Skydiving Is the Much Quicker — and Cheaper — Way to Experience Mount Everest

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05 Oct

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A view of Mount Everest from base camp one. Skydiving is an alternative way to experience the Roof of the World. Rupert Taylor-Price / Flickr

Skift Take: It might actually be a little safer too, since so many of the people who climb Everest aren’t yet qualified.

— Isaac Carey

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06 Dec

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Horizon Air Executive Sounds Alarm on Airline’s Safety Culture

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Horizon Air, which serves as a feeder airline for Alaskan. Eric Salard / Flickr

Skift Take: Given the Boeing crisis, airlines need to be particularly aware of restoring the public’s trust in commercial aviation’s safety. Against this backdrop, an internal alarm at Horizon Air is especially worrying.

— Rosie Spinks

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05 Dec

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New Report: How Group Business Can Infuse Stability Into Hotel Revenue Management

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Skift Take: In today’s uber-competitive group business space, technology can be a key differentiator. But to leverage the benefits that technology – and particularly data – provides, hotels must understand what capabilities and features they should acquire.

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05 Dec

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Intelligent Scheduling Will Drive the Next Frontier of Improving Customer Experience

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Skift Take: Airlines have invested in making many of their offerings increasingly data-driven in recent years. Yet they haven’t taken the same approach to schedules, one of their preeminent products.

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05 Dec

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Scandinavian Airline SAS Gets Good News — For Now — on Norwegian Route Changes

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A SAS aircraft. The airline group is warning of a tough start to its next financial year. SAS

Skift Take: While Norwegian’s decision to pull its long-haul routes out of Copenhagen and Stockholm is good news for SAS in the short term, it points to a bigger challenge in the long term.

— Patrick Whyte

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05 Dec

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10 Things You Must Do in New Orleans

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05 Dec

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BREAKING: United Promotes Scott Kirby to CEO, Munoz Becomes Executive Chairman

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Scott Kirby speaking at Skift Forum Asia. Skift

Skift Take: Plenty of eyebrows were raised when Scott Kirby swapped American for United in 2016, but it was clear he was looking to run an airline. His trajectory to CEO was long-anticipated.

— Patrick Whyte

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05 Dec

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South Africa Relinquishes Control of Flag Carrier in Risky Effort to Save It

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South African Airways aircraft at O.R. Tambo International airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Waldo Swiegers / Bloomberg

Skift Take: South Africa’s national carrier is in dire straits, and some say the latest move by the government to save it is merely delaying the inevitable.

— Rosie Spinks

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05 Dec

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Tourists Cancel Paris Trips Due to Nationwide Strikes

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All still and quiet in Paris. The Associated Press

Skift Take: Paris shuts down as nationwide protests over the government’s retirement reform are held on Thursday, keeping millions of tourists away.

— Raini Hamdi

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05 Dec

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Why Oyo and Rivals May Not Be the Answer for Unchained Hotels in Asia

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Dan Lynn and Vikram Malhi, co-founders, Zuzu Hospitality Solutions, which is leading the tech movement in Asia serving smaller independent hotels. Zuzu Hospitality Solutions

Skift Take: More than ever before, small independent hotels in Asia are in need of distribution and revenue management solutions. But Oyo and other budget hotel chains aren’t necessarily the ones that will be throwing them that lifeline.

— Yixin Ng

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05 Dec

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A Weekend Guide to Backcountry Hiking in Yosemite

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05 Dec

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How Cruises Will Drive Even More of Travel Advisor Sales

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Royal Caribbean ships are shown in Cozumel. Woody Hibbard / Flickr

Skift Take: World Travel Holdings has emerged as a powerhouse, particularly in the cruise sector. While strengthening its presence in other sectors, the company’s top executives say that cruises will only get stronger as a revenue source for travel advisors.

— Maria Lenhart

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05 Dec

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Rest Easy, Travel Advisors — Cruises Are Recession Resistant: World Travel Holdings Co-CEO

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Jeff Tolkin, co-chairman and CEO of World Travel Holdings, asserts that cruises will gain momentum as a revenue source for travel advisors over the next decade. Shown here is Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas in Las Palmas. El Coleccionista de Instantes Fotografía / Flickr

Skift Take: Executives at World Travel Holdings, a major cruise distributor, are confident that cruises will only grow in importance to travel advisors, pointing to consumer trends and changing demographics. Given the value cruises provide, the executives also believe they are the most recession-proof form of travel.

— Maria Lenhart

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