A Senior Expedia Exec Breaks Down Travel Trends for 2023

While summer gently fades away, Asheville, North Carolina, prepares to unveil its annual masterpiece of nature: the breathtaking fall color leaf change. The biodiversity of tree species in the Blue Ridge Mountains ensures a visual symphony of crimson, gold, and amber hues, while variations in elevation grant leaf-peepers one of the longest fall color seasons in the nation.

If you're planning a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando in 2023 and beyond, you're going to want to read this before you commit to any dates.

A shift towards experiential journeys, growing demand for premium travel options – Indians approach to travel is evolving, according to Mukul Sukhani, senior vice president of business development at Mastercard.

Travels and Textiles in Central Asia Textiles expert Chris Aslan explores a crossroads of history where ‘fortunes were made and lost through shimmering silks, life-giving felts and gossamer cottons’. Most travellers know of the Silk Road, but older still are the Wool Road and Cotton Road, whose tightly woven stories Aslan seeks to untangle. 

Raised in the U.S. state of Kentucky and college educated in the state of Rhode Island, John Bojanowski spent one senior year college term studying in Poland. This was just before the fall of the wall separating eastern and western Europe in the late 1980’s.

If you’ve ever been crammed into an uncomfortable coach seat, been charged extra for a bag, or had a flight delayed for no good reason, you know how much the airline you fly can impact your trip.

Over 300 leading companies already plan to attend Skift Global Forum 2023 on September 26-28 in New York City. This includes companies like Marriott, Disney, Accor, Google, Netflix, Hilton, Amazon, Thayer Ventures, Highgate, and U.S. Travel just to name a few.

This program has placed more than 600,000 seats on sale for city break destinations throughout Europe, marking a capacity growth of 10% in comparison to the Winter 23/24 season.

New data from Expedia Group’s Q3 Traveler Insights shows traveler enthusiasm holds strong, with the return of seasonal trends such as quick trips for live events and short-term planning for spring and summer holidays in the Northern Hemisphere.

The 17th International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City 2023 (ITE HCMC 2023) is scheduled from September 7 to 9, 2023, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), District 7. Themed “Connectivity, Growth, and Sustainability,” ITE HCMC 2023 aims to propel Vietnam’s tourism industry, ensuring sustainable development while showcasing its allure globally.

Good morning from Skift. It’s Friday, November 4. Here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.

Hoteliers are now in the middle of 2023 budgeting. It’s a tricky task given the uncertain forecasts.