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Hotels

Hilton to Install Tesla Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Chargers at 2,000 Hotels

Vying for market share breeds opportunity and risk. Hilton's oneupmanship in electric vehicle charging is more than just a win for Tesla. It will prompt hotel rivals to sharpen their strategies.

Sean O'Neill | 3 months ago

Business Travel

Hertz Is Revamping Dollar and Thrifty Brands

Hertz has plenty to gain by going after the more price-conscious traveler with these two brands, especially as corporate America tightens its belt. But then how does it balance that with its push for more luxury electric vehicles?

Matthew Parsons | 10 months ago

News Blog

Hertz, Uber Bringing 25,000 Electric Cars to European Cities

After renting out some 50,000 electric cars to Uber drivers across North America, Hertz is now taking its partnership with the ride hailing giant to Europe, where it will make 25,000 Tesla and Polestar vehicles available. The European expansion begins in London this month, before it adds other European capitals including Paris and Amsterdam. The…

Matthew Parsons | 10 months ago

Online Travel

Why Yanolja CEO Sees Tesla as a Metaphor for His Superapp Company

Yanolja has ambitious plans to be everything to everyone — will that work for the superapp?

Peden Doma Bhutia | 12 months ago

Startups

Car Rental App Kyte Raises $60 Million

Kyte wants to simplify car rentals, while yet another short-term rental platform, this time in Germany, raises millions.

Justin Dawes | 1 year ago

Tourism

The Electrified All-American Summer Road Trip

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at a Tesla-fied summer road trip, Aegean Airlines’ recovery, and the appeal of select-service hotels.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

Travel Technology

What I Learned About the Future of Electric Cars on My Family’s Summer Road Trip

We drove 2,400 miles and juiced up at 14 charging stations in August on a round-trip journey from New Jersey to Florida, and back. Our experience and my diary of that trip hopefully serves as a playbook for the companies that are still innovating for this still-nascent way to travel.

Mike Linden | 1 year ago

Business Travel

Abortion Travel Benefit Adopted Quickly By Major Corporates After Supreme Court Ruling

It's good that these companies are stepping up to back their women employees' right to choose.

Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson, Reuters | 1 year ago

Ground Transport

New Hertz CEO Will Be Ex-Goldman Sachs Finance Chief Stephen Scherr

Hertz's next CEO has his work cut out for him in remaking the company. The car rental firm's transformation plan sounds good on paper, but it will be up to Stephen Scherr to turn vision into reality.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago