What the Travel Industry Should Expect in 2023
First Things
Earlier this week we did our first event on LinkedIn live, and we think it went pretty well. You can watch a recap of the discussion about what travel marketers should expect in 2023 on LI or back on Skift, too.
We didn't love Expedia and Booking's Super Bowl ads in 2022, but this year we took a pre-game look at two new NFL spots for Sunday's big event in which United jokes at Southwest's expense, Booking employs Melissa McCarthy, and Priceline pitches affordability.
Lastly, we're about to run out of early-bird tickets to our big hotel event in London at the end of March, the Skift Future of Lodging Forum. Join hotel professionals from around the world as they learn from leaders at Accor, Starwood Capital, Airbnb, Google, TUI, and more.
Top Headlines
Travel executives have taken the U.S. government to task for not remedying more quickly the delay in processing travel visas
Travel companies — especially destination marketing organizations — need to heed lessons from the innovative approach at Dolly Parton's Dollywood on how to make employees feel valued. That's critical in attracting workers back
Standardization of outdated tours and activities systems by a non-profit group called OCTO sees a teething-problem approach to modernization. How long will this attempt to customize the sector take to reach an innovation tipping point?
Corporate turnarounds aren't pretty, and require fortitude. Expedia expects big things in 2023, but Vrbo's tech migration will be part of the ongoing challenge.
Travel and expense companies are rushing to roll out new artificial intelligence tools and features, but it's hard to tell how much this is about game-changing tech compared to cashing in on the ChatGPT bandwagon.
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Cities are paying for Michelin to come, but people are divided on what this means for their restaurants. As the Michelin Guide expands with the help of tourism boards around the world, controversies continue around the guide's role in tourism marketing.
Once travelers have decided to book a trip, they don't want to jump through hoops to pay for it. Travel companies should prioritize ways to making paying as easy as possible
We used AI images to illustrate the five ways our Skift Meetings Editor-in-Chief Miguel Neves sees the the future of trade events.
Southwest Airlines Chief Operating Officer Andrew Watterson was grilled by U.S. senators over the carrier's meltdown during the year-end holidays in Washington, D.C., Thursday. "We messed up," he said at a hearing of the U.S. Senate's Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
The stunning year-over-year pace of growth that defined travel in 2022 is starting to slacken as consumers and business travelers succeed in catching up on trips lost in the pandemic and spending down their savings. That said, Hilton's fourth quarter revenue and profits were stellar.
By allowing locals for the first time to rent out properties to tourists, Saudi Arabia is not just trying to keep pace with growing demand, but is also trying to make the destination more accessible. Over to the locals.
Discounting had little impact on travel booking behavior during the pandemic, but recent high prices are making discounting more effective again
Brands mentioned in this issue: Southwest Airlines , Priceline , Amadeus , 希尔顿全球酒店集团 , Expedia Group , The MICHELIN Guide , American Express , 美国国务院 , Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) , United Airlines