Why Your Whole Team Should Attend Skift Aviation Forum

There's nothing like receiving your new metal credit card. It arrives with authority in the mail or on your doorstep, and you hear the angels sing as you open it and it catches the first glint of light. When you hand your new card to a server at dinner, you sit up straighter and hold your head a bit higher to better match your card's sparkle.

If we are honest, most of us could use a little more balance at some points in our busy lives. Getting the right mix between work and leisure time can have benefits for our physical and mental health. It can also improve the performance of a business, research has suggested.

Rock-stacking is one of humanity’s most ancient art forms. But it is also contentious. 

Growing up as the son of an accountant, I learned the importance of verifying credits and debits from a young age. This mindset extends to my loyalty accounts as well.

Some countries, including the United States, have yet to make a full tourism recovery from the pandemic, and lengthy waits for visitor visas are one reason why. Several travel executives have argued that those long waits have hurt the ability to attract visitors.

Corporate events have, at times, gotten a bad rep. The same people, in the same grey suits, exchange the same predigested questions and pre-prepared answers. As someone who has attended many such events and conferences over the years, this has remained excruciatingly true.

Almost two years after I completed it, my mind frequently wanders back to my time on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago.

Next week, airline industry leaders will gather for the fourth annual Skift Aviation Forum in Fort Worth, Texas, on November 1. CEOs and leaders from American, Southwest, United, Alaska, Sun Country, JetBlue, Delta, Airbus, Boeing, and Air Lease Corporation will share their views on the future of industry with editors on stage.

Over 200 top companies plan to attend Skift Aviation Forum next week. This includes household names like Aero, AirlineGeeks, American Airlines, Boeing, CLEAR, Delta, Expedia, GE Aerospace, Honeywell, Lufthansa, Oneworld, Skyscanner, and Southwest, just to name a few.

I only spent four days in Scotland, but I'm desperate to return. 

Come winter, snow falls thick and fast on the craggy peaks and forested valleys of this micronation, drawing skiers and boarders to the slopes. With many resorts set at an altitude of around 2,000 metres, you’ll find some of Europe’s finest powder and freeriding terrain here. Along with its spa offerings, back-to-nature adventures and restaurants elevating slope-side food to gourmet levels, Andorra certainly gives the Alps a run for its money. Après-ski here means vermouths in backstreet wine bars and lounge terraces serving cocktails views of the peaks. Here are five reasons to make it your next winter break. 

The global travel industry is on an upswing, with all regions registering growth over the previous month, according to the Skift Travel Health Index: September 2023 Highlights. The Skift Travel Health Index stands at 106, three points higher than August 2023 – a new record high.