Travel
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Placemakr Raises $65 Million for Apartment-Hotel Rental Platform
Four travel tech startups have raised nearly $110 million this week. >>Placemakr, a platform for long-term and short-term apartment rentals,…
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Marriott Pushes M Clubs and Courtyard Resorts as New Offerings
Here are some excerpts from Daily Lodging Report from the past week. If you’re not a subscriber, you should be.…
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Skift India Daily: A Billion Air Travelers Expected by 2040 — How Adani Airports Is Preparing
Skift Take As Adani Airports’ ambitious airport growth plan takes flight, what remains to be seen is if the Indian…
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Expedia and Kayak Offer Early Convergence of ChatGPT and Travel Booking
Skift Take This is one of the earliest examples of the coming convergence of conversational AI and travel booking, even…
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Expedia and Kayak Add ChatGPT Plugins to Enhance Travel Planning
Skift Take The connection between ChatGPT and the data from Expedia and Kayak paves the way to access the real…
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U.S. Visitor Visa Wait Times Remain Stuck at Over 400 Days on Average
Skift Take We’re four months into 2023 and first-time visitors from the U.S.’s top inbound countries still have to wait…
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Sweden Democrats threatens government crisis over biofuels obligation
During the six-hour debate over the bill, Sweden’s foreign minister, Tobias Billström, said he was convinced that the country’s membership…
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U.S. Road Trips This Summer Could Be Just as Pricey as Last Year
Skift Take U.S. road trippers can’t catch a break. Fuel stockpiles are dwindling but travel demand is expected to remain…
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‘He doesn’t listen’: Macron’s method stirs anger of French protesters
Among the crowd of tens of thousands of mostly young people, protesters said Macron’s defiance and abrasive ruling style had…
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Travelzoo to Launch Its Travel Metaverse Within Weeks
Skift Take One can make the argument that Travelzoo is embarked on a foolhardy mission to create a metaverse. On…
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BREAKING: French unions announce new day of strikes against pension reform
Protests against pension reform ended in violence in many French cities on Thursday including in the French capital Paris where…
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Deciding Which Travel Industry Award to Apply For
Skift Take Not sure which IDEA Award categories to apply for? We can guide you in the right direction based…
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EXPLAINED: Why do French police love to use tear gas so much?
If you’re reading media reports about French demos, it probably won’t be long before you come across the phrase le…
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The Impact of Dubai Loosening Up on Alcohol to Boost Tourism May Have Its Limits
Skift Take Although other destinations in the Middle East and North Africa may not consider making more alcohol accessible as…
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Is doing vocational training in Spain worth it?
Back in November 2022, we published a list of nine bright business ideas that haven’t been exploited yet in Spain…
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Timeshare Companies to Face More Consumer Lawsuits
Skift Take Litigation against timeshare resorts isn’t uncommon. But, even if the lawsuits get class action status, the damages for…
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Austrian German word of the day: Jause
Why do I need to know this phrase? This is one of the most common German language idioms, which pops…
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Police clash with pension reform protesters in Paris in latest demo
If you’re reading media reports about French demos, it probably won’t be long before you come across the phrase le…
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KEY POINTS: What is in Denmark’s 2023 budget proposal?
Danish budgets are usually tabled and eventually adopted during the autumn, but last year’s election disrupted the normal timetable. The…
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Polentagraben: The invisible barrier separating Switzerland
Hiking and picnics Not surprisingly, given Switzerland’s magnificent landscape and easy access to various hiking trails and breath-taking views, hiking…
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Danish hospital made 293 cancer patients wait too long for surgery
HEALTH Some 293 bowel cancer patients at Aarhus University Hospital waited longer than they should have to undergo surgery. Published:…
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Which areas in Spain have the best tap water?
When they first arrive in Spain, many people are unsure if the tap water is safe to drink or not,…
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Swedish PM to seek explanation from Hungary on Nato delay
During the six-hour debate over the bill, Sweden’s foreign minister, Tobias Billström, said he was convinced that the country’s membership…
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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe to return to public duty on 83rd birthday
ROYAL FAMILY Queen Margrethe is scheduled to return to public duty on April 16th, her 83rd birthday, following a period…
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Amsterdam Looks to Dim Red Light District Tourism
Skift Take Amsterdam is trying to find a balance between its international reputation as an open and free city and…
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Weak krone and high inflation: Why Norway’s interest rate will keep rising
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, has set the key policy rate in Norway at three percent after announcing…
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German unions call major countrywide transport strike on Monday
Staff at airports, ports, the railways, buses and subways will walk out during the 24-hour strike, which will start at…
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‘No plans’ to change Charles III visit to strike-hit France
A row erupted between two of the European Union’s biggest economies after Berlin upset some of its partners, notably France,…
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Five of the best ‘hidden’ sites to visit in Milan this weekend
The popular Giornate FAI – nationwide open days held twice a year by Italy’s National Trust (Fondo Ambiente Italiano, FAI)…
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How Switzerland’s interest rate hike might affect you
“The SNB is tightening its monetary policy further and is raising policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 1.5 percent,”…
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Travelling will be 22 percent more expensive in Spain this Easter
The union representing the majority of Spanish Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) has made moves to put a stop to the…
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Cyberattack disrupts Spanish medicine distribution
It used to be typical that children had one doctor assigned to them, but now due to the lack of…
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Why is Switzerland trying to get closer to NATO?
Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd travelled to Brussels to discuss with NATO Secretary Jens Stoltenberg the “strengthening” of the relationship…
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Strikes: Do parents in Germany receive a day off work when Kitas close?
Growing concerns about inflation and the general economic situation are weighing on many families in Germany, according to an annual…
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Delays contribute to a decline in passenger happiness on Norwegian trains
New figures from the Benchmarking Alliance show that hotels in Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger and Tromsø have increased massively compared…
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French union militants block access to Paris airport
Strikes in France often target public transport services, and on strike days you may find that trains, buses or city…
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Italian food and wine: What does the DOP label mean – and are these products better?
More humble and less fussy than French cuisine, Italy’s cucina povera (literally, ‘kitchen of the poor’) tradition employs minimal ingredients, prioritising…
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Americans in France: Driver’s licences, passport renewals and your tips for French life
Renewing your American passport while in France has a slightly different – and at times more challenging – process than…
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Hilton Links Brand Success to Workforce Happiness
Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Hilton’s happiness equation, Delta’s South American boast, and Bhutan’s gold…
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What foreign students should know about applying for German citizenship
Whether it’s the lack of tuition fees, the excellent job opportunities or the thrill of studying in Europe’s largest economy,…
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Court ruling tightens residency rules for Sweden’s ‘high school law’
PERMANENT RESIDENCY Rejected asylum seekers hoping to stay in Sweden under the so-called high-school law (gymnasielagen) will now have to…
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Today in Switzerland: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
Pensions held at Credit Suisse not affected by the collapse If your pension and AHV / AVS fund is invested…
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Google Bard’s Travel Planning Capability Is Same as ChatGPT’s — Unimpressive
Skift Take Google released Bard this week but has yet to integrate generative AI into its search engine as Microsoft…
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Why Swedish teens are allowed to drive cars without a licence
Hundreds of cities across the EU currently operate some form of low emission zone system in an effort to reduce…
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Skift India Daily: Air India’s Latest Flex Will Make It Harder for Foreign Airlines to Gain Access
Skift Take As India grows its aviation market, the government is making sure that its homegrown airlines have an advantage…
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8 of the best Easter events in Switzerland you won’t want to miss
When riots broke out in 2017 in Rinkeby, just days after US President Donald Trump had been ridiculed for talking…
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Sweden’s parliament votes by huge majority in favour of Nato accession
MILITARY Sweden’s parliament has voted to ratify the country’s accession to the Nato defence alliance, with its historic bill to…
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Vienna museum tilts paintings to illustrate climate change threat
Gustav Klimt’s well-known Attersee lake painting tilted by two degrees, Egon Schiele’s painting of a tree in late autumn rotated by five…
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5 Big Questions Facing Hospitality at Our Future of Lodging Forum
Skift Take There’s a lot on tap for the hospitality industry in 2023, and at our Future of Lodging Forum…
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What Was Your First Date Like? | Cup of Jo
I was 15 when I met Brandon, a blue-eyed high school junior, who played bass in a punk band. After…
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