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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 05/17/2026 19:34 EDT

Expedia on Track for $350 Million Acquisition of CarTrawler: Scoop

Expedia's outgoing chief financial officer said during its most recent earnings call that investments in its B2B unit could pressure margins near term. First Tiqets, and now CarTrawler, could be the investments he had in mind. Read more ›

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift 1 place · 05/16/2026 07:00 EDT

‘Desperate’ to Travel, but Rising Costs Point to ‘Uneven’ Summer

Outlooks and surveys project a busy summer for the travel industry, but climbing fuel prices likely mean bookings will be driven by higher-earning households. Read more ›

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Darin Graham @ Skift 2 place · 05/15/2026 12:18 EDT

Extreme Day Trips: Climate Costs and a Debate the Travel Industry Can’t Avoid

The extreme daytripping debate has raised fresh concerns about the climate impacts of an industry that largely says it is committed to responsible tourism and reducing emissions. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift 3 place · 05/15/2026 12:00 EDT

Airbnb and Uber Want to Own More of Your Trip: History Says It Will Be Tough

Both Airbnb and Uber have massive audiences. At first glance, expanding their travel offerings looks like an opportunity there for the taking. They will both need to prove it. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 05/15/2026 10:25 EDT

H World’s Earnings Call: Premium Shift and Southeast Asia Expansion

H World is betting that China’s real estate slump and Southeast Asia’s travel boom can fuel its next phase of growth. Read more ›

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Lindsey Roeschke @ Skift · 05/15/2026 08:54 EDT

Travel Brands Think They Have a Gen Z Problem. Most Have Two.

Reaching Gen Z is a distribution problem, resonating with them is a product problem. Few travel brands have figured out which one they actually have. Those that haven't are already losing ground — they just can't see it in the numbers yet. Read more ›

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Seth Borko @ Skift · 05/15/2026 05:00 EDT

America’s Travel Problem Is Getting Worse

International travel to the United States dropped another 14%, raising new questions about America’s image abroad just weeks before the World Cup begins. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 05/14/2026 14:56 EDT

This Hotel CEO Says There’s No Moat in Hospitality: Peregrine’s Playbook

Peregrine Hospitality's CEO admits hotels have no competitive moat. His fix is operational discipline. The question is whether that'll be enough to deliver results. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 05/14/2026 14:56 EDT

The Anti-Marriott: What You Can Learn From Peregrine’s Asset-Heavy Playbook

Peregrine Hospitality's CEO admits hotels have no competitive moat. His fix is operational discipline. The question is whether that'll be enough to deliver results. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 05/14/2026 13:51 EDT

China to Order 200 Boeing Planes, First Order in Nearly a Decade

The order is major win for Boeing, which has been shut out of the Chinese market for nearly decade due to trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Read more ›

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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 05/14/2026 12:06 EDT

Selling the Unscripted City

NYC still has the thing every other city wants, and no other city can buy: strangers worth talking to, singing with, eating with, arguing with, and falling in love next to. Read more ›

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Seth Borko @ Skift · 05/14/2026 11:09 EDT

Inside Trump’s Tourism Envoy’s Plan to Sell America – Bonus Podcast

In this special edition of the Skift Travel Podcast, Gordon Smith sits down with Nick Adams, the Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism, Exceptionalism, and Values for one of his first extended interviews in the role. Read more ›

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Deepthi Nair @ Skift · 05/14/2026 08:30 EDT

Abu Dhabi’s Sphere Has a Home: Yas Island

The location was the easy part. Whether Abu Dhabi can fill a $1.7 billion venue with its own original content is the harder question. Read more ›

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Kanchi Jain @ Skift · 05/14/2026 02:25 EDT

What Actually Happens After You Win a Skift IDEA Award

The value of a Skift IDEA Award shows up in faster trust, internal momentum, stronger commercial conversations, and industry positioning that competitors notice immediately. Read more ›

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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift · 05/13/2026 16:24 EDT

U.S. Waives $15,000 Visa Bond for World Cup Ticket Holders

Waiving the visa bond is a relief for World Cup fans — assuming they can afford the ticket prices. Read more ›

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 05/13/2026 12:19 EDT

100 Million Visitors and One Very Loud Pitchman: Inside Trump’s Tourism Push

Nick Adams is the loudest tourism pitchman the U.S. has ever had, but is the world hearing what he wants it to hear? Read more ›

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 05/13/2026 12:19 EDT

Trump’s Tourism Envoy on World Cup Worries, ‘False Narratives’ and a 100m Visitor Goal

Nick Adams is the loudest tourism pitchman the U.S. has ever had, but is the world hearing what he wants it to hear? Read more ›

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 05/13/2026 12:16 EDT

It’s Not Just Airfare: Travel Costs Are Running Double the Inflation Rate

Travelers are feeling pain at the pump and in the air after an April surge in travel costs. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 05/13/2026 11:32 EDT

HBX Group to Buy Bridgify as Part of Broader AI Push

HBX has been trying to diversify from reselling hotel rooms since before it went public. Each time, the answer is new inventory and better tech for selling. Experiences and AI are the latest pitch. Read more ›

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