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Bailey Schulz @ Skift 3 place · 11/03/2025 10:14 EDT

Las Vegas’ Summer Slump Isn’t Over Yet

After a slow summer for Las Vegas, hotel-casino execs say a turnaround is on the horizon. For now, the city continues to trail 2024 benchmarks. Read more ›

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Wunderkind + Skift @ Skift · 11/03/2025 09:05 EDT

New Guide: How Smarter Targeting Cuts the Hidden Cost of Meta Ads

Advertisers on Meta are facing rising CPMs and diminishing returns, but travel brands don’t need to watch their ad spend evaporate. Wunderkind’s latest guide reveals how brands can reduce Meta ad waste, improve targeting, and boost ROI through more efficient identification. Read more ›

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Pranavi Agarwal @ Skift · 11/03/2025 08:44 EDT

What Marriott’s Incentive Management Fees Tell Us About a U.S. Recession Threat

Marriott’s flat incentive management fees hint at profit pressures at the property level, but its asset-light model keeps it well positioned to weather economic headwinds. Read more ›

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Colin Nagy @ Skift 1 place · 11/01/2025 08:00 EDT

Ultra-Luxury Breakaway: Why the 1% Travel Market Has Become Its Own Universe

The super-high end of hospitality has become its own ecosystem — one defined by absurd expectations, staggering personalization, and record-breaking business for those who can play the new game. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift 2 place · 11/01/2025 02:55 EDT

Full Video: India and China Are Defining the Next Era of Outbound Travel

Indian and Chinese travelers are rewriting the rules of how travel is discovered, booked, and experienced. For destinations, adapting to these markets means more than translation. It means rethinking payments, safety, personalization, and platform partnerships from the ground up. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift 3 place · 11/01/2025 02:45 EDT

Full Video: Abu Dhabi’s $7 Billion Bet on Tourism Growth

By fusing culture with cutting-edge infrastructure and a people-first strategy, Abu Dhabi is trying to set a new regional standard for how to grow tourism sustainably, inclusively, and ambitiously. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 11/01/2025 02:36 EDT

Full Video: Almosafer CEO on the Future of AI-Driven Travel in the Middle East

Almosafer wants to prove that it can move AI from buzzword to operating system. With widespread internal adoption and regional momentum, the Middle East’s biggest travel company is setting the standard for how AI can scale across every layer of the travel business. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 10/31/2025 16:32 EDT

Airline CEOs Went to the White House. Here’s What They Want

Airline industry leaders are now amping up the pressure on Congress to pass a short-term spending bill to reopen the government as air traffic controllers miss their first paychecks and delays caused by staffing shortages continue to pile up at airports across the U.S. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 10/31/2025 16:02 EDT

Vrbo Adds Guest Photos to Property Reviews and Galleries

The AI Guest Review summaries will save travelers lots of time if they accurately reflect review content. The guest photos will add a dose of reality to the search experience. Read more ›

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 10/31/2025 15:36 EDT

Full Video: Anthropic’s Claude and the Future of Travel Personalization

Anthropic isn’t chasing flashy AI gimmicks — it’s quietly building Claude into an infrastructure for travel’s next big leap. Its focus: trust, personalization, and giving businesses control over how AI can enhance the traveler journey. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 10/31/2025 15:08 EDT

Full Video: Airbnb, Silkhaus and the Middle East’s Short-Term Rental Surge

Short-term rentals aren’t just a stopgap, they’re a strategic pillar for tourism growth. As the Middle East doubles down on mega-events and visitor targets, players like Silkhaus and Airbnb want to prove that flexibility, personalization, and partnerships are key to staying competitive. Read more ›

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 10/31/2025 13:34 EDT

Full Video: Google and Abu Dhabi Want to Rewrite the Rules of Destination Marketing

Abu Dhabi wants to market its future while it’s building it in real time. With Google as both platform and partner, the city is using AI, creator content, and cultural capital to try to cement its place as a global tourism powerhouse. Read more ›

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 10/31/2025 13:24 EDT

Anthropic Sees an Opportunity to Make Travel More Personalized — and Simpler

Anthropic wants businesses to build their own AI agents. Here’s how travel can benefit. Read more ›

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 10/31/2025 13:13 EDT

Full Video: Oman Air’s New Strategy Focuses on Point-to-Point, Not Playing Catch-Up

Oman Air would like to prove that smaller carriers can punch above their weight—if they stay focused. Its CEO is betting on Oman’s natural strengths, smarter distribution, and a full-scale digital reboot to turn the airline into a leaner, more profitable global player. Read more ›

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 10/31/2025 12:48 EDT

Chinese and Indian Travelers Are Exploring More Destinations But They Need Easier Payments and Safety

Just marketing attractions to Indian and Chinese travelers is no longer enough. Destinations need to make travel simpler and safer for them. Read more ›

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 10/31/2025 12:16 EDT

Hurricane Melissa Cripples Jamaica’s Tourism and Highlights Climate Risk

As climate change fuels ever-stronger hurricanes, Jamaica’s battered tourism industry faces an urgent reckoning and so do the companies invested in its future. Read more ›

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 10/31/2025 12:04 EDT

Full Video: Ras Al Khaimah’s 2030 Tourism Playbook

As Ras Al Khaimah undergoes explosive growth, Philippa Harrison brings a marketer’s eye and a strategist’s discipline. In a region of megaprojects, her focus on authenticity and sustainability might be the boldest bet of all. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 10/31/2025 10:49 EDT

Full Video: Etihad Bets on Premium, Avoids Premium Economy in Streamlined Strategy

Etihad’s strategy is clear: grow fast, but only if you grow smart. Under Neves, the airline isn’t chasing scale for its own sake. Profitability, premium experiences, and AI-powered precision are now central to the playbook. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 10/31/2025 10:47 EDT

Full Video: Inside Abu Dhabi’s Plan to Redefine the Airport Experience

Abu Dhabi’s airport is trying to get smarter as it gets bigger. Elena Sorlini hopes that with the right tech, partnerships, and passenger-first mindset, even a transit hub can deliver a destination-worthy experience. Read more ›

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Luke Martin @ Skift · 10/31/2025 10:44 EDT

Full Video: From Live Tourism to Loyalty, Accor Is Rethinking Value in Hospitality

Accor’s Jean-Jacques Morin sees the future of travel playing out in the East, led by bold investments, strong leadership, and experience-centric hospitality. But he’s clear-eyed too: sustainability, tech disruption, and talent strategy will define who stays competitive by 2030. Read more ›

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