Latest Skift Event Updates

Meet the 2023 Winner: Nightrise, an Immersive Storytelling Experience

NDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Activities & Attractions The Banff Gondola by Pursuit is an attraction located in Beautiful Banff National Park. The Nightrise experience honors the sacred mountains- a place of gathering since time immemorial for many, including the Stoney People. In Nightrise’s conception, the team partnered with the Stoney Nakoda Nation to educate guests of the…

Meet the 2023 Winners: Culinary Backstreets, Uplifting Historically Silenced Food Narratives

INDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Tour Operators As a culinary experiences provider designing and operating daily tours and weeklong trips in 16 urban destinations worldwide, Culinary Backstreets believe it has the power — and responsibility — to shape the way visitors encounter a city. This project, a set of unique culinary experiences in multiple cities, uses that power…

Are You Ready for SGF This Week?

The tenth edition of Skift Global Forum commences on Tuesday September 26, 2023, in New York City. We plan to welcome approximately 1,000 attendees and speakers into the newly completed North Javits located at the center of Manhattan’s West Side. Check out our founder and CEO Rafat Ali’s latest article on the big themes that we will discuss this…

Meet the 2023 Winners: Volario by Airsiders, Connecting Every Part of the Passenger Journey

INDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Airports (Presented by AIRLINE WEEKLY) Volario is an innovative travel platform that offers passengers more choices and flexibility for their flights. It combines traditional itineraries with self-connecting options, enabling travelers to book flights from multiple carriers without limitations. The platform provides valuable information about layovers, including predicted connecting times and baggage handling details,…

Meet the 2023 Winner: HRS Group, Delivering Exceptional Experiences to Those Who Matter Most, When it is Needed Most

INDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Airlines (Presented by AIRLINE WEEKLY) HRS Group believes there’s a simpler way to look after those who matter most, when they need it most – for the crew who keep everyone moving and the passengers who keep business turning. For when things are running smoothly and when they aren’t. That’s why HRS Group…

Meet the 2023 Winner: Ava, Navan’s Automated Virtual Assistant

INDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Business Travel While AI has played an integral role across Navan’s platform since its inception in 2015, OpenAI’s launch of GPT changed the game. Navan immediately recognized the power and potential of this groundbreaking technology and began to integrate it after partnering quickly with OpenAI. Just weeks later, on February 7, 2023, Navan…

Skift Research Report – Business Class Recovery: State of Airline Premium Cabin Capacity

Skift Research latest report on cabin capacity and revenues in 2022 provides a proprietary methodology for evaluating cabin capacity and revenues across different cabin classes in the airline industry. Skift Research devised a model utilizing a sample of 11 prominent global airlines. This report aims to expand and provide analysis on the capacity and revenue…

One Week Until SGF: The Top Event of Year for the Travel Industry

It’s not too late to reserve your seat today at the most anticipated thought leadership conference in the travel industry: Skift Global Forum. The tenth edition of Skift Global Forum commences next week in New York City and to get you excited, we wanted to prepare you for the countless exclusive insights, intuitive conversations, and…

Meet the 2023 Winner: ‘Exceptional South Africa’, a Collaboration Between Exceptional ALIEN and South African Tourism

INDUSTRY INNOVATORSCategory: Tourism ‘Exceptional South Africa’ is an innovative multimedia campaign that enables audiences to experience South Africa through the unique and diverse perspectives of 10 exceptional talents. Each personality shares their ‘Travel Playbook’ – which contains personal stories, videos and recommendations that travelers can reference, save, share and book. The series presents an innovative…

Shashank Nigam, Founder & CEO of SimpliFlying to Speak at Skift Aviation Forum

We are looking forward to welcoming Shashank Nigam, Founder & CEO of SimpliFlying to the Skift Aviation Forum stage. Shashank Nigam is the founder and CEO of SimpliFlying. Having consulted for more than 100 airlines over 15 years, Nigam is a frequent keynote speaker and has been widely featured in major media outlets like The…