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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 10/15/2025 14:39 EDT

Building Agentic Commerce Is ‘Imperative’ for Travel Companies

Was October 6, when Expedia and Booking.com debuted apps inside ChatGPT, a shape-shifting moment in travel distribution? Mark Mahaney, senior managing director for research at Evercore ISI, said Wednesday that if companies such as Expedia, Booking.com, Uber, Amazon and Walmart see their ChatGPT apps get traction, then this could “dramatically” change the tech landscape within two […] Read more

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 10/15/2025 12:34 EDT

What American’s New Retro Jet Reveals About the Business of Airline Nostalgia

American Airlines is the latest carrier to join an elite club of sky-high centenarians, and it looks like it'll be making some noise doing so. Read more

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Dave Levinthal @ Skift · 10/15/2025 12:05 EDT

Foreign Tourism Boards Spend Tens of Millions to Attract U.S. Travelers

While inbound travel to the U.S. has declined this year, outbound marketing to Americans is booming — and here's a look at some of the foreign tourism boards that are spending to attract U.S. visitors. Read more

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 10/15/2025 11:57 EDT

Bahamas Welcomes Tourism Investment: But No Sustainability, No Deal

The Bahamas is pushing for greener tourism with strong backing for renewables, but cutting emissions from planes and cruise ships remains a tough challenge. Read more

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 10/15/2025 10:00 EDT

Kayak Introduces AI Mode

Kayak’s AI Mode goes from soft launch to debut, so customers can search for travel using natural language. Plus: The company dishes up data on holiday travel trends. Read more

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Global Hotel Alliance + Skift @ Skift · 10/15/2025 09:00 EDT

Skift Global Forum Video: Scaling Smarter in a Shifting Hospitality Landscape

At Skift Global Forum 2025, Global Hotel Alliance and Minor Hotels showed how a shared loyalty platform and carefully targeted expansion can help independent brands scale smarter in an unpredictable market. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 10/14/2025 23:00 EDT

What India’s New Fixed Fare Scheme Means For Travelers

As more people from smaller towns turn to air travel, the Indian government's move to fix airfares aims to make travel more accessible without tampering with private carriers’ pricing freedoms. Read more

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift 2 place · 10/14/2025 16:33 EDT

U.S. Passport Power Falls Out of Top 10 Ranking

The U.S. passport is losing clout as the country tightens its travel restrictions. Read more

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 10/14/2025 16:26 EDT

Fintech firm Revolut Scoops Up AI Travel Agent Startup

Revolut’s latest acquisition, Swifty, an AI startup bred from Lufthansa’s incubator, extends the fintech business’s reach into travel. Read more

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 10/14/2025 14:23 EDT

EasyJet’s Next Suitor: If Not MSC, Then Who?

Renewed takeover chatter around easyJet comes during a slow-motion consolidation of Europe’s airline market. Read more

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Darin Graham @ Skift 2 place · 10/14/2025 13:23 EDT

Hotels Turn Resorts Into Coral Restoration Labs as Reefs Face Climate Crisis

Some coastal resorts are in a unique position to help protect the marine life that draws so many visitors in the first place. Read more

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Rafat Ali @ Skift 3 place · 10/14/2025 13:00 EDT

Permission to Exist: What Travel Really Needs to Ask Itself in 2030

What happens when the fundamental assumptions underlying the travel industry's business models stop being true? Who has agency: who makes decisions, who controls discovery, who influences choice, and critically, who gets left behind when those power dynamics shift in an AI age. Read more

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Colin Nagy @ Skift 1 place · 10/14/2025 11:41 EDT

The Luxury of Silence

True luxury isn't about what you see — it’s what you don’t hear. Silence is the most underrated amenity in hospitality. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 10/14/2025 10:27 EDT

5 Themes We Will Discuss at Skift Global Forum East 2025

A sneak peek into what could be a front-row seat to the conversations and debates that will define the road ahead for travel. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 10/14/2025 10:10 EDT

India’s Leela Resorts Goes International: Next Stop, Dubai

India’s homegrown hotel brands are no longer content to play only on home turf. As travel demand rises and global hospitality markets diversify, they’re stepping onto the world stage. Read more

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 10/14/2025 07:17 EDT

Vietnam Airlines Confirms Data Breach Linked to Global Cyberattack

By going public with the breach, Vietnam Airlines joins a growing group of companies learning that transparency and trust are as important as any technical fix. Read more

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 10/14/2025 04:06 EDT

Dubai’s $35 Billion Airport Move: CEO Paul Griffiths on What Comes Next

Dubai built the world’s busiest international airport. Now it has to make it smarter. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 10/14/2025 04:00 EDT

Omakase, Fine Casual… and Burgers: Marriott’s Top Food Trends in Asia

Asia’s food culture, from hawker stalls to omakase counters, has always been vibrant. But it’s now also setting the pace for how food tourism might look globally in the years ahead. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift 3 place · 10/13/2025 23:10 EDT

Hotels Are The New Destinations: What 2 Travel Reports Reveal About Indian Travelers

Covid-era staycations were not just temporary for Indian travelers. They showed Indians a new way of traveling where accommodation is the preference, not an after-thought. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 10/13/2025 23:00 EDT

Why ITC Hotels’ Revamped Loyalty Program Matters

Loyalty programs are the biggest marketing avenues for the new-age Indian traveler, and ITC Hotels has decided to take things up a notch by incentivizing long-term loyalty. Read more

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