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Sep 11Fri
  1. Skift Feed

    25 Years After 9/11: Travel Ease and the Identity Divide

    A Skift article reflects on 25 years of travel changes since 9/11, noting that surface-level changes like airport security are less significant than the deeper shift in the role of identity in travel. The industry has become highly efficient at making trips easier to search, buy and navigate, while governments have become more sophisticated at deciding who gets to travel. For some travellers the journey is more seamless than ever; for others, friction begins well before the airport.

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Aug 14Fri
  1. Skift Feed

    How Net Unit Growth Drove Hotel Industry Brand Proliferation

    Skift analysis explains why major hotel groups operate around 200 brands, driven by the net unit growth (NUG) metric. In the asset-light model, parent companies collect fees per room while third parties fund construction, so adding rooms efficiently converts to profit. With market saturation, brand proliferation becomes a growth tool; franchise 'area of protection' clauses typically shield only one brand, prompting parents to launch sister brands to add rooms in the same market. The strategy traces to Quality Inns' 1980 segmentation and Marriott's 1983 Courtyard, but has shifted from consumer-driven to growth-metric-driven.

  2. Skift Feed

    The State of Travel Is Getting Harder to Control

    In this Skift podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko discuss the creator economy's impact on hotel brands and Skift Research's State of Travel 2026 report. The Aman controversy highlights the need for hotels to adopt new strategies for independent reviewers. The Travel Stack framework maps changes across consumers, commerce, operations, and experiences.

Mar 20Mon
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    Financial Times Series with SAP Concur: Adapting to Change That Never Stops

    A SAP Concur blog post introduces three articles published in partnership with the Financial Times examining travel and expense trends. It says the pandemic, geopolitical unrest, and economic uncertainty have made change the new normal; hybrid work has largely worked well, with SAP Concur COO Cathryn Reiner saying it provided an opportunity to think about new ways of managing spend. Travel has returned but is different, with budgets approaching pre-pandemic levels and companies possibly sending fewer people or taking longer trips; sustainability is increasingly important; and productivity and efficiency are paramount, especially for small and medium-sized businesses squeezed by costs and a…

Mar 2Thu
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    2023 Trends to Watch in Travel and Expense Management

    A SAP Concur blog post introduces its e-book, Foresight 2023: 4 Trends in Travel and Expense Management, outlining predictions for the months ahead. It says the overarching theme is that companies will continue to invest in digital solutions to achieve goals from savings to program flexibility to sustainability. It cites Alexander Bant, chief of research at Gartner Finance Practice, saying CFOs are increasingly looking to the long-term benefits of digital investments, including automation, that can permanently reduce the cost of doing business. It lists four trends: the promise of digital tools, flexibility as paramount, purposeful travel, and the growth of integrated reporting.

Jun 29Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    SAP Concur Report: Business Mileage Rebounds Across Industries

    A SAP Concur flash trend report found field activity is 75% higher than the week of April 5, 2020, with average business mileage during WorkForward rising to 70% of pre-pandemic levels. The South and Western U.S. show the highest activity at about 72% of pre-pandemic levels, the Midwest 70% and the Northeast 64%. Recovery varies widely by sector: Business Services at 102%, Food & Beverage at 86% and Manufacturing at 49%.