The Skift Travel Podcast
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Finding Solutions for the Overtourism Dilemma
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we're tackling the issue of overtourism with some ideas for addressing the problem. Our guest is Megan Epler Wood, director of the International Sustainable Tourism Initiative at the Harvard School of Public Health. ...
31 min
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Bonus Analyst Sessions: Outlook On Hotel Direct...
With more hotel booking options becoming available to travelers, hotel brands must consider their distribution approach and direct booking strategies.
This Analyst Session discusses hotel distribution, with a particular focus on direct booking. As a supp...
36 min
178
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Ctrip and the China Onl...
As China's travel market continues to grow and Chinese travelers are increasingly booking online, Ctrip and the country's travel industry are poised for high growth.
This Analyst Session offers a recap of Skift Research's report, A Deep Dive Into Ctrip a...
58 min
179
How London is Powering a Travel Startup Cluster
On this sponsored episode of the Skift podcast, we’re talking about what destinations can do to better forge alliances between tourism and tech. Our guests come from both worlds: London and Partners innovation relationship manager Danielle Sheerin joins ...
53 min
180
What to Expect From the New Expedia
Anyone who follows travel knows that Expedia has been making a lot of news lately. Now-former CEO Dara Khosrowshahi left to take the top job at Uber, and Expedia promptly promoted its CFO Mark Okerstrom to the chief executive position.
At Skift, we've be...
37 min
181
What Next-Level Hotels Have in Common
On today's episode of the Skift Podcast, we're hearing from hotel experts who make a living helping travelers find standout properties. Our guests are Claus Sendlinger, CEO and founder of Design Hotels, and James Lohan and Tamara Heber-Percy, the founder...
30 min
182
Bonus Analyst Sessions: The State of Destinatio...
This analyst call discusses the current state of destination marketing, with a particular focus on current and developing content marketing, digital advertising and data analytics strategies.
Destination marketing is a changing landscape. Technological i...
45 min
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InterContinental Hotels Group CEO on Customers ...
Our guest on today's mini-episode of the Skift Podcast is Richard Solomons, the soon-to-retire CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group. He spoke at Skift Forum Europe this year and joined us backstage in the Skift Take Studio to discuss how IHG is trying to...
17 min
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Travel Search, Bargain Hunting and the Future o...
On today's episode of the Skift Podcast, we're talking about the way consumers comparison shop for travel. Our guests are executives from some of the top metasearch companies in the world: Trivago managing director Johannes Thomas, Kayak CEO Steve Hafner...
47 min
185
Norwegian Air CEO on Flying Cheap and Long-Haul
On today's mini-episode of the Skift Podcast, we're talking about disruption in the airline industry. Our guest is Bjorn Kjos, the CEO of Norwegian Air. He spoke about low-cost transatlantic flights, competition from legacy carriers, the airline’s growth...
11 min
186
Global Tourism in a Time of Volatility
On today's episode of the Skift Podcast, we're talking about volatility in the world, and how the travel industry deals with it. Our guests are Olivier Jager, CEO and co-founder of ForwardKeys, which compiles tourism data based on reservations transactio...
35 min
187
What Hotels Are Doing to Win Your Loyalty
On today’s episode of the Skift podcast, we’re talking hotel loyalty: who’s doing it right, who’s still trying, and how it is continuing to evolve. Our guest is Gary Leff, founder of the View from the Wing blog. We also have insights from Best Western Ho...
38 min
188
Why Flights Are So Cheap (And You Might Hate Yo...
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we’re talking about why bargain-priced airfare is all over the news, the true cost of cheap flights, the reason airlines are fighting to capture price-sensitive travelers, and what they’re charging for instead. Our g...
29 min
189
What Cruise Lines Are Doing to Win a New Genera...
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we're hearing from leaders of the world’s two largest cruise lines on attracting newcomers to cruising, appealing to millennials, and considering the needs of Generation Z. The episode features portions of separate c...
23 min
190
How New York City Tourism Changes the City
On this episode of the Skift Podcast, we're talking about tourism growth in New York City, the role of gentrification, the new ways that visitors are experiencing the city, and what kind of growth is sustainable. Our guest is Skift reporter Andrew Sheiva...
32 min
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Bonus Analyst Sessions: Consolidation and Tech ...
While the vacation rental industry is becoming more popular among consumers, particularly in urban areas, behind the scenes three waves of consolidation are hitting the sector.
In this Skift Research Analyst Session we discuss the global vacation rentals...
49 min
192
The Evolution of Accessible Travel
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we're talking about the legal and technological changes that have made travel more accessible to people with disabilities, the opportunities that the travel industry has been missing, and what lies ahead for the disa...
40 min
193
Megatrends Defining Travel in 2017
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we explore the biggest trends that will define travel in 2017, with audio from our annual Megatrends event. Skift founder and CEO Rafat Ali and co-founder and editor-in-chief Jason Clampet delve into topics including...
31 min
194
How Where-to-Go Lists Get Made
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we’re talking about a very specific form of travel advice — the where-to-go-in-the-coming-year list — and what goes into making them. Our guests are Dan Saltzstein, a travel editor at The New York Times who organized...
43 min
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How Travel Companies Can Win the Hearts of Supe...
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we're hearing from supertravelers about what they like, dislike, and merely tolerate on the road. The conversation took place at the Skift Global Forum last year.
Panelists are Alexandra Wood, chief operating officer...
32 min
196
SXSW and Superfly Pros on Making Events Better
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, we welcome Mike Shea, chief logistics officer and partner at South by Southwest, and Rich Goodstone, co-founder of Superfly, the production company behind Bonnaroo.
Mike and Rich joined us in the Skift Take Stud...
12 min
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Google Travel VP on the Power of Virtual and Au...
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, we welcome Oliver Heckmann, Google's vice president of engineering who heads the search engine's travel product. We spoke backstage in the Skift Take Studio during the Skift Global Forum.
He spoke to us about ho...
13 min
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Booking.com CEO on Taking a Mobile-First Approach
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, Booking.com CEO Gillian Tans discusses last-minute behavior, direct bookings, advertising, new search methods, and more. We interviewed Gillian backstage in the Skift Take Studio during the Skift Global Forum. T...
11 min
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Lola CEO on Why Messaging Matters
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, Lola Travel CEO Paul English discuses the inspiration for his new travel agency messaging app, how he is trying to improve the tools that travel agents use, and why chatting via message is more popular than talk...
7 min
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TripAdvisor CEO on Setting Realistic Expectations
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer speaks to us about the threat of competition, challenges for instant booking, the changing ways consumers are using the site, and what is still left to review. We interviewed Steph...
15 min