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Destination: Fora.Fora Travel, the AI-powered platform that links travel agents (the human kind) with people planning their vacations, has appointed its first chief marketing officer, CMO Insider can exclusively reveal.Alanna Gregory has joined the company from Block, where she was VP of marketing.The hire comes on the heels of Fora…
The airline “basic premium” trend is spreading.JetBlue Airways announced on Monday that it is unbundling its coming first-class cabin with a new fare dubbed “BlueFirst Base” that strips perks like seat selection in exchange for a lower price.The new fare will roll out “in the coming days” as JetBlue prepares…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Max Fricke, founder of HuggleTales. It has been edited for length and clarity.My 3-year-old son loves listening to stories I’ve made up for him. So when I travel, which I do frequently for work, we both miss out on our bedtime…
One year ago, I left my job to travel with my father. Neither of us had taken a vacation in years; he was a widower living alone, and I was a journalist who had prioritized my career for 25 years.A trip was something we had discussed after my mother unexpectedly…
I was probably doing a terrible job of seeing the sights of Bangkok.I didn’t even get to the famed Wat Pho until 3 p.m. because I’d slept in and took a leisurely post-lunch detour to find mango sticky rice.I arrived just in time to admire the Temple of the Reclining…
