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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 3 place · 02/22/2026 05:20 EDT

TSA PreCheck Remains Operational After DHS Said It Would Suspend Program

DHS is suspending two widely used travel programs as the partial government shutdown continues. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift 1 place · 02/20/2026 16:38 EDT

Hotels Have Made Progress on Women in Leadership. But the Pipeline Is Thin.

Hotels have more women executives at the top of their organizations than they used to. But the middle-ranks still don't have enough of a sustainable pipeline of future leaders. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift 2 place · 02/20/2026 16:30 EDT

Wyndham and Marriott’s Agentic Plans Put Pressure on Booking. Are the Concerns Justified?

Booking Holdings could survive hotel chains switching allegiances to the LLMs. But how long would it take for independent hotels to likewise jump ship? Read more ›

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Luke Martin @ Skift 3 place · 02/20/2026 13:48 EDT

Ennismore CEO Plans More India Hotels After Mumbai Debut

This is less a single hotel launch than a blueprint: build for Indians first, keep the brands at global standard, and let infrastructure shifts dictate where the next deals land. Read more ›

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 02/20/2026 11:13 EDT

What Expedia Says About the Coming Agentic Travel Fight

Expedia's annual filing now treats AI agents as a major threat, not just a competitive pressure. The company is betting that direct engagement can keep it from becoming an invisible backend. Read more ›

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Kanchi Jain @ Skift · 02/20/2026 08:17 EDT

Meet the Leaders Judging your 2026 Skift IDEA Awards Entry

The first round of judges for 2026 Skift IDEA Awards includes destination leaders, airline analysts, sustainability executives, marketers, and data chiefs shaping how travel actually runs. Read more ›

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 02/19/2026 18:17 EDT

Sabre Lays Off Staff Amid C-Suite Reshuffle in Bid to Become ‘AI-Native’

Reports are coming in about layoffs, from London to Uruguay, showing the impact of Sabre’s ‘inflation reduction plan.’ That, and several leadership shifts, show how Sabre is restructuring around agentic AI. Read more ›

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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift 2 place · 02/19/2026 15:35 EDT

Las Vegas Tourism Suffers Sharp Decline

The same forces weighing on U.S. travel are hitting Las Vegas especially hard. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 02/19/2026 14:41 EDT

Choice Hotels’ Purge: Sheds Weak Properties to Lift Brand Quality

Choice Hotels is doing something none of its publicly traded rivals are doing right now: getting smaller on purpose. Read more ›

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Sarah Kopit @ Skift · 02/19/2026 13:06 EDT

The Hotel Industry Wasn’t Built for This. Nothing Was.

ICE's Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis revealed what happens when hotels become political battlegrounds — and why the industry isn't ready for what's coming. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 02/19/2026 12:31 EDT

Tripadvisor CEO Issued Confidential Memo to Employees on ‘Challenging’ Month: Scoop

There are conflicting messages at Tripadvisor these days. Goldberg told employees that it "will take time" for its 3-month-old strategy revamp "to show up in the numbers." Meanwhile, activist investor Starboard Value argued "the time for incrementalism is over." Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 02/19/2026 12:19 EDT

United Shakes Up MileagePlus: Here’s What’s Changing

United is overhauling its MileagePlus program to give more awards to those with the carrier’s credit cards as it looks to attract more high-spend travelers. Read more ›

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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift 2 place · 02/19/2026 11:54 EDT

U.S. Inbound Tourism Slump Deepens to Start 2026

Travel executives are hopeful for a rebound, but visits to the U.S. remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Read more ›

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Luke Martin @ Skift · 02/19/2026 11:39 EDT

Accor Pushes to Sell Stake in Essendi, the Hotel Owner It Spun Off in 2017

Accor’s Essendi update signals a complex, multi-shareholder deal that hinges on governance talks, not just price, with management still targeting a 2026 close. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 02/19/2026 10:05 EDT

Wyndham Works With Google and Anthropic on AI Bookings

AI booking platforms could become the new gatekeepers of travel demand. Wyndham is among the hotel groups plugging in their inventory and hoping to capture bookings at a lower cost than through OTAs. Read more ›

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 02/19/2026 07:39 EDT

Air France-KLM Hits €2 Billion Profit Milestone as Premium Anchors Outlook

Premium travelers, led by U.S. outbound, are keeping Europe’s network carriers profitable even as demand in the rest of the plane – and other parts of the world – softens. Read more ›

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 02/18/2026 23:00 EDT

Indian OTAs Strike Deals with OpenAI

AI is now a non-negotiable in the travel industry. But how every company uses it is what is setting them apart. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 02/18/2026 18:40 EDT

Booking CEO Touts Ties With Independent Hotels as Agentic AI and Airbnb Seek Gains

We sometimes think of independent hotels as relatively powerless given the strength of the OTAs and the big hotel chains. Will agentic AI turn the tables? Read more ›

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