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New York City’s Post-Pandemic Tourism Recovery Masks Long-Term Challenges

Once labeled the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, New York City is now an anchor for global tourism again and tourism is an even more important part of the city's economic future.

Dawit Habtemariam | 3 hours ago

New York City’s Post-Pandemic Tourism Recovery Masks Long-Term Challenges

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Airbnb Hosts in India Earned Over $12 Million from Family Travel

Families are seeking to make up for lost time with new and exciting experiences. It’s time that brands and tour operators shift their focus to this segment, and understand their needs to make their trips more appealing.

Amrita Ghosh | 6 hours ago

Skift India Daily: Airbnb Hosts in India Earned Over $12 Million from Family Travel

Daily Lodging Report

NewcrestImage Plans to Acquire 100+ Hotels This Year

NewcrestImage has plans to acquire more than 100 hotels this year, reported CoStar. So far in 2023, the company has finalized its purchase of a 45-hotel portfolio in 11 states.

13 hours ago

Announcements

10 Noteworthy Speakers Who Have Taken the SGF Stage

With the 10th Skift Global Forum on the horizon, we’re getting excited by reminiscing on 10 notable speakers who have taken the SGF stage over the years.

Rafat Ali | 15 hours ago

10 Noteworthy Speakers Who Have Taken the SGF Stage

Hotels

Full Video: MCR CEO Tyler Morse at Skift Future of Lodging Forum 2023

Airport hotels can become lively attractions in their own right. Hotels can sell five-hour stays as easily as 24-hour stays. Not every hotel has to be sold via online travel agencies, MCR Hotels CEO Tyler Morse said.

Sean O'Neill | 17 hours ago

Full Video: MCR CEO Tyler Morse at Skift Future of Lodging Forum 2023

News Blog

Travel Agency Pangea to Double Revenue on Retail Store Model

The conventional wisdom back in 2015 was that travel agencies were a shrinking business. But that year, Spanish entrepreneur David Hernández thought he saw a whitespace for creating a fast-growing travel agency business, and he launched plans to create Pangea. Fast forward to 2022, and his "travel store" invoiced close to 50 million euros in…

Sean O'Neill | 19 hours ago

Travel Technology

Google Maps Is the Potential Killer App In This Age of AI

"Conversational search is about to get wildly useful and cleverly orchestrated across maps, points of interest, personalization, geo-location and enriched content."

Rafat Ali | 20 hours ago

Google Maps Is the Potential Killer App In This Age of AI

Airline Weekly

Korean Air, Japanese Airlines Could Benefit From Limits on U.S.-China Flights

Korean Air, in the late 1970s, lured Western travelers with a "Seoul Shortcut." It was making reference to the advantageous location of its Seoul hub, for routes between North America and Asia.

21 hours ago
Korean Air, Japanese Airlines Could Benefit From Limits on U.S.-China Flights

Daily Lodging Report

Macau Narrows the Visitation Gap From 2019

Macau tourism officials continue to try to narrow the gap between current visitation and 2019, announcing plans to launch “Macau Treat”, a new version of its transport subsidy that will now encompass all international visitors coming to Macau from Hong Kong, staying at least two nights.

21 hours ago

Skift Meetings

Events Industry Fed Up by Business Impersonation Fraud

An estimated $2.6 billion in losses resulted from sophisticated business impersonation scams in 2022, and the events industry is fighting back.

23 hours ago
Events Industry Fed Up by Business Impersonation Fraud

Online Travel

Google Lifts Ideas From Instagram for New Hotel Search Tool

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Google’s Instagram inspiration, Club Med’s upscaling, and Malaga’s sustainable tourism support.

Rashaad Jorden | 24 hours ago

Google Lifts Ideas From Instagram for New Hotel Search Tool