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.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 283
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
When Everything Is An Adventure, What Happens to Adventure Travel?
On this episode of the Skift podcast, we’re talking about who can claim to be an adventure traveler, how the word is used (or overused, in our guest's opinion), and how social media is a blessing and…
00:36:32 |
Thu 28 Apr 2016
Do Tourism Slogans Matter In Modern Marketing?
Like any other brand that tries to sell its benefits with a catchy phrase, destinations have to grab consumers’ attention and get an idea stuck in their brain. This week we discuss the relevance of t…
00:30:26 |
Thu 21 Apr 2016
Are You Ready for the Next Wave of Chinese Travelers?
On today’s episode of the Skift podcast, we’re discussing the next generation of Chinese travelers, what they want, who is trying to deliver it and what it all means to the rest of the world. Joining…
00:31:25 |
Thu 14 Apr 2016
How Business Travel Is Trying to Become More Traveler-Friendly
In 2016, business travel spending is expected to increase to $1.25 trillion. It’s a massive industry that’s going through big changes. Helping us sort through what’s real, what’s hype and what’s impo…
00:36:11 |
Thu 07 Apr 2016
Creating a Better City With Bike Shares And Smart Payments
In this week's podcast we discuss smarter and more efficient bike-share programs, how wise cities set aside politics for transportation progress, and the ways contactless payments make everything eas…
00:25:49 |
Thu 31 Mar 2016
Creating a Smarter City for Tourists and Locals, Part 1
For this episode we're focusing on the urban environment and talking to our friends at MasterCard about how cities and technology companies are working together to make smarter, more seamless environ…
00:22:06 |
Thu 24 Mar 2016
Where Family Travel Is Headed in 2016
Family travel is one of the fastest growing segments in tourism, accounting for a third of all leisure trips. This podcast looks at the family travel segment and what it has become as generations hav…
00:34:17 |
Wed 16 Mar 2016
U.S. Workers and Their No-Vacation Nation
In this week's episode of the Skift Podcast, we're asking why the United States is not a vacation nation — and why it matters. We hear from Gary Oster, managing director of Project: Time Off, a coali…
00:35:34 |
Thu 10 Mar 2016
Selling Travel in Times of Crisis
In this podcast, we’re talking about the question of marketing and selling travel in a time of crisis, whether that means vacations to Paris after the recent terror attacks or cruises in the Caribbea…
00:34:13 |
Thu 03 Mar 2016
Reinventing Travel Brands Through Modern Content Marketing
For this episode we take a deep dive into how Marriott is reshaping how brands — both in travel and beyond — rethink their role in content production and distribution. Marriott International has been…
00:54:06 |
Thu 25 Feb 2016
State of Travel Startups and Venture Capital in 2016
A report published by CB Insights showed 2015 as one of the greatest year for travel tech funding, with more than $5.2 billion invested across 348 deals.
What does this year hold for startups?
To…
00:31:53 |
Thu 18 Feb 2016
The Past And Future of Local Discovery
Gone are the days of foldout maps and paperback guidebooks meant to help travelers navigate new terrain. Today’s it’s all about mobile apps, which in a highly-digitized environment are valuable tools…
00:28:24 |
Thu 11 Feb 2016
The Changing Trends in Health and Wellness Travel
When many people think health and wellness, they think spas, meditation, and yoga, but over the last two decades it has evolved into so much more. Now the field encompasses women-only surf retreats, …
00:22:51 |
Thu 04 Feb 2016
Discussing the Megatrends Affecting Travel in 2016
With our kickoff 2016 episode, Skift staffers Jason Clampet, Alexandra E. Petri, and Rafat Ali discuss highlights from the 15 big trends affecting travel in 2016. These trends are playing out across …
00:32:39 |
Wed 27 Jan 2016
The Changing Landscape of Travel Video
With YouTube, Vimeo, GoPro, and hundreds of channels in HD, the choices of what to watch and how are greater than ever. The traditional travel programming isn’t dead, but how we see it has radically …
00:31:47 |
Fri 31 Jul 2015
How Modern Luggage Got Smarter and Better Looking
Packing is an integral part of the travel experience, one that we all experience no matter where we are going or how we get there. To talk about the evolution of luggage, and the art of packing, we’r…
00:27:09 |
Thu 23 Jul 2015
How In-Room Tech Is Changing Everything About Hotel Guest Experience
Smartphones are at the center of the evolution of guest experience at hotels. Third-party services are quickly developing apps and tools that transform personal devices into portals for the hotel exp…
00:34:02 |
Fri 17 Jul 2015
How Bikes Are Changing The Way We Experience Cities
The humble bike is experiencing a cultural renaissance. Bike share programs are popping up in cities all over the world from New York to Medellín, city streets are transforming with the addition of p…
00:29:08 |
Thu 02 Jul 2015
The Renegade Tours Disrupting City Visits For Tourists & Locals
World-renowned museums will always have a spot at the top of tourists’ bucket lists. A small but growing group of entrepreneurs are responding to travelers’ changing expectations by building high-tou…
00:34:49 |
Thu 25 Jun 2015
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