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An obsession with prestige can obscure the declining value of traditional media. Travel brands need to re-evaluate their comms and marketing strategies.
Colin Nagy | 3 days ago
News Blog
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has expanded its partnership with artist Louis-Nicolas Darbon on a series of travel posters to celebrate the brand's ongoing partnership with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. Credit: Ritz-Carlton / Marriott The series features seven posters inspired by the cities featured in the 2022 Formula 1 season - including Miami, Montreal, Mexico…
Adam Stacey | 1 year ago
The new Eurostar - which has been created following the merger of Eurostar and Thalys - has launched with a new brand identity, all underpinned by its new motto, 'Together We Go Further'. The launch, which includes a new website, mobile app and loyalty program, has kicked off with a new 60-second advertisement created by…
Virgin Voyages have expanded their partnership with Chief Entertainment, Lifestyle & Celebration Officer, Jennifer Lopez, with the introduction of Jen AI, a new personalized invitation tool. Thanks to the newly launched campaign, customers will now have the opportunity to create a personalized invitation from Jennifer Lopez, or at the very least, an impressive resemblance of…
Short-Term Rentals
Several news outlets reported erroneously that Airbnb acquired Scottish property portal Letting Cloud. But Airbnb has denied all reports, stating it has not and does not intend to acquire this company.
Srividya Kalyanaraman | 2 years ago
Announcements
Reporter Srividya Kalyanaraman will help Skift up its game in the always-bustling short-term rental industry.
Skift | 2 years ago
National Geographic, the 134 year-old media brand now majority owned by Disney, has appointed former Editor of Travel+Leisure Nathan Lump as its new Editor-In-Chief. Lump was most recently serving as global head of Editorial and Entertainment at Expedia Group. In his new role, Lump will manage the content strategy of the National Geographic editorial team…
Rafat Ali | 3 years ago
Media and PR
Even if Lonely Planet's main reason for acquiring Elsewhere isn't to sell more guidebooks, increasing its digital scope will help the publisher do so. The company still hasn't made a full recovery from the pandemic, so it needs to take steps to turn increasing numbers of people eager for travel advice toward its products.
Rashaad Jorden | 3 years ago
Media brands that publish travel content are seeking enhanced monetization of their work and audiences. The story of one vendor serving them helps to highlight the questions that brands such as BBC and MTV face more generally.
Sean O'Neill | 3 years ago
Red Ventures had better keep publishing the print guidebooks or it'll face an uproar among a segment of diehard travelers.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago