05 Dec
Travel

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

SAS

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
Travel

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

Zuzu Hospitality Solutions

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
Travel

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

El Coleccionista de Instantes Fotografía / Flickr

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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