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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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Rafat Ali, with AI analysis @ Skift · 02/18/2026 16:26 EDT

How Indian Travel Tech Bought Its Way Into the West’s Backyard

A billion dollars in acquisitions across three continents, and this is still a story most Western travel executives couldn't summarize. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 02/18/2026 15:57 EDT

Airbnb Tests Loyalty Benefits. Chesky Says Program ‘Could Be a Massive Accelerant’

In 2018, Airbnb had a "superguest" loyalty plan in the works to reward frequent guests with premium benefits, but it never came to be. Might the loyalty benefits being tested resurrect some of those plans? Read more ›

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Clara Awuse @ Skift · 02/18/2026 13:07 EDT

Navan to Replace CFO 4 Months After IPO

As Navan navigates stock pressure in its first months as a public company, the board has tapped a finance leader to get the company back on track. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 02/18/2026 11:09 EDT

Minor Hotels to Target the U.S. in Growth Push: ‘The Final Frontier’

Minor Hotels talks a persuasive game about breaking into the U.S., even though that market is notoriously difficult for foreign entrants. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 2 place · 02/18/2026 10:55 EDT

Here’s How U.S. Airlines Say They’re Using AI

Airlines are saying that AI is becoming an edge in running day-to-day operations — and a new source of risk that could quickly erode trust if it goes wrong. Read more ›

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Deepthi Nair @ Skift · 02/18/2026 09:42 EDT

Bahrain’s Tourism Makeover: Diversifying Beyond Saudi Visitors and Short-Stay Weekends

Can AirAsia X’s new Middle East hub and Bahrain’s ambitious aviation strategy deliver a meaningful boost in tourist arrivals? Read more ›

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 02/17/2026 23:00 EDT

South Africa Wants 100,000 Indian Travelers — Here’s the Plan

The goal from South African Tourism is ambitious given the recent declines in visitors from India. Read more ›

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