass diagonally across the U.S. next week is expected to boost tourism in dozens of cities. So how

Skift Take Many smaller cities on the path of totality with short-term rentals have reached 100% occupancy, according to AirDNA. But larger cities aren’t far behind. Elizabeth Casolo, Skift Looking for a place to stay along the 2024 eclipse path? It’s not impossible — but it will be tough. More than half of U.S. cities

Skift Take Sunil Suresh is bullish about the loyalty program’s prospects of becoming a value creator for the airline, with significant growth forecast over the next three years. Ajay Awtaney, Skift How do you turn a net negative into a positive? That’s the challenge faced by Air India’s Chief Marketing Officer, Sunil Suresh.  He is

Skift Take Due to the end of CARES Act restrictions on executive pay, United CEO Scott Kirby’s total compensation nearly doubled in 2023. Meghna Maharishi United Airlines’ top executive saw his salary nearly double in 2023.  United CEO Scott Kirby, who is routinely one of the most highly paid airline executives in the U.S., made

Skift Take For the latest in our Leaders of Travel: Skift C-Suite Series, we sit down with Marco Ciomperlik, Chief Airline Officer at the TUI Group to gather his insights on the year ahead. Gordon Smith The TUI Group is a tourism powerhouse. Arguably best known for its family-friendly vacations, the company’s operation spans hotels,

Skift Take A high-caliber management team is the key to any great company. But bringing this group back together again doesn’t guarantee success. Investors will ask, “What have you done for me lately?” Dennis Schaal Trivago has brought back a key executive from its December 2016 IPO – there are now four leaders from the

Skift Take While Raffles is best-known for its classical hotels, the brand is fast-developing in the modern Middle East. Josh Corder Luxury hospitality brand Raffles has a new operations vice president for the Middle East. Ayman Gharib, who was earlier the managing director of the brand’s flagship hotel in Dubai, moves up to the role.

Skift Take Advertising in travel metasearch used to be near the top of the list for online travel agencies and hotels. But then along came Google Hotels, YouTube, and TikTok, as well as hotel and online travel agency loyalty programs to deflate the value proposition. Dennis Schaal Travel metasearch companies used to be among the

Skift Take Having diversified into hotels and insurance, EaseMyTrip now ventures into the B2B travel market with its latest investment. Peden Doma Bhutia Indian online travel agency EaseMyTrip.com on Monday confirmed an investment in business-to-business (B2B) travel portal ETrav Tech. The deal, worth INR 330 million ($4 million), sees EaseMyTrip secure a 4.94% stake in

Skift Take Not everyone can afford to stay at the Wynn. Josh Corder Demand for hotel stays will be greater than supply in Ras Al Khaimah, according to Tatiana Veller, managing director of Stirling Hospitality Advisors, a subsidiary of state-owned RAK Hospitality Holding. She said interest in the emirate has skyrocketed since the announcement in

Ritesh Agarwal launched Oyo with the ambition of becoming the world’s largest hotel chain. After experiencing some pandemic-era struggles, Oyo has seen the hotel business rebound strongly. Its vacation rental subsidiary in Europe has also done well. Agarwal discussed a wide variety of subjects with Skift CEO and founder Rafat Ali during the recent Skift