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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift · 08/05/2025 03:48 EDT

U.S. Tightens Visas, Oyo Enters Australia and Europe Flies Bigger and Farther

Today’s pod looks at the U.S.’s latest attempt to scare away visitors, Oyo’s latest acquisition, and Europe’s longer flights. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift 3 place · 08/04/2025 23:00 EDT

Akasa Air Has a New Ancillary Service: Visa Assistance

With an increasing number of regional players entering the aviation industry, Akasa has figured out its differentiator - more ancillary services integrated into its website. Read more

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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift · 08/04/2025 15:55 EDT

New Travel Sticker Shock: Some Visitors to Face $15,000 Visa Bond

While the pilot program is limited in scope, it's another sign that U.S. visa policy is becoming more complex for travelers from certain countries. Read more

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 08/04/2025 12:00 EDT

Longer Flights, Bigger Planes: Europe’s New ‘Average Flight’ Revealed

Europe's skies are evolving with fewer short hops and more seats per flight. But huge questions remain over the industry's path to reduce its carbon impact. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 08/04/2025 10:00 EDT

Oyo’s G6 Hospitality Brings Back Galaxy Hotels to Motel 6 Network

Bringing back a known partner helps G6 with its goal to add more than 150 franchised hotels this year. Read more

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Global Glimpse + Skift @ Skift 3 place · 08/04/2025 09:00 EDT

10,000 Students, One Mission: Building Empathy Through Travel

At a time when empathy can be in short supply, Global Glimpse is creating life-changing opportunities for young people to travel with purpose and return home with a stronger sense of self, a broader worldview, and the skills to lead in a rapidly changing world. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 08/04/2025 06:27 EDT

Oyo Buys Airbnb Management Platform MadeComfy for Over $50 Million

This deal marks a meaningful step in Oyo’s push to become a truly global player, giving the hospitality company access to a region where it had little presence until now. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 08/04/2025 05:33 EDT

How Hotel Companies in India are Expanding Through Multi-Property Deals

India's hospitality growth story is now officially beyond the one-hotel-at-a-time stage. Read more

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Colin Nagy @ Skift 1 place · 08/03/2025 09:36 EDT

I’ll Miss My Passport Stamps

Part document, part conversation starter, stamps are a physical reminder of where you’ve been. Their demise may be progress for some, but it's a loss nonetheless. Read more

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift 1 place · 08/01/2025 17:19 EDT

From Concur to Spotnana: Steve Singh on How AI Could Fix Corporate Travel

Corporate travel is still a nightmare of fragmented systems, which means that rebooking canceled flights can be headache-inducing. Yet Concur co-founder Steve Singh believes new tech could bring the dawn of "the pefect trip." Read more

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 2 place · 08/01/2025 15:05 EDT

Delta Responds to AI-Pricing Backlash: No ‘Individualized Prices Based on Personal Data’

In a letter to three senators, Delta said some of the conversation on its use of AI “has created confusion and misinformation.” Read more

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Luke Martin @ Skift 3 place · 08/01/2025 13:53 EDT

U.S. Dollar Slide Hurts Accor, Minor, and Meliá

The dollar's decline is splitting the hotel industry along regional lines. European and Asian chains are feeling the pinch while U.S.-based operators barely mention the turbulence. Read more

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Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat @ Skift · 08/01/2025 13:13 EDT

Winners, Losers, and Lots of Premium Seats: Europe’s Airline Scorecard

Premium cabins still drive profits, but it's the low-cost threat that keeps Europe's legacy carriers up at night. Read more

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 08/01/2025 13:02 EDT

Electrification and Renewables Are Driving Iberostar’s Emissions Decline

Iberostar’s progress suggests that focused action, like electrifying building with renewables and locking in clean power contracts, can deliver results. Read more

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Clara Awuse @ Skift 2 place · 08/01/2025 11:57 EDT

Unmanaged Business Travel Still Dominates as SMBs Seek Flexible, Consumer-Style Booking

Despite a rebound in global corporate travel, much of the industry remains stuck in an old pattern — unmanaged, but cheaper employee travel. Read more

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift 3 place · 08/01/2025 09:18 EDT

IHG Pursues Business Travelers Through Emirates and Other Deals

IHG's new deal with Emirates is as part of broader push to capture the underserved corporate segment. Expect more partnerships that offer fast-track loyalty status in exchange for direct bookings. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 08/01/2025 08:22 EDT

Chalet Hotels Names Shwetank Singh CEO As Sanjay Sethi Steps Down

Sanjay Sethi's decision to step down as the CEO and MD after a decade points to a possible change in the way the company operates as it faces stiff competition in an intense industry landscape. Read more

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Kanchi Jain @ Skift 1 place · 08/01/2025 07:16 EDT

Luxury Travel’s Next Era: AI, Empathy, and Expertise with Manfredi Lefebvre

Heritage Group’s Manfredi Lefebvre D’Ovidio brings decades of travel and cruise leadership to Skift Global Forum to share his vision for AI, personalization, and luxury travel’s future. Read more

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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift · 08/01/2025 04:52 EDT

Booking Trends, AI Tools, and the New Rules of Travel Planning

For this Friday episode, we look at Google's new partnership with Amadeus and its resilience in the face of AI (so far). We also preview new Skift Research about AI and changing traveler habits. Read more

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 07/31/2025 17:48 EDT

Southwest Airlines Appoints New Independent Chairman in Latest Board Shakeup

Southwest had already appointed five new directors as part of its settlement with Elliott last year. Read more

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