PROBLEM SOLVERSCategory: Data Provider In late 2021, Knowland launched the Meeting Recovery Forecast, the hospitality industry’s first meetings activity forecast, and has continued the forecast into 2023 as an indicator of industry rebound, measured by the recapture of 2019 event volumes. The Meetings Recovery Forecast (MRF) and the Top 25 U.S. Meetings Recovery Forecast (MRF25) […]

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PROBLEM SOLVERSCategory: Business Outcomes In 2021, TourRadar further revolutionized the industry by introducing a B2B side of the business to the Adventure Booking Platform, connecting travelers, operators, and travel agents to organized adventures through one, easy-to-use platform. The Adventure Booking Platform enables Travel Advisors, OTAs, GDSs, Airlines, Influencers, and Content Providers access to its entire […]

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We are pleased to have Andrew Nocella, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer of United Airlines join us on stage. Andrew Nocella brings expansive knowledge to this position, having joined the industry over 20 years ago. In his current role, Andrew oversees all aspects of United’s commercial strategies and product design including cargo, United Express, pricing and […]

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CREATIVE THINKERSCategory: Physical Experiences Visit Seattle set out to change travelers’ perspectives of the Emerald City, with the organization engaging its partner agencies – C+C and Copacino Fujikado – to create a campaign that could reignite excitement back into Seattle travel. Marketers have historically shied away from promoting Seattle’s rain and travelers generally avoid it as […]

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CREATIVE THINKERSCategory: Product Design When the team at Faye set out to build the next generation of travel protection, they knew it needed to be way more than just travel insurance. Armed with a team of experts hailing from Allianz and Lemonade, alongside insurance industry veterans as advisors, Faye built a 100% digital, proactive travel […]

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Are you ready for an aviation event like no other? Skift Aviation Forum 2023 is set to be a game-changer, and here are the top three reasons why you absolutely must attend: Don’t just take our word for it, hear what others had to say… “Quick day trip to Dallas to attend Skift‘s Aviation Forum. I enjoyed […]

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We are excited to welcome Ben Hoffler as a speaker this December at Skift Global Forum East. Ben is constantly on the move throughout the Middle East and over the last decade he has walked more than 10,000km across the region, developing trails and working with more than 14 different Bedouin tribes create some of […]

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CREATIVE THINKERSCategory: Marketing To showcase the power of its travel retailing platform, Travelport+, Travelport put it to the ultimate test by seeing if it could get British adventurer, Jamie ‘Adventureman’ McDonald, to the New 7 Wonders of the World in less than 7 days using nothing but public transport.  Six days, sixteen hours and fourteen […]

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CHANGE MAKERSCategory: Leadership In 1989, Adrian Gardiner purchased a 1000-hectare farm as a weekend retreat for his family. However, this farm soon became one of the most ambitious rewilding projects in the world. Within a matter of years, the land expanded to 25,000 hectares, and Adrian began reintroducing the wildlife that had been wiped out […]

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CHANGE MAKERSCategory: People & Community In the summer of 2021, Banff & Lake Louise Tourism, representing over 700 businesses in Banff National Park, in collaboration with the Town of Banff and Parks Canada, embarked on a mission to establish a shared vision and chart a path towards a more sustainable future for tourism. With annual […]

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