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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 10/13/2025 17:32 EDT

Permission to Exist: What Travel Really Needs to Ask Itself in 2030

What happens when the fundamental assumptions underlying the travel industry's business models stop being true? Who has agency: who makes decisions, who controls discovery, who influences choice, and critically, who gets left behind when those power dynamics shift in an AI age. Read more â€ș

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 10/13/2025 17:04 EDT

Will AI Disrupt Booking and Other OTAs? One Analyst Says They’re ‘Well-Positioned’

Booking Holdings and the other online travel agencies have survived through several platform shifts in the past. However, the gen AI revolution finds them in slower growth mode than in past era, upping the pressure. Read more â€ș

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Clara Awuse @ Skift · 10/13/2025 16:00 EDT

Navan Seeks $6.45 Billion IPO Valuation — a 30% Haircut From 2022

Navan is growing, but the IPO feels like a reality check after lofty private valuations. Read more â€ș

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Robin Gilbert-Jones @ Skift 2 place · 10/13/2025 12:44 EDT

Next Growth Phase for Cruises and a New Sustainability Test

Cruising is rebounding fast, but as the industry posts record growth, there will be mounting scrutiny on sustainability. Read more â€ș

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 10/13/2025 12:33 EDT

Delta’s Amex Numbers Show Its Growing Bet on Wealthy Travelers

American Express has become a juggernaut for Delta. As the airline increasingly caters toward wealthier travelers, its partnership with American Express is becoming more important for its bottom line. Read more â€ș

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The Ascott Limited + Skift @ Skift · 10/13/2025 09:00 EDT

Inside The Ascott Limited’s Multi-Typology Brand Strategy

Hospitality is moving past the old playbook of fixed brand formats, as travelers mix work, leisure, and longer stays. The Ascott Limited is betting on a more fluid future of lodging with a strategy that stretches its strongest brands across property types to keep guests inside a single ecosystem. Read more â€ș

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 10/13/2025 08:26 EDT

Virgin Atlantic Picks Insider to Succeed CEO Shai Weiss

Virgin Atlantic is turning to an internal leader with deep operational roots for its next CEO. That suggests an appetite for continuity over a dramatic strategic reset. Read more â€ș

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 10/12/2025 19:59 EDT

Qantas Says Hackers Posted Stolen Data on 5.7 Million Customers

The Australian airline revealed Sunday that data on millions of Qantas customers just spilled out onto the dark web. Read more â€ș

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift 1 place · 10/10/2025 18:28 EDT

Travel Industry Braces for Disruptions as Shutdown Drags On

Tour group operators say travelers have been able to adapt to the government shutdown’s disruptions so far, but concerns mount as the lapse in funding drags on. Read more â€ș

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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift 1 place · 10/10/2025 15:56 EDT

U.S. Sees Another Steep Decline in Canadian Visits

The U.S. travel industry can’t afford to lose Canadian visitors if it wants to have a strong 2025 — but data shows the ongoing slide is still deep and unlikely to reverse substantially anytime soon. Read more â€ș

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift 3 place · 10/10/2025 12:10 EDT

Fingerprints, Photos, and the End of Passport Stamps: What to Expect from Europe’s New Travel Rules

Europe’s new travel rules promise to make border crossings more efficient in the long run, but travelers facing the new system next week may face longer lines. Read more â€ș

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 10/10/2025 11:20 EDT

Airline Carbon Credits Are Running Out – It’s a $17 Billion Problem 

One of aviation's big solutions to decarbonize is buying forest carbon credits from one country while gambling that more might appear by 2028. It's a big risk and could up end up costing it billions. Read more â€ș

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Chrissie McClatchie @ Skift · 10/10/2025 10:56 EDT

Squatter Scare for Short-Term Rental Hosts in France: Hype or Reality?

Media stories about "Airbnb squatters" in France make for viral headlines. But the real data and legal nuance reveal a very rare, if still unnerving, risk for hosts. Read more â€ș

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 2 place · 10/10/2025 10:50 EDT

Trump Administration Moves to Restrict Chinese Airlines’ Use of Russian Airspace on U.S. Routes

The move is the latest escalation in rising tensions between the U.S. and China. U.S. airlines have long lobbied for the restrictions, arguing that Chinese carriers had an unfair advantage. Read more â€ș

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 10/10/2025 10:10 EDT

Hotel Loyalty Race: Top 14 Programs, Ranked by Members Per Room

Major chains tout hundreds of millions of members, but a new Skift metric reveals wild disparities in how they build their programs. Marriott, for instance, is in the middle of the rankings when measured by members per room. Read more â€ș

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BARK Air + Skift @ Skift 3 place · 10/10/2025 09:00 EDT

The New Era of Dog Travel: Inside Bark Air’s Bold Next Chapter

Once considered niche, pet travel has surged into a global movement that is pushing hospitality to evolve. Bark Air’s expansion beyond flights underscores how dog-first design is shaping the future of premium, personalized travel. Read more â€ș

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 10/10/2025 01:14 EDT

India’s Ixigo Raises $146 Million from Prosus to Push AI-Led Growth

Ixigo is betting big on AI, believing travel apps will soon act like personal assistants. Whether the travel company will be the one to lead that change is still an open question, but it now has the financial muscle to try. Read more â€ș

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Wil Slickers @ Skift · 10/09/2025 16:15 EDT

Explora Journeys President on Redefining Ocean Travel and the New Language of Luxury

Explora Journeys isn’t trying to compete with the cruise industry — it’s trying to reinvent it. By replacing “cruising” with “ocean travel,” the brand aims to redefine what time, space, and luxury mean on the water. Read more â€ș

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