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Travel Booking

Tourist Attractions and Experiences See Big Price Jumps

Travel is not getting any cheaper, as significant price increases across specific categories of experiences over the last four years, highlight the interplay of various economic, social, and market factors.

Selene Brophy | 1 week ago

Travel Booking

Travel ‘Junk Fee’ Crackdown: Skift Explains

The travel industry is a huge part of Biden's junk fee crackdown, and it is only a matter of time before travel companies get called out specifically in public

Jess Wade, Skift | 3 weeks ago

Travel Booking

Travel Demand Pushes American Express Spending to All-Time High

Travel demand remains strong as Amex Travel sees a surge in purchases for travel and entertainment experiences.

Selene Brophy | 1 month ago

Travel Booking

Skift India Report: Solo Travel Tops the Trends This Summer

Tour operators need to curate new itineraries to attract an incredibly important group of travelers who crave exploration and meaningful connections.

Amrita Ghosh | 2 months ago

Tour Operators

Travel Brands Woo Customers with Bucket List Sports Events

Digital ticketing solutions for tours and attractions are seeing sports events emerge as a winning category for customer engagement as travelers continue to plan around bucket-list events.

Selene Brophy | 2 months ago

Travel Booking

New Forecast for Travel to U.S.: ‘Significantly Upgraded’

While normalization of U.S. domestic leisure travel demand was expected, it is the increase in inbound international travel that has the U.S. Travel Association excited.

Jess Wade, Skift | 2 months ago

Travel Agents

India Daily: Cleartrip Rebuilds Booking Tool for Travel Agents

As new distribution capabilities and alternative strategies emerge, travel agents' traditional reliance on global distribution systems for selling tickets is changing.

Amrita Ghosh | 3 months ago

Tour Operators

Hotels.com’s Giant Hand-Painted Mural Points to a Return to the Billboard for Travel Brands

Consumers are inundated with advertising noise. As a result, travel brands are exploring alternatives to grab attention.

Selene Brophy | 3 months ago

Travel Booking

India Daily: 51 Percent of Travelers Face Booking Scams

There’s perhaps more opportunity than ever for cybercriminals to take advantage of consumers who are increasingly getting lured in by deals that are literally too good to be true.

Amrita Ghosh | 3 months ago

Online Travel

Rising Prices See Travelers Changing Summer Travel Plans: Survey

Survey data for summer travel plans and bookings suggest the so-called revenge spending from savings during the pandemic might be waning, as consumers are less keen to indulge themselves with extravagant vacations.

Selene Brophy | 4 months ago