Yearly Archives: 2019

Skift Take: Airlines are much more comfortable talking about mitigating climate change through incremental changes such as more efficient aircraft and carbon offsets. But these don’t alter the fundamental problem. Flying is bad for the environment and it is only going to get worse as demand keeps rising.

— Patrick Whyte

Skift Take: AirAsia admits demand for flights to Macau and Shenzhen is down, but plays down the impact of Federal Aviation Administration’s ban on Malaysian carriers from adding new U.S. routes. That’s a setback for AirAsia X that was planning flights to the U.S. West Coast.

— Raini Hamdi

Skift Take: Food tourism has taken over the world, and few destinations are as primed to capitalize on the trend as Thailand. Tour operators, hotels, and others in the travel sector are rapidly enhancing the ways in which visitors experience the country’s culinary offerings — and meeting planners are taking note.

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