Pilot Shortage Dooms Airline + TripAdvisor Pulls Fox News Ads + Luxury Wants Families

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March 30, 2018 View in browser

Editor's Note Politics and travel continue to trip over each other, as one of our stories illustrates today. TripAdvisor — a company whose CEO isn't shy about taking on hot-button issues — pulled its ads from the Fox News show hosted by Laura Ingraham after she ridiculed one of the Parkland shooting survivors pushing for gun control measures. Expedia followed suit, albeit with less commentary about "the line of decency" that had been crossed. In an increasingly polarized world — see last month's debate over NRA discounts — brands are facing greater pressure from outraged consumers. How will this change their advertising strategies? And when will cable news hosts realize it's bad business to make fun of shooting survivors? — Hannah Sampson, News Editor Latest Episode of Skift Podcast Now Live Sponsored by Hilton Garden Inn We're diving into one of our 2018 Megatrends with experts from the Skift editorial team and Hilton Garden Inn. We'll take a look at how travel brands are expanding beyond what they're known for doing in travel into new segments of travelers' experiences. Listen Now Top Stories U.S. Pilot Shortage Claims a Casualty: Will More Airlines Shut Down? Great Lakes Airlines is essentially going out of business. The Regional Airline Assocation is using this as a chance to lobby politicians to relax requirements on pilot training. But that's probably not necessary. There's reason to believe the Great Lakes situation was unique. TripAdvisor and Expedia Pull TV Ads in Boycott of Laura Ingraham's Fox Show Kudos to TripAdvisor and Expedia for doing the right thing in helping encourage civil discourse. Whatever one thinks about the gun policy debate, picking on a teenager's personal musings about college applications unrelated to the topic at hand is out of bounds. DOT Slaps Qantas For Violating Obscure U.S. Law The fine here is miniscule. But the issues are interesting. Qantas has the right to fly between New York and Los Angeles, and it does so every day. But it can only carry a small subset of passengers. Aman Exec Wants Luxury Travel To Be a Family Affair Aman wants to create more customers for life by catering to families with kids and teenagers. It's a smart long-term strategy, but the company will need to involve younger travelers in a way that makes sense for a luxury brand. Expense Technology Gets Smarter as Providers Look Beyond Receipts Beyond automatically integrating travel booking with expenses, a lot is being done to give travel managers and financial departments more powerful tools to track spending. It also helps that these tools will eventually make the expense report process much easier for travelers. India's Ola Enters Competitive Australian Ground Transport Market India's Ola has started operations in two major Australian cities, following hot on the heels of Estonia's Taxify. The newcomers are exploiting opportunities unlocked when Uber paved the way for increased competition in a market in the tight grip of taxi operators. Dubai Agency HolidayMe Raises $12 Million: Travel Startup Funding This Week As winter gives way to spring, at least in the northern hemisphere, startups raised more than $24 million to expand online travel booking and planning in the Middle East and Europe. Just in time for consumers planning summer trips. Popular Now Why Airlines Almost Always Serve Breakfast on Long-Haul Overnight Flights Could airlines stop with the 4 p.m. breakfasts? Savvy travelers want to get acclimated to their new time zone as fast as possible, and a later afternoon meal of sausage and eggs doesn't help. But keep the coffee. It's vital. Boeing's Newest Dreamliner Is More of a Regional Aircraft Than Its Predecessors Earlier Boeing 787 Dreamliners revolutionized aviation, allowing airlines to open sexy new long-haul routes. The 787-10 probably won't do that, but it's still an impressive aircraft. Travelport Faces Dramatic Changes if Activist Investor Gets His Way The last thing travel tech giant Travelport needs is to be sold to private equity. It's still digging out from all the debt Blackstone saddled it with. Our best guess is that it will be forced to partly sell eNett, a payments business. For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, Skift emails may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from Skift direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab. You received this email because you are subscribed to Skift Daily Newsletter from Skift.

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