Articles tagged “family travel”

Online Travel

Sri Lanka and Sharjah Are Top Destinations For Indian Families: India Report

Already a preferred destination, Sri Lanka is set to benefit more now that it has made tourist visa free for Indians. This is good news for the country's cash-strapped economy.

Ashvita Singh, Skift | 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka and Sharjah Are Top Destinations For Indian Families: India Report

News Blog

IDEAS: United Airlines Appeals to Families with Sesame Street Travel Kits

United Airlines has unveiled Children's Travel Kits in collaboration with Sesame Workshop. The kits feature an Oscar the Grouch color and activity book with crayons, Oscar the Grouch slide puzzle, and a sensory calming strip designed to help soothe anxiety and fidgeting. All of these activities aim to keep kids occupied in the air and…

Becca Smith | 5 months ago

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Airbnb Hosts in India Earned Over $12 Million from Family Travel

Families are seeking to make up for lost time with new and exciting experiences. It’s time that brands and tour operators shift their focus to this segment, and understand their needs to make their trips more appealing.

Amrita Ghosh | 9 months ago

Skift India Daily: Airbnb Hosts in India Earned Over $12 Million from Family Travel

Hotels

Club Med Aims to Shift Upmarket With New Resorts and Ad Campaign

It's reassuring to see numerous Club Med all-inclusive resorts rebounding post-pandemic and that the company has upgraded many to attract affluent millennial parents. But some experts question its new marketing campaign and strategy.

Sean O'Neill | 9 months ago

Club Med Aims to Shift Upmarket With New Resorts and Ad Campaign

Airlines

American Airlines Riles Travel Agents With Insistence on Changes to Airfare Sales

Even after the American Society of Travel Advisors weighed in with a plea to delay the removal of 40 percent of airfares from traditional retail channels by eight months, the carrier has confirmed there’ll be no 11th hour reprieve. All the travel industry can do now is brace itself.

Matthew Parsons | 10 months ago

American Airlines Riles Travel Agents With Insistence on Changes to Airfare Sales

Airlines

White House Urges U.S. Airlines to Follow American’s Lead on Family Seating Policy

Americans shouldn't have to pay for a positive family travel experience, with President Joe Biden urging U.S. airlines to follow American Airlines' example of guaranteeing parents can sit with their children at no extra cost.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 10 months ago

White House Urges U.S. Airlines to Follow American’s Lead on Family Seating Policy

News Blog

Frontier Is Latest Airline to Improve Family Seating

Frontier Airlines is now automatically seating children with a family member or adult in their party for free. It announced the new measure on Tuesday, and said it applies to children under the age of 14. Its booking engine now automatically assigns seats based on family members’ ages before the check-in window opens. The new…

Matthew Parsons | 10 months ago

News Blog

United Airlines Will Now Let Families Switch Flights for Free to Find Adjacent Seats

United Airlines has launched a new seat map feature that dynamically finds available adjacent seats at the time of booking, while a new policy will allow passengers to switch flights for free if none are available. The tweak to the online seat booking engine is designed to help sit children under 12-years-old next to an…

Matthew Parsons | 10 months ago

Hotels

Hilton and Accor See Revenues Surge

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Hilton’s and Accor’s strong earnings this quarter as well as the resilience of family travel.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Hilton and Accor See Revenues Surge

News Blog

85 Percent of U.S. Parents Planning to Travel With Children in the Next Year

Eight-five percent of parents said in the 2022 U.S. Family Travel Survey released on Wednesday that they're very likely to travel with their children in the next 12 months, another sign of family travel's strong recovery. In addition, 47 percent of the 1,000 respondents in the survey by the Family Travel Association and the New York…

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago