Articles tagged “Zoom”

Skift Meetings

Zoom’s New Virtual Studio is Live

Zoom invests in virtual events by launching a much anticipated virtual studio and integrating Zoom Events features into its mobile app.

1 year ago
Zoom’s New Virtual Studio is Live

Tourism

Cities Embrace Return-to-Office to Save Downtown Tourism Buzz

City leaders need to develop a new vision for their downtowns— one that relies less on the old 5 day 9-5 work model.

Dawit Habtemariam | 1 year ago

Cities Embrace Return-to-Office to Save Downtown Tourism Buzz

Skift Meetings

Zoom Layoffs May Signal Turning Away From Events

Layoffs have impacted almost all major tech companies. Zoom is downsizing by 15 percent and may be shifting its focus away from live events.

2 years ago
Zoom Layoffs May Signal Turning Away From Events

Business Travel

Verizon Refocuses Its Virtual Meetings Platform on In-Person Events

The telco giant's BlueJeans video platform division is banking on the continued resurgence in conferences, conventions and hybrid work, but with a wide range of hardware and software launches, it could be sending mixed signals.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Good and Bad M&A, According to Booking’s CEO

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Booking CEO’s M&A philosophy, Zoom burnout, and a hotel brand bonanza.

Tom Lowry | 2 years ago

Good and Bad M&A, According to Booking’s CEO

Business Travel

Zoom Doesn’t Cut It as Corporate Travelers Seek More Conference Networking

A new report from Deloitte singles out the power of networking as the main reason for a resurgence in travel, but the truth is the pendulum is swinging wildly because companies are rediscovering the merits of travel for a range of purposes — or at least they are until expenses get reined back in.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Zoom Doesn’t Cut It as Corporate Travelers Seek More Conference Networking

Business Travel

India’s Tata Is Bucking Trends for Consulting Firms on Travel Spending

Consulting firms were supposed to be the ones cutting back on travel, mostly to reduce carbon emissions. But not if that gets in the way of doing business it seems.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

India’s Tata Is Bucking Trends for Consulting Firms on Travel Spending

Business Travel

Zoom Fatigue Finally Revives Travel for In-Person Company Meetings

Internal meetings were supposed to be killed off by video conferencing, but it looks like in-person face-to-face will be back with a bang this year.

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

News Blog

Soaring Travel Costs Put Lawyers Back on Zoom

Rising airfares and travel costs are prompting legal professionals involved in dispute resolutions to return to video conferencing. That's according to a National Law Review article, which has highlighted how virtual proceedings are coming back after being used during the pandemic. International arbitration centers and courts became comfortable with the virtual format during lockdowns, with…

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

News Blog

Uber’s $30 Billion Quarter Shows the Travel Recovery Is Well Underway

Taxi tech company Uber has just recorded its busiest quarter, with gross bookings reaching an all-time high of $29.1 billion in the three months to June 30, 2022. That number’s up 33 percent on the same period last year. However, losses prevail. Uber posted a net loss of $2.6 billion, with a $1.7 billion net…

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago