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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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After Covid exposed how brittle travel's customer service infrastructure was, the industry pitched AI as the fix. Now, with the Middle East chaos, much of the tech that was supposed to help vanished from the narrative. Read more ›
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Beckons is turning two established lodge operators into a bigger luxury platform, with strong high-end demand and rising owner interest helping support expansion in remote, experience-led stays. Read more ›
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Minor International is confident in a rebound of travel to the UAE and is planning for a franchise-driven doubling of Middle East properties before 2030. Read more ›
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Covid was supposed to give airlines a playbook on how to accommodate customers during a massive disruption. But the war in the Middle East is throwing that playbook into doubt. Read more ›
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When a crisis hits, people crave comfort and stability. But for those caught in the Middle East conflict, with over 55% of flights canceled, a fare home came with a hefty price tag. Read more ›
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A closed-door gathering of senior travel leaders will examine the forces reshaping India’s travel economy, from outbound demand and geopolitics to industry restructuring and the country’s long-term inbound opportunity. Read more ›
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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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In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko unpack what higher fuel prices mean for airline economics, how this week’s travel chaos felt in real life, and why new Skift Research suggests Gen Z may force the industry to rethink some big assumptions. Read more ›
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Marriott highlighted two forces shaping the hotel industry right now - geopolitical volatility and a race to build AI tools that keep travelers inside its direct channels. Read more ›
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For destinations, businesses and tourism boards trying to accelerate an emissions shift, framing green transport as a better journey, not a greener one, may be the more effective pitch. Read more ›
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