In his first media interview as Expediaâs Chief AI and Data Officer, Xavier Amatriain gives a rare look at the logic shaping one of travelâs most closely watched AI strategies. Read more âș
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Treating women as a monolith isn't a diversity failure â it's a revenue leak the industry keeps choosing not to fix. Read more âș
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Expedia's advertising program has one thing that Google and Meta can't offer â confirmed bookers. As such, advertisers can target travelers with set plans and try to entice them to book additional products. Read more âș
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As consolidation reshapes European aviation, EasyJet remains one of its most prized assets â and seemingly one of its hardest deals to pull off. Read more âș
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On Monday's â Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcastâ , â Brandreth Canaleyâ , â Michael Goldinâ , and â Jamie Laneâ break down a week where the infrastructure of hospitality is being stress-tested from every direction. Read more âș
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Connecting 22 cities in nine months is a bold ambition. Read more âș
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Hotel CEOs are signing AI contracts this quarter that will define their technology stack through 2030, and most procurement teams are evaluating these deals the wrong way â tool by tool, use case by use case, without asking whether the underlying data architecture allows those tools to compound or whether each one starts from zero. Read more âș
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The Las Vegas Strip is consolidating fast. Soon, two billionaires (Barry Diller and Tilman Fertitta) may control a large chunk of its hotel rooms. Read more âș
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No Indian travel earnings call is complete without an AI pitch anymore. A closer reading of the latest calls from MakeMyTrip, Ixigo, TBO, and Yatra shows very different strategies, and varying levels of confidence about what comes next. Read more âș
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Hilton wants developers to invest millions in Undergraduate, its new hotel brand aimed at small college towns. Yet the new brand has no track record, requiring potential owners to take a leap of faith. Read more âș
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With most potential buyers citing AI disruption risk and walking away, Long Lake's $6.3 billion acquisition of AmexGBT is the most contrarian bet in travel right now. Read more âș
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Long Lake wasnât the highest bidder for Amex GBT, but it was the fastest and most committed, which mattered more in a market rattled by AI uncertainty. Read more âș
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The asset-light model has been good for operators and their shareholders. The pressure it creates for the owners who carry the assets is only now being openly discussed â and the operators best placed to respond are the ones who have stood on both sides of that equation. Read more âș
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Saudi Arabia's tourism chief is out and the giga-projects are being scaled back. The Kingdomâs tourism mission may be "unchanged," but is being unmistakably revised. Read more âș
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Halting customs at Newark â one of the busiest international hubs in the U.S. â would be a logistical nightmare for airlines. Read more âș
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Saying luxury retail should be more hospitable ignores how most of the industry works. Read more âș
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In travel, as in banking, the moat you're defending today is probably shallower than you think. And it's likely someone is already digging around it. Read more âș
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The global travel industry's framework for managing overtourism was built for rich countries. Ten years after Skift coined the term, that may be the underbelly it has revealed. Read more âș
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While IndiGo Founder Rahul Bhatia said incoming CEO Willie Walsh will "run the shop in its entirety," but the strategic perimeter appears to have been drawn before Walsh has set foot in the building. Read more âș
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Skiftâs coverage informs travel audiences how to make decisions in travel through AI, news, research, brand advisory, recruiting, and more. But where does it prove who is standing out? The Skift IDEA Awards. Read more âș
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