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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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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift 2 place · 12/16/2025 23:45 EDT

Prism IPO: We Break Down the Business Beyond Oyo

Prism will ask shareholders this weekend to approve a $744 million IPO. What it isn’t saying, yet, is the valuation it’s aiming for. After years of expansion, restructuring, and mixed financials, the unanswered question is what the company is actually worth. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 12/16/2025 23:00 EDT

India Struggles to Attract Foreign Tourists Even as Global Travel Rebounds

India has its landscapes and diversity locked behind a meagre tourism promotion budget. No wonder its Asia-Pacific counterparts are clearly winning. Read more

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Adriana Lee @ Skift 3 place · 12/16/2025 21:27 EDT

United Rewires Mobile App With AI

United rewrote its mobile boarding, disruption handling, and personalization by weaving AI throughout its app — not just layering on a chatbot. The real question is whether the automations will ultimately help smooth travel or, by introducing errors or hallucinations, add to the travel friction. Read more

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 12/16/2025 18:19 EDT

Spirit in Merger Talks With Frontier — Again: Report

A merger would save Spirit from shutting down, but the combined companies would still face a tough environment for ultra-low-cost carriers. Read more

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 12/16/2025 17:31 EDT

World Cup Tickets Get Cheaper for Some, but Many Travelers Will Still Pay Thousands

While loyal fans can pay as little as $60 for World Cup tickets, other travelers can expect to spend $4,000-plus for a seat at the tournament. Read more

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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 12/16/2025 16:49 EDT

Data Centers Are Rewriting the Hotel Development Map

If you’re a hotel developer waiting for the next travel boom to tell you where to build, you’re already late. Some of the next best markets will look like “non-destinations,” but deliver durable demand from the infrastructure supercycle. Read more

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 12/16/2025 15:49 EDT

EU Sets New Climate Goals: What it Means for Airlines, Hotels, and Cruises

The mix of ambition and retreat around climate goals in the EU is sending mixed signals to an industry trying to decarbonize. Read more

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Amperity + Skift @ Skift 2 place · 12/16/2025 13:44 EDT

New Webinar: Why Travel Keeps Falling Short on Its Data Ambitions

Travel brands understand what personalization should deliver. What’s missing is integrated customer data that allows them to execute consistently across journeys and moments. Read more

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Clara Awuse @ Skift 3 place · 12/16/2025 12:43 EDT

Navan Shares Plunge on Profit Miss and CFO Exit. But Wins Visa Account

Business travel platform Navan reported 29% revenue growth in its first earnings call as a public company, but the surprise departure of its CFO just months after going public has analysts seeking answers. Read more

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Clara Awuse @ Skift · 12/16/2025 11:52 EDT

Navan CEO Calls Amex GBT-SAP Concur Partnership ‘Antiquated’

Navan CEO Ariel Cohen dismissed the SAP Concur–Amex GBT deal as “antiquated” and "irrelevant." Has Navan truly built a more reliable, disruptive solution? Read more

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Gordon Smith @ Skift 3 place · 12/16/2025 10:04 EDT

9 New Airline CEOs in 5 Weeks: What’s Driving the Global Reshuffle?

The airline CEO carousel is spinning fast. Many boards are executing orderly transitions, but others are reacting to unexpected developments. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 12/15/2025 23:00 EDT

Chalet Hotels to Enter Rajasthan Market With Udaipur Resort Acquisition

For Chalet Hotels, the growth lies not in moving away from its core asset ownership model, but in acquiring the right property at the right location, and Udaipur fits the bill. Read more

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 12/15/2025 16:50 EDT

Barry Biffle Steps Down as Frontier Airlines CEO

Biffle’s sudden departure comes as Frontier has not reported a profit in years. Read more

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 12/15/2025 16:46 EDT

New York City Casinos Get Final Approval. What Does it Mean for NYC Tourism?

New York City is set to open three full-scale casinos. Will the integrated resorts have a major impact on the city’s tourism? Read more

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 12/15/2025 12:45 EDT

U.S. Hikes Travel Fees and Entry Requirements. Where Will Travelers Draw the Line? 

Tourism fees are becoming the norm, but one upcoming U.S. fee in particular has the industry concerned. Read more

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Skift @ Skift · 12/15/2025 12:42 EDT

Travelport Names John Mangelaars CEO 

Travelport is the smallest of the three major GDS companies and the new CEO brings travel tech experience. Read more

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 12/15/2025 10:16 EDT

Spirit Airlines Gets $50 Million Lifeline Following Liquidation Rumors

The immediate access to $50 million will allow Spirit to stay afloat in the short-term. The airline's creditors are meeting Wednesday and it is widely expected that they will discuss Spirit’s third round of bankruptcy financing. Read more

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Colin Nagy @ Skift 3 place · 12/15/2025 09:52 EDT

New Rules of Luxury: Passports Don’t Matter Anymore

The industry’s old geography-first segmentation model is breaking down as high-spending travelers increasingly share tastes and expectations shaped by global peer groups. Read more

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Meet in Ireland + Skift @ Skift · 12/15/2025 09:43 EDT

5 Ways Meeting in Ireland Balances the Best of Both Worlds

All too often, choosing a destination for incentive travel forces meeting planners to prioritize either a busy city or rural country, business or wellness, modern developments or rich cultural experiences. Here’s how planners get to have it all on the island of Ireland. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 12/15/2025 04:24 EDT

Sri Lanka After Cyclone Ditwah: What’s Open and What’s Closed

Tourist arrivals reached 2.17 million by December 11, pushing Sri Lanka past last year’s total. The bigger goal, though, was to edge closer to the 2018 peak of 2.3 million, and much will depend on how many travelers arrive in the last stretch of December. Read more

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