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OnArrival + Skift @ Skift 1 place · 12/29/2025 10:30 EDT

Q&A: Why Travel Needs a New Platform Built for an Open Ecosystem

Travel’s reliance on legacy infrastructure continues to shape the ceiling for innovation. OnArrival aims to lower that barrier with an open-access platform that gives consumer brands a faster path to launching and scaling travel products. Read more ›

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American Airlines + Skift @ Skift 2 place · 12/29/2025 09:30 EDT

Executive Q&A: Inside American’s Push to Make Travel More Seamless

Air travel has entered a new era, and airlines are redesigning the travel experience from the ground up. For American Airlines, this means leveraging AI, automation, and real-time data to deliver smarter discovery, greater transparency in choice, reduced friction, and enhanced customer care. Read more ›

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift 1 place · 12/29/2025 08:13 EDT

U.S. Travel 2025: Who Came, Who Stayed Away — and Which States Lost

Total overseas visitation to the U.S. fell in 2025, but some states are faring better than others. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia and Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift 3 place · 12/28/2025 20:19 EDT

4 Shocks That Broke India’s Travel Momentum

While the depreciating rupee pressured costs and outbound demand, it was a cascade of geopolitical and operational shocks that truly tested Indian travel companies’ balance sheets, and their resilience. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 2 place · 12/28/2025 08:10 EDT

5 Trends in Airline Loyalty That Defined 2025

As the airline industry increasingly turns more premium, loyalty programs — already airlines’ biggest asset — are becoming even more important to their long-term strategy. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift 1 place · 12/27/2025 10:27 EDT

Ryanair Cut Deals With OTAs — but Pays Zero Commission

It's great to be an airline like Ryanair: Your market clout is so strong that OTAs are just glad to sell your flights without receiving any other compensation from the airline. Read more ›

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Avalara + Skift @ Skift 3 place · 12/26/2025 12:00 EDT

How Tax Compliance Can Be a Competitive Differentiator for Short-Term Rentals 

For today’s short-term rental hosts and operators, margins are tightening as the market matures. As tax and regulatory issues continue to be a moving target, new research underscores why compliance is emerging as one of the most consequential and underestimated issues facing the STR sector today. Read more ›

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American Airlines + Skift @ Skift 1 place · 12/26/2025 11:00 EDT

How American Airlines Is Expanding Loyalty Beyond the Skies

Today’s airline loyalty programs are critical business drivers shaping both company profitability and traveler engagement. American Airlines is pioneering yet another frontier in loyalty through evolutions to its long-standing AAdvantage program. Read more ›

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Seth Borko @ Skift 1 place · 12/26/2025 08:43 EDT

Done With Gift Guides? Skift Research Ideas For Every Travel Pro on Your List

As the travel industry gears up for the winter holiday high season, please enjoy this guide to our favorite reports of the year. Read more ›

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Saniya Zanpure @ Skift 1 place · 12/24/2025 11:09 EDT

Middle East Leads Global Travel as Live Tourism Fuels Record Growth

Fueled by a packed calendar of mega-events, the Middle East has emerged as the world’s top-performing travel region. Read more ›

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Darin Graham @ Skift 2 place · 12/24/2025 10:23 EDT

Saudi Arabia–Qatar High-Speed Rail Aims to Boost Tourism and Cut Emissions

Saudi Arabia and Qatar plan a high-speed rail link connecting Riyadh and Doha, promising faster travel, tourism growth, and lower emissions if powered by clean energy. Read more ›

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift 3 place · 12/24/2025 07:03 EDT

Indian Cruise Line Cordelia Cruises to IPO in January: Exclusive

Cordelia Cruises started sailing in September 2021, and unlike other cruise lines, it is not content to wait decades to list publicly. Read more ›

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Kanchi Jain @ Skift 1 place · 12/24/2025 05:10 EDT

First Round of Speakers Announced for Skift Travel Megatrends NYC 2026

Skift Travel Megatrends NYC returns to New York on January 22, 2026, bringing together senior leaders, operators, and strategists to unpack the forces reshaping travel next year. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 12/23/2025 23:05 EDT

Sorry, Wall Street: Why Prism Picked India for its IPO

On its third attempt at going public, Prism isn’t risking a foreign listing. Home market, home audience, and hopefully, home advantage! Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 12/23/2025 16:18 EDT

Google Tests Ad Formats That Push Attractions Bookings: Scoop

Google is expanding its experiences' advertising business, heightening competition among online travel agencies and the attractions themselves. Read more ›

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 12/23/2025 14:20 EDT

MCP Explained: The AI Standard Reshaping Travel Tech

Model Context Protocol is becoming a prerequisite for AI travel distribution. In the agent era, not being machine-readable will be the fastest way to become invisible. Read more ›

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Saniya Zanpure @ Skift 1 place · 12/23/2025 11:50 EDT

Online Travel Is Set for Growth, But AI Threatens the Status Quo

OTAs are posting record revenues, and the top four still dominate. But they face a major shift if AI platforms bypass them altogether. Read more ›

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 12/23/2025 08:27 EDT

Prism’s Third IPO Attempt Follows Two Withdrawals, a Valuation Reset, and a Return to Profit

Oyo-parent Prism is heading towards the largest travel IPO in India in what would be its third attempt at listing in the public markets. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift 1 place · 12/23/2025 04:10 EDT

Oyo-Parent Prism Gets Shareholder Nod for $744 Million IPO: What This Means

The shareholders approval for Prism's IPO signals a company positioning itself for greater scrutiny as it transitions toward public markets, even as it retains flexibility over when, and how, it ultimately lists. Read more ›

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