On this week’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: GMH Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and guest host Katie Cline, host of Suite Success: Masters of Hospitality, a Skift Podcast, break down Hyatt’s latest AI push and whether hotel brands can finally compete with OTAs by capturing travelers earlier in the booking journey. Read more ›
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India’s expanding middle class and spending power is placing it at the center of global travel space. And hotel companies are now focusing on attracting Indians in their own country. Read more ›
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Accor’s CEO says travel demand is holding steady, but behaving differently. Shorter booking windows and rapid shifts between destinations are forcing hotel companies to stay agile. Read more ›
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Six big assumptions broke in one quarter. The CEOs still running the January plan are sleepwalking into a margin trap. Read more ›
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Hyatt is using artificial intelligence to get closer to trip discovery, where customer intent, loyalty, and direct booking economics increasingly overlap. Read more ›
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IHG’s view is that volatility is now a constant, but that large, diversified hotel groups are still positioned to benefit, so long as travel demand stays strong. Read more ›
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Although New York City’s overall tourism exceeded expectations last year, the city still has significant work to do to attract higher-spending international visitors. Read more ›
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Decarbonization targets are opening a market for electric equipment in ski resorts and electric snowmobiles are among the first products that can compete with diesel on price and performance. Read more ›
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The hotel giants are becoming distribution "platforms" of brands run by others, not just brand owners themselves. Hilton is the latest to embrace this shift with its new "brand of brands," Select by Hilton. Read more ›
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Bookings might bounce back in June. But if fuel costs keep climbing and wallets get tighter, the bigger worry is whether it will erode the spending power that makes Southeast Asians want to travel at all. Read more ›
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The Middle East “ticked all the boxes” for many betrothed couples’ ideal Indian destination wedding. But the Iran War is shifting this valuable business elsewhere. Read more ›
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United is forging ahead with its growth plans and doubling down on premium experiences. Read more ›
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The first speakers for Skift Global Forum 2026 are here, marking the start of a lineup that will expand across regions, sectors, and perspectives. Read more ›
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OYO is now Prism, and the strategy is bigger than a name change. In this Skift Take Sessions episode, Wil Slickers sits down with Skift hospitality reporter Sean O’Neill to break down what Prism CEO Ritesh Agarwal is really building after years of pivots: a business that is now essentially split between India and the U.S., anchored by the Motel 6 acquisition and a push to modernize the budget experience... Read more ›
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Get ready for sales of Viator and/or TheFork — or at least attempts to sell them. Alternately, you also can't rule out a sale or merger of the entire company. Read more ›
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Record demand and TSA staffing shortages are pushing airport operations to the breaking point. Deploying ICE agents could help at the margins — but it doesn’t solve the underlying problem. Read more ›
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Airlines are reporting record demand even as staffing issues mount — putting growing pressure on the U.S. aviation system. Read more ›
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David Dugan, previously a Meta exec in charge of its largest client and agency relationships, is now tasked with taking ChatGPT from an AI tool with ad experiments to an ad-supported media channel. Read more ›
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The launch shows Marriott pushing deeper into midscale with a brand built for portfolio deals, not just one-off conversions. Read more ›
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As the Iran war pushes oil prices up and disrupts supply, Radisson is telling hotel owners that switching to electric and renewables can reduce exposure to rising fuel costs. Read more ›
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