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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 1 place · 05/02/2026 11:24 EDT

Budget Airlines Are in Trouble. What’s the Outlook for a $2.5 Billion Bailout?

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared to dismiss the idea that other budget carriers might need a bailout from the government, hours after Spirit said it would start winding down operations. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 03/17/2026 14:29 EDT

United Bets It Can Beat Fuel Surge — and Outprice Budget Rivals

United Airlines executives are bullish that the carrier will be able to completely offset rising fuel costs this year. Read more ›

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Clara Awuse @ Skift · 03/17/2026 14:00 EDT

SAP Concur Adds AI Agents for Expense Automation, Expands AmexGBT Partnership

SAP Concur unveils new automation tools and partnership milestones in New Orleans, though several key features remain in pilot or scheduled for later in 2026. Read more ›

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Deepthi Nair @ Skift · 03/17/2026 11:00 EDT

With UAE Tourism In Crisis, Here’s Where Travelers Are Going Instead

Travellers from Europe and the U.S. are instead eyeing European Mediterranean locations, Morocco, and South America. But can airlines scramble to add capacity at such short notice? If else fails, staycations are on the up, too. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 03/17/2026 10:28 EDT

Hyatt’s Catch-Up Play: Non-Luxury Brands in Smaller Markets

There's little glamor in limited-service conversion brands and extended-stay hotels in secondary markets. But for Hyatt, this may be the fastest way to fix a U.S. location map full of holes. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 03/17/2026 09:50 EDT

American Airlines Sees More Premium Demand, but Expects Fuel Prices to Hit Profits

American CEO Robert Isom said the carrier would have probably had a profitable first quarter if it weren’t for high fuel prices. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 03/17/2026 09:26 EDT

Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Accor, Wyndham: Asia Travel Booming Despite China’s Slow Recovery

Hotel demand across Asia is accelerating, and while China is still struggling to bounce back, in part due to policies inhibiting group travel, operators are cautiously optimistic that it will take a U-shaped rebound. Read more ›

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 03/17/2026 08:58 EDT

Eight Continents Raises Funds For Asset-Light India Growth, Global Expansion

For Eight Continents, India is a key market. However, it is not investing significant capital, especially as India has a gold mine - a significant number of keys that still remain unorganized. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 03/17/2026 08:50 EDT

Delta CEO Says Demand Is Up, Despite High Jet Fuel Costs

Even as jet fuel costs continue to rise, Delta expects to increase its first-quarter guidance as premium demand remains strong. Read more ›

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 03/17/2026 08:02 EDT

British Airways Pulls Dubai and Key Middle East Flights Until June

This bold approach reduces operational complexity and resets customer expectations, but also suggests that carriers see instability in the region lasting well beyond the immediate crisis window. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill and Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 03/16/2026 15:09 EDT

United and Marriott Pitch Ad Strategies to Target Travelers on Plane and Hotel Screens

Marriott and United are pitching companies to place ads on their hotel and airline ad networks, citing BCG research that travelers spend impulsively while traveling. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 03/16/2026 13:56 EDT

Donations for Unpaid TSA Agents, Growing Lines: The Shutdown Hits U.S. Airports

Many airports are continuing to see long lines and wait times at security as TSA agents missed their first full paycheck during the partial shutdown. Read more ›

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Luke Martin @ Skift · 03/16/2026 13:42 EDT

UK Hotels Bounce Back, But London and Budget Offerings Underperform

A stronger second half helped the UK hotel market recover in 2025, but London lagged, and rising costs mean many operators are still struggling to grow profits. Read more ›

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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 03/16/2026 13:02 EDT

The Lessons Travel Buried After Covid Are Resurfacing in the Middle East

The travel industry edited Covid into a convenient story about resilient demand while ignoring the system’s fragility. We’re seeing the cost of that rewrite in real time. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 03/16/2026 11:05 EDT

MakeMyTrip Eyes an IPO in India

MakeMyTrip has long been seen as a likely candidate for an India listing, but the company had never explicitly said so. Its latest filing finally puts that possibility on record, signaling that India’s booming capital markets may soon attract one of the country’s biggest travel platforms back home. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 03/16/2026 09:07 EDT

China’s F1 Visitors Spent More, Stayed Longer

China has long been a powerhouse in outbound tourism. Now it’s trying to flip the script and do the same on the inbound side. But can it turn event-driven travel into something bigger than marquee sporting weekends? Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 03/16/2026 08:37 EDT

4,000 Air India Staff Caught Misusing Travel Scheme

For a carrier simultaneously battling rising fuel costs and operational disruptions from the Iran crisis, tightening internal compliance has never been more urgent. Read more ›

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Sarah Kopit @ Skift · 03/15/2026 13:00 EDT

How the Iran War Broke Travel

Welcome to a special weekend edition of Skift’s regular newsletter, The Daily. You can subscribe here. And you can read all of Skift’s Iran War coverage here. This week marked six years since Covid shut down global travel. That anniversary arrived with an unwelcome echo: another crisis in the Middle East, another corridor in chaos, and […] Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift 1 place · 03/13/2026 17:50 EDT

Who Owns the Customer When OTA Clients Try to Rebook a Flight During the Iran War

Online travel agencies and suppliers have more flexible rebooking and refund policies during the Iran war than during the pandemic. But with the volume of customer support requests, customers sometimes don't get the assistance they deserve. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi, Adriana Lee, Deepthi Nair, Dennis Schaal, and @ Skift 2 place · 03/13/2026 17:31 EDT

Six Years After Covid, the Travel Industry Faces Another Stress Test

Even after the Covid shutdown forced airlines to rethink disruption management, the Middle East conflict shows the industry still struggles with the basics. Read more ›

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