Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Skift announces inaugural Skift Aviation Forum

Top CEOs and companies in air travel to convene in Dallas-Fort Worth in November 2020.


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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Crystal hosting travel advisor seminars

The river cruise line is holding the events in more than a dozen U.S. cities over the next few months.

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Monday, February 24, 2020

STR: Sustainable travel, climate change on the mind of tourists

Around 70% believed there is little or no effort to be sustainable among tourism providers. However, hotels/accommodation providers were the least poorly perceived when compared with other key travel and tourism sectors. 


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Sunday, February 23, 2020

Britons go to work for a rest

One in ten also value flight time as it allows them to catch up on work. 23 per cent relish the opportunity to visit new countries and cities, and 8 per cent sneakily tag holiday time on the end of trips to enjoy what’s come to be known as ‘bleisure’ travel.


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Saturday, February 22, 2020

White paper on SMEs travel programmes shares research and advice for companies looking to go multinational

Survey conducted by Nina & Pinta and GlobalStar Travel Management included responses from travel managers of programmes with less than US $30 million in annual spend.


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Friday, February 21, 2020

Joss Kent giving up CEO role at AndBeyond

Citing an intense travel schedule, family challenges and ambitious expansion plans, Kent is moving into the newly created position of executive chairman.

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Loyalty Prime Raises Funding for Subscription-Based Tech: Travel Startup Funding This Week

Preferred Hotels Group

An image of The Sagamore, a property that belongs to Sagamore Preferred Hotels Group. Loyalty Prime, a startup that creates enterprise software to run loyalty programs, has raised $5.4 million (€5 million) in Series B funding, and the service is used by Preferred Hotels Group. Preferred Hotels Group



Skift Take: Several travel companies, such as Preferred Hotels & Resorts and Frankfurt Airport, have used the services of Loyalty Prime, a startup that builds next-generation software for running loyalty programs. Loyalty Prime's new funding is part of a wave of investment that we expect to see in loyalty tech companies.

— Sean O'Neill

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