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Growing up in Houston, Larry Jackson was intrigued by the business news. After earning a Bachelor of Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia, he began his career as

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Elite Chefs. Real Talk. Luxury Hotels Are Bringing Back the Dinner Party

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Luxury hotels are reviving an old-fashioned strategy to build loyalty among high-spending guests: elaborate communal dinners hosted by elite chefs. These dinners had largely disappeared as hotels raced to offer flashier or more extravagant amenities, said Oliver Corrin, creative director of strategy and branding for EDG Hospitality Design and Branding. Now they’re back as travelers […]

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Indian Regulator Cites Air India for Past Safety Lapses, Removes 3 Officials

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Skift’s coverage of the Air India crash is offered free to all readers. India’s aviation regulator on Saturday ordered Air India to remove three senior employees from crew scheduling duties, citing previous violations of pilot rest and licensing rules. The action is not directly related to the June 12 crash of AI 171 crash in

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Ramp Raises $200 Million for Expense and Biz Travel Management: Startup Funding Roundup 

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There’s a lot of money going into tech platforms to manage business travel and expenses. The most recent is Ramp, which raised $200 million this week. It comes months after TravelPerk raised $200 million, with multiple other companies raising smaller rounds. Also this week: Navan, a corporate travel agency, has taken a step toward becoming

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Kill the Front Desk: CitizenM CEO Says Marriott Backs Its Tech and AI Vision

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CitizenM built its reputation by doing everything traditional hotels don’t: digitizing the check-in experience, offering tiny rooms, and hiring staff based on personality rather than past training. Now that Marriott is acquiring CitizenM for $355 million, industry watchers are asking whether the corporate giant will strip away what made it special. CEO Lennert De Jong

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Luxury Hotel CEOs: Wealth Boom in India and China Is Driving Travel Demand

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Luxury travel demand is being driven by growing wealth in India and China, according to hospitality leaders who gathered this week at a Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) meeting in Brussels. Collectively, the over 45 hotel brands that use GHA as their loyalty program – which include Minor Hotels, Corinthia, Pan Pacific, and Kempinski – reported

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Air India Trims Long-Haul Services by 15%: These Routes are Affected

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Skift’s coverage of the Air India crash is offered free to all readers. Air India on Thursday night announced the list of international routes that it will be temporarily suspending or reducing as part of a 15% cut in its widebody operations.  The changes, effective from June 21 to at least mid-July, impact long-haul flights to North

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Why Bhutan Went All-In on Crypto for Its Tourism Sector

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Bhutan has launched the world’s first nationwide crypto-based tourism payment system.  Partnering with crypto payment unit Binance Pay, and DK Bank, Bhutan now lets visitors pay for nearly everything in cryptocurrency — from visa fees and flights to local handicrafts and fruit at a roadside stall. This marks the first time a nation has integrated

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Air India Scales Back International Flights After Fatal Crash and Rising Regional Tensions

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Skift’s coverage of the Air India crash is offered free to all readers. Air India said Wednesday that it would start reducing international flying on widebody aircraft by 15% until mid-July, a decision that comes nearly a week after the carrier experienced a fatal plane crash in Ahmedabad.  The carrier said it was reducing international

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