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Articles tagged “usa”

News Blog

Brand USA CEO Chris Thompson to Step Down

Chris Thompson will step down as president and CEO of Brand USA, effective May 31, 2024. Brand USA is the U.S. 's destination marketing organization. Brand USA’s board of directors will work with an executive search firm to find a successor. Thompson is retiring after more than 30 years in the industry. He has served…

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Tourism

Ask Skift: Why Has Travel Gotten So Expensive?

Travel is booming this summer despite flights and hotels becoming pricier for many consumers, and here's a look at a few reasons why trips aren't getting cheaper.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Ask Skift: Why Has Travel Gotten So Expensive?

News Blog

Choice Hotels Opens Properties at Faster Pace and Reaffirms Profit Outlook

Choice Hotels, a U.S.-based franchisor, said on Tuesday it had opened an average of more than four hotels a week in the first half of 2023 — a 39% jump year-over-year. The steady onboarding of properties was one reason it reaffirmed its profit forecast for the year despite some industry concerns about leisure demand patterns…

Sean O'Neill | 1 year ago

Tourism

Global Travel Recovery Sustains its Momentum

The Skift Travel Health Index continued to point to a full global travel recovery in May 2023. With 14 out of 22 countries having fully recovered and some overtaking pre-pandemic performance, we anticipate the index to soon significantly surpass 2019 levels.

Saniya Zanpure | 1 year ago

Global Travel Recovery Sustains its Momentum

Tourism

New Tourism Secretary Office Is Waiting for $3.5 Million in Funding

If Congress doesn't allocate money to the assistant secretary for travel and tourism office, it's in effect rendering the position useless to the industry.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

New Tourism Secretary Office Is Waiting for $3.5 Million in Funding

Experiences

Travel Die Hards: Agents Continue to Adapt to Disruption

Managing complexity and adding a human touch has always been the strength of travel agents. They'll need to embrace that as they face the latest travel tech disruptions.

Selene Brophy | 1 year ago

Travel Die Hards: Agents Continue to Adapt to Disruption

Tourism

Memorial Day Trips Set To Rise: ‘Summer Travel is Officially Back’

Although inflation is still impacting many Americans' travel plans, the U.S. travel industry is poised to have its biggest Memorial Day weekend in years — another major step in its recovery from the pandemic.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Memorial Day Trips Set To Rise: ‘Summer Travel is Officially Back’

Tourism

Why Sedona’s Tourism Bureau Fired Its City Over Destination Marketing

All eyes will be on Sedona, Arizona. If it can fund itself and promote tourism without the city's dollars, other destinations could potentially follow its example.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Why Sedona’s Tourism Bureau Fired Its City Over Destination Marketing

News Blog

U.S. Visitor Visa Wait Times in India Drop by 50 Percent

The amount of time a first-time visitor visa applicant in India has to wait for an interview has fallen from an average of 669 days in mid-March to 337 days in early April, a 50 percent drop, according to the U.S. Travel Association.  The industry lobby group attributed the wait time reduction to the State…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Airlines

U.S. Airlines Insist Demand Still Red Hot: But for How Long?

U.S. airlines all say that demand continues to stay super strong as they look ahead to spring and summer. But just how long will the happy demand story persist and might the party be ruined by rising costs?

Jay Shabat, Skift | 2 years ago

U.S. Airlines Insist Demand Still Red Hot: But for How Long?