The Skift Travel Podcast
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Skift sits down with creatives, executives, and entrepreneurs from across travel to discuss their insights and perspectives on the hows and whys of travelers’ habits, industry patterns, and the seismic changes happening across the industry.
Listen for exclusive conversations with travel leaders and Skift's own in-house editors and analysts. Presented by EF World Journeys.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 283
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Norwegian Air CEO on Flying Cheap and Long-Haul
On today's mini-episode of the Skift Podcast, we're talking about disruption in the airline industry. Our guest is Bjorn Kjos, the CEO of Norwegian Air. He spoke about low-cost transatlantic flights,…
00:12:29 |
Thu 11 May 2017
Global Tourism in a Time of Volatility
On today's episode of the Skift Podcast, we're talking about volatility in the world, and how the travel industry deals with it. Our guests are Olivier Jager, CEO and co-founder of ForwardKeys, which…
00:36:21 |
Wed 26 Apr 2017
What Hotels Are Doing to Win Your Loyalty
On today’s episode of the Skift podcast, we’re talking hotel loyalty: who’s doing it right, who’s still trying, and how it is continuing to evolve. Our guest is Gary Leff, founder of the View from th…
00:39:32 |
Wed 12 Apr 2017
Why Flights Are So Cheap (And You Might Hate Yours)
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we’re talking about why bargain-priced airfare is all over the news, the true cost of cheap flights, the reason airlines are fighting to capture price-sensitive …
00:29:54 |
Thu 23 Mar 2017
What Cruise Lines Are Doing to Win a New Generation of Cruisers
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we're hearing from leaders of the world’s two largest cruise lines on attracting newcomers to cruising, appealing to millennials, and considering the needs of Ge…
00:24:23 |
Wed 08 Mar 2017
How New York City Tourism Changes the City
On this episode of the Skift Podcast, we're talking about tourism growth in New York City, the role of gentrification, the new ways that visitors are experiencing the city, and what kind of growth is…
00:32:55 |
Thu 23 Feb 2017
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Consolidation and Tech in the Vacation Rentals Industry
While the vacation rental industry is becoming more popular among consumers, particularly in urban areas, behind the scenes three waves of consolidation are hitting the sector.
In this Skift Resear…
00:50:23 |
Tue 14 Feb 2017
The Evolution of Accessible Travel
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we're talking about the legal and technological changes that have made travel more accessible to people with disabilities, the opportunities that the travel indu…
00:41:29 |
Fri 03 Feb 2017
Megatrends Defining Travel in 2017
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we explore the biggest trends that will define travel in 2017, with audio from our annual Megatrends event. Skift founder and CEO Rafat Ali and co-founder and ed…
00:32:28 |
Thu 26 Jan 2017
How Where-to-Go Lists Get Made
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we’re talking about a very specific form of travel advice — the where-to-go-in-the-coming-year list — and what goes into making them. Our guests are Dan Saltzste…
00:44:16 |
Wed 18 Jan 2017
How Travel Companies Can Win the Hearts of Supertravelers
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we're hearing from supertravelers about what they like, dislike, and merely tolerate on the road. The conversation took place at the Skift Global Forum last year…
00:32:45 |
Fri 13 Jan 2017
SXSW and Superfly Pros on Making Events Better
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, we welcome Mike Shea, chief logistics officer and partner at South by Southwest, and Rich Goodstone, co-founder of Superfly, the production company behind B…
00:13:20 |
Fri 06 Jan 2017
Google Travel VP on the Power of Virtual and Augmented Reality
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, we welcome Oliver Heckmann, Google's vice president of engineering who heads the search engine's travel product. We spoke backstage in the Skift Take Studio…
00:13:51 |
Fri 23 Dec 2016
Booking.com CEO on Taking a Mobile-First Approach
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, Booking.com CEO Gillian Tans discusses last-minute behavior, direct bookings, advertising, new search methods, and more. We interviewed Gillian backstage in…
00:11:53 |
Wed 14 Dec 2016
Lola CEO on Why Messaging Matters
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, Lola Travel CEO Paul English discuses the inspiration for his new travel agency messaging app, how he is trying to improve the tools that travel agents use,…
00:08:17 |
Tue 13 Dec 2016
TripAdvisor CEO on Setting Realistic Expectations
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer speaks to us about the threat of competition, challenges for instant booking, the changing ways consumers are using the site,…
00:16:35 |
Wed 07 Dec 2016
SilverRail CEO on Tackling Trains
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, SilverRail CEO and co-founder Aaron Gowell speaks to us about his company's mission to make it easy to book train travel online by building a digital infras…
00:10:28 |
Wed 30 Nov 2016
Frits van Paasschen on Being Your Own Disruptor
On this mini-episode of the Skift podcast, former Starwood Hotels and Resorts CEO Frits van Paasschen speaks to us about Marriott’s recent acquisition of Starwood, the pain points that still plague t…
00:10:23 |
Tue 29 Nov 2016
Bonus Analyst Sessions: Google’s Reach and Impact on Travel
Google's steady push into the online travel space has deep implications for both established players and aspiring startups.
In our first Skift Analyst Streamcast, we discuss Google's steady and see…
00:41:23 |
Tue 22 Nov 2016
What's Next for Choice and Loyalty in Air Travel
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we’re bringing you three short conversations on air travel that we had in the Skift Take Studio backstage at the Skift Global Forum.
The first conversation is …
00:31:48 |
Sat 19 Nov 2016
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