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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 1 place · 07/24/2026 13:35 EDT

Lounges Could Be Next in Southwest’s Overhaul: ‘There’s Work Underway’

With the possibility of lounges, Southwest is betting that it can capture more premium customers and boost engagement with its loyalty program. Read more

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 05/27/2026 04:00 EDT

Airbnb Invests in WeRoad — and Hired Its CEO to Lead Hotels

Airbnb has struggled to scale experiences. Investing in WeRoad — and hiring its CEO — is Chesky's preferred move: partner first, potentially acquire later. Read more

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 05/26/2026 16:06 EDT

Waldorf Astoria, Aman, and Auberge Invest in Texas Hill Country

Luxury resort brands are moving into the Texas Hill Country, chasing the region's millionaires. Read more

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 05/26/2026 13:31 EDT

Airbnb Names Booking.com Veteran in Hotel Leadership Shakeup

The hotel leadership shuffle represents somewhat of an about-face for Airbnb as it opts for a leader with online travel agency experience rather than a hotel brand track record. Still, these are early days for Airbnb hotels, and there is plenty of time to get things right. Read more

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 05/26/2026 11:52 EDT

American Taps Starlink for Wi-Fi on More Than 500 Aircraft

American is among the last of the largest U.S. carriers to announce an upgrade to its in-flight Wi-Fi. The deal is also a major get for Starlink, which accounts for the vast majority of SpaceX’s profits. Read more

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 05/26/2026 10:47 EDT

Ryanair Just Cleared Its Debt: Where Do Other Major Airlines Stand?

O'Leary and team now have one of the cleanest balance sheets in commercial aviation – the timing, with fuel costs hammering rivals, could hardly be better. Read more

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MSC Cruises + Skift @ Skift · 05/26/2026 10:40 EDT

The Alaska Experiment That Could Reshape How Cruise Lines Navigate Wildlife

Alaska’s reputation as a bucket list cruise destination rests largely on its wildlife encounters, especially whale sightings. MSC Cruises is treating its first season in the region as a research opportunity, exploring how marine science can guide operations in high-density wildlife corridors. Read more

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 05/26/2026 09:11 EDT

$11.4 Billion and Zero Churn: What SpaceX Said About Starlink’s Travel Industry Grip

The competitors to Musk's Starlink will eventually up their game. It's never healthy for customers and end-users to be dependent on a single vendor, regardless of the Starlink's competitive advantage at this moment. Read more

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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 05/26/2026 07:51 EDT

Born in Britain, Owned Elsewhere

The UK keeps producing travel tech companies that leave home before they grow up, and the reasons should worry the stakeholders. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 05/26/2026 07:11 EDT

Air India Pulls Express Into Maharaja Club, Sharpens Hub Strategy

Air India is using loyalty to turn Air India Express into a feeder for its long-haul ambitions, but Maharaja Club still lacks the credit-card economics that make global loyalty programs truly powerful. Read more

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Luke Martin @ Skift · 05/26/2026 06:00 EDT

Room Mate Hotels CEO on the Loyalty Gap Squeezing Boutique Brands

Boutique brands love to talk about authenticity and consistency. Surviving the majors’ loyalty programs is a different conversation. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 05/26/2026 02:14 EDT

Fiji’s Tourism Needs Asia. Why Its CEO Picked China’s Trip.com as a Partner

Fiji earns most of its tourism money from Australia and New Zealand. The Trip.com deal is Fiji's bet on Asia as a backup plan, before someone else claims that space. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 05/25/2026 07:40 EDT

Yatra’s Next Growth Bet: Digitizing India’s Corporate Travel Market

Yatra Online reported what Chairman Dhruv Shringi called the “most profitable year in the company’s 20-year history,” even as India-Pakistan conflict, the Air India crash and travel disruptions across parts of the Middle East disrupted parts of its business during the fourth quarter. The impact was concentrated primarily in international corporate group travel and meetings, […] Read more

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 05/25/2026 06:51 EDT

Airlines Expect Another Record Summer Despite High Fuel Prices

U.S. travelers are still flying in droves for the summer, but there are some early indications that spending could be slowing down. Read more

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Rafat Ali @ Skift 3 place · 05/24/2026 10:15 EDT

India Is Where the Voice-First Travel App Gets Built

India has the literacy gaps, the linguistic diversity, the voice-first consumer behavior, and now the sovereign AI stack to build voice-first travel. No other large travel market combines all of them at this scale. Read more

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift 1 place · 05/22/2026 15:41 EDT

U.S. Plans to Scale Back on Collecting All Travelers’ Social Media

The CBP's new social media rules weren't in effect yet, but the proposal made international travelers reconsider the U.S. as a welcoming destination. Read more

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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift 2 place · 05/22/2026 14:44 EDT

Spain’s Top Court Voids National Short-Term Rental Registry

The ruling is a win for Airbnb, but Spain's war on short-term rentals is far from over. Read more

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Adriana Lee @ Skift 3 place · 05/22/2026 14:06 EDT

B2A? AI Agents Are Travel’s New Audience — And They Don’t Care About Brands

Brand recognition, a cognitive shortcut for human buying decisions, means nothing to AI agents that can reason through every option every time. That's shifting travel's entire marketing apparatus. Read more

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Sarah Kopit @ Skift · 05/22/2026 12:41 EDT

Airbnb Is Recruiting Creators to Build Out Its Experiences Business

Content creators solve a problem Airbnb has been chasing for years — getting locals to book experiences in their own cities. Read more

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Deepthi Nair @ Skift · 05/22/2026 10:30 EDT

Dubai’s $400M in Tourism Aid Buys Time. Operators See Empty Rooms.

With occupancy at 10% and summer ahead, fee exemptions may matter less than empty rooms. Read more

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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 05/22/2026 09:17 EDT

Skift Data + AI Summit: Five Tensions in the Room

The conversations happening at the Skift Data + AI Summit go beyond adoption. They will address what happens when ambition meets reality, when speed collides with trust, and when the channels you’ve built your business on start to shift beneath you. Read more

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