05
Nov
Qatar Airways and IndiGo to Work Together Strategically
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An IndiGo, a unit of InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., aircraft takeoff at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Jul. 10, 2017. Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg
Skift Take: Qatar Airways has been unable to launch its own Indian arm so it’s expected to announce this week a strategic cooperation agreement with IndiGo to drive more traffic to and from India. IndiGo keeps growing by leaps and bounds.
05
Nov
Case Studies in Wellness Tourism That Go Beyond the Spa: New Skift Research
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Wellness is now a full-fledged travel trend. In the photo, a woman exercises on a nature path. Emma Simpson / Unsplash
Skift Take: Wellness tourism is here for the long term. Understanding what it is today can help stakeholders find their place in this booming sector.
05
Nov
Travel Advisor Newbies Benefit From Expanding Array of Training Options
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The opening of the new Thomson store at Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent, England in 2013. New entrants to the travel agent field have an abundance of training options.
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Skift Take: With an influx of newcomers seeking careers as travel advisors, host agencies and consortiums are responding with new professional development options. Much of it emphasizes business skills, giving a reality check to those who view a travel career as an easy endeavor with lots of perks.
05
Nov
What Luxe Hospitality Can Learn About Engaging the Senses From a Live-Fire Chef
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Pictured are antelope at dawn at Belmond Eagle Island Lodge in Botswana. Belmond partners with Leica to host First Light nature walks. Hospitality brands can create luxury experiences for guests with offerings that deeply engage the five senses. Belmond
Skift Take: The state of luxury is evolving and morphing. And the commonality of those who are forging resonant experiences is that they are looking outside of some of the tried-and-true formulas, mining heightened sensory territories that evoke something deeper in guests.
05
Nov
New Report: The State of Global Wellness Travel: Where the Sector Is Headed Next
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Skift Take: We’re more connected than ever thanks to technology — but at the same time, it often feels like this connection hasn’t really amounted to much. Perhaps this ongoing search for connection — with nature, our communities, and ourselves — is what’s driving the rapid growth of wellness travel and tourism.