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With the launch last month of Skift’s Gateway series, featuring stories from our correspondents embedded in various hubs around the world, developments at HomeAway Asia need no longer seem so distant. Our correspondent Raini Hamdi in Singapore interviewed, Prashant “PK” Kirtane, who is leading HomeAway’s expansion in Asia, and found out a lot about how Expedia and HomeAway are revamping operations there, for example.
Whether it was a story from Beijing on how President Trump’s tough-talk about China won’t likely deter visits, an article from Cape Town on how low-cost carriers are targeting people in Africa who have never flown, or a post from Caracas on how travel agencies in Venezuela are using creative tactics to cope with the financial crisis, we analyzed the situation from the ground up in the relevant geography and brought you the views of local people at the heart of these stories.
We are expanding the Skift Gateway series to new cities and will bring you lots more on a regular basis. Here are the first 10 stories in the Gateway series that we published over the last four weeks.
You can read all the stories here.
From Singapore
How Expedia is Transforming HomeAway Asia and the Sector
Southeast Asia’s Tourism Campaign Is a Misplaced Effort
Asia Tours Startup Triip Adds Accommodations to Cope With Last-Minute Bookings
From Beijing
Bombastic Rhetoric Won’t Crimp Travel Between China and the U.S.
Hotels in China Don’t Benefit From the World’s Largest Travel Event
Chinese Travelers Prioritize Food More Than Shopping When Choosing Destinations
FROM CAPE TOWN
Low-Cost Carriers in Africa Turning Non-Flyers Into Passengers
African Aviation Has Many Complications Including a Lack of Demand
From Caracas
Venezuelan Travel Agencies Get Creative in Reinventing Themselves After a Very Tough Year
Venezuela Hotels Try Promotions and Other Strategies to Cope With Financial Crisis
Source: skift.com