On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2020. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Rafat ↗
In their words
editorial is the engine that will take us to recovery on the other side. If we're not there for the industry today in their time of need, through the right type of news and information and analysis and research, then why should they be there for us when the recovery starts?
our traffic has been phenomenal over the last two months. March and April has been the most engagement months we've had in our eight-year history.
Quick answers
What is Skift?
A travel industry business media and research company founded in New York in 2012 by Rafat Ali and Jason Clampet, known for its daily news coverage and the annual Skift Global Forum.
What did Rafat Ali do before Skift?
He founded paidContent and ContentNext, sold to the UK's Guardian News and Media in 2008, and left in 2010.
What did he speak about at TechTO?
COVID-19's impact on travel, in May 2020 — where the damage landed and which openings he saw for travel companies coming out of it.