Skift managing editor Chiu laid off
Skift managing editor Faye Chiu was among those laid off this week as part of cost-cutting measures at the travel business media company. In March, the company furloughed a third of its 61 employees, and founder Rafat Ali has said he anticipates a significant drop in revenues for the year, largely from a slate of live events […]
The Skift needs your support
Skift is in the midst of the pandemic while also providing full coverage. The publication writes, “Our team of journalists and analysts are doing the best work of their lifetimes at a time when information is needed the most in the sector, we have dedicated the last decade of our business to. “Our reporters are […]
Bisnow reporter Sperance set to join Skift
Bisnow Boston reporter Cameron Sperance will be leaving the company to join Skift, which covers the travel industry. During his time at Bisnow, Sperance reported on commercial real estate and business news in Boston. Previously, Sperance was a Boston guidebook writer for Moon Travel Guides. He was also the author of the guidebook. Before that, […]
Skift hires Liang-Pholsena as Asia editor
Veteran travel business journalist Xinyi Liang-Pholsena will become Skift’s new Asia editor starting Jan. 28, based in Bangkok, Thailand. A story on its website states, “Liang-Pholsena, who most recently was a top editor at TTG Asia, replaces Raini Hamdi, who is moving to an editor-at-large role for Skift. “‘We can’t thank Raini enough for her […]
Skift hires Trejos as hospitality editor
Skift, which covers the travel and wellness industries, has hired Nancy Trejos as hospitality editor. “Hospitality is one of our biggest beats & Nancy’s experience in covering it and larger travel sector over years will be a huge asset for us in next phase of our growth,” wrote CEO Rafat Ali on twitter. Trejos has […]
Skift acquires EventMB for undisclosed amount
Skift, which covers the travel, restaurant and wellness industries, has acquired EventMB, the largest online media resource for trends, technology, innovation, and education in the events industry, for an undisclosed amount. Skift founder Rafat Ali writes, “Founder Julius Solaris started EventMB 12 years ago from a desk in his apartment in southern Italy. The company […]
Skift hires Carey to cover corporate travel and meetings
Former Skift editorial intern Isaac Carey will join a team of familiar faces as the publication’s full-time travel business reporter. Carey, a Newmark School of Journalism at CUNY graduate, will cover corporate travel and meetings, according to Skift’s editor-in-chief Tom Lowry. Carey also interned at the Financial Times and The Hechinger Report; was a copywriter […]
Skift hires Quartz’s Spinks to cover global tourism from London
Skift has hired Quartz reporter Rosie Spinks to cover global tourism from its London office. She will start in early June. Spinks has been a London-based lifestyle reporter for Quartz since November 2017. Prior to joining Quartz, she freelanced for six years, writing for UK and US publications including The Guardian, Vice, Quartz, NPR, Racked, […]
How Skift succeeds: By staying small
Tom Huddleston Jr. of CNBC Make It profiles Skift, the online news site that covers the travel, wellness and restaurant industries. Huddleston writes, “The follow-up investment round never happened and Ali decided to break the cycle and end its reliance on outside money by staying small. “Today, Skift describes itself as the travel industry’s biggest ‘intelligence […]
Skift hires Santana to cover the restaurant industry
Skift, which covers the travel, restaurant and wellness industries, has hired Danni Santana to cover the restaurant business. “I am now excited to join the Skift Table team, and cover restaurants and chains full time because it is an industry I have followed closely from a consumer point of view for a few years now,” […]
