Articles tagged “retail”

Luxury Escapes is proving something the industry has long suspected but rarely executed well: in high-consideration travel, physical retail isn’t a relic — it’s a revenue amplifier.

Marriott is chasing customers beyond hotel lobbies. The strategy: embed Bonvoy points into everyday shopping through tie-ups with retailers, starting with Flipkart, Nectar, and Shinsegae Duty Free.

How do we protect these experiences in their authentic non-museumized-non-touristed forms — Fez is already a simulacra — while not being hypocritical about their agency and desire to live a modern life?

AI trip planners, alternative jet fuel, the metaverse, next-generation chargers for airline passengers: There is a big variety of travel tech startups raising money lately.

Google's key priorities are artificial intelligence, retail, and YouTube. Travel is still an important vertical — it's just not a top focus.

Lagardère Travel Retail has launched its first completely autonomous store, Travelwell, at Hong Kong International Airport.

Airlines of all sizes are looking for smarter and more efficient ways to sell more products and services. A new strategy guide by Sabre explores how moving toward an offer and order retailing model will help them achieve this goal while maximizing revenue, operating with more agility, and improving customer satisfaction.

Today’s airlines are challenged with maximizing revenue in the face of unpredictable booking patterns, widespread industry disruptions, and evolving traveler expectations. To stay competitive, they need to reconsider the travel retailing experience through the eyes of their customers and overcome limitations at key stages of the travel journey.

Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, May 19, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.

In Skift's top stories this week, Google joins global partnership Travalyst, backed by Prince Harry, in an act towards sustainability, Europeans are set to make record summer travel numbers, and loyalty programs are being revamped across major and minor travel brands alike.