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Good morning from Skift. It's Thursday, March 10, in New York City. Here's what you need to know about the business of travel today.
Rashaad Jorden | 2 years ago
Ground Transport
If carsharing platform Turo can't make a profit in a red-hot rental car market like 2021, when will it?
Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago
Although electric cars could play an enormous role in the fight against climate change, an important question is how easy will it be for consumers to charge those vehicles? The U.S. needs to improve its charging network infrastructure to encourage more people to buy and drive electric cars.
Subrat Patnaik and Sanjana Shivdas, Reuters | 2 years ago
Tourism
New U.S. spending data suggests that some brands, such as Enterprise, Vrbo, and JetBlue, had a better first half of 2021 than their rivals. The travel industry as a whole should be grateful for the U.S. federal stimulus checks to consumers.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago
The 102-year-old car rental company is among the biggest brands so far to be leveled by the fallout from coronavirus. A new CEO is six days into the job. Let's see how Paul Stone maneuvers the iconic brand through Chapter 11.
Mike Spector, Reuters | 4 years ago
Investors should be relieved CarTrawler managed to get a deal done at all in today’s tough mergers-and-acquisitions market. The debt write-off has set up the travel tech company for promising momentum.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 4 years ago
Online Travel
Three interesting companies announced investments this week: Virtuo, a car rental service, aims to replace service counters with mobile-first customer service. May Mobility builds autonomous vehicles for smart cities. NuStay offers hotel price-comparison.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago
As its pace of revenue growth slows, travel-tech player Travelport needs to diversify beyond distributing airline tickets. Rental cars are one bright spot. It is gaining traction thanks to a new deal with Hertz.
Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago
Business travelers want convenience above all else and that's something rental car companies aren't the best at delivering, especially on their outdated websites that don't offer user-friendly experiences.
Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago
