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Deepthi Nair @ Skift · 06/18/2026 12:50 EDT

UK and Australia Lift Gulf Travel Warnings, But European Airlines Await Clearance

The UK government Thursday lifted its travel warning for travel to the UAE, Qatar and parts of Saudi Arabia following an agreement signed between the U.S. and Iran aimed at ending months of war. Australia on Wednesday also relaxed its travel advice for several Middle Eastern countries. The advisories matter because they open the door […] Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 06/18/2026 09:31 EDT

JTB Is Expanding Out of Japan. EXO Travel Is the Latest Deal

JTB no longer seems content being Japan's travel company. With the pieces now assembled, it intends to be Asia's, and is making a case for the world's. Read more ›

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 06/17/2026 15:58 EDT

AI Isn’t Ignoring Airlines. It Just Can’t Read Their Fares.

Adobe says AI referrals are sending travel sites more engaged visitors. But the next advantage may belong to brands whose pages are easiest for machines to read. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 06/17/2026 14:19 EDT

JetBlue Pushes Deeper Into Fort Lauderdale, Shrinks in Newark and LaGuardia

JetBlue is shrinking in the New York area as it focuses more on Fort Lauderdale, where executives see greater opportunity following Spirit’s collapse. Read more ›

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 06/17/2026 13:11 EDT

Cruises Carry July Fourth Travel to a Slim Record

Yes, it's another record. But strip out cruises and growth in July Fourth travel nearly evaporates. Read more ›

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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 06/17/2026 11:14 EDT

If Only America Could Get Out of Its Own Way….

The brands lining up to buy a piece of Freddy are going to fail; it shows how little America's pull depends on marketing, and how much it depends on the country getting out of its own way. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 06/17/2026 10:12 EDT

Air India Goes Budget With ‘Basic’ Fare Option

Air India's full-service offering has set it apart in a market dominated by low-cost airlines. The new fares blur that line. Read more ›

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 06/17/2026 09:56 EDT

Europe’s New Rules Leave Airlines With the Same €8 Billion Problem

For an industry that spent 13 years arguing that passenger rights needed to be watered down, it's a rather bumpy landing. Read more ›

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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 06/17/2026 09:30 EDT

Why Chesky Is Building His AI Lab Outside Airbnb

The smartest read of Chesky’s AI lab is that he learned the exact lesson of Meta’s metaverse: if you’re going to make a bet the market will punish, don’t make it where the market can see it. Read more ›

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Luke Martin @ Skift · 06/17/2026 09:00 EDT

How Marriott’s Design Hotels Landed an Independent That Once Said No

This is the trade independent hotels keep making: a major hotel group’s reach in exchange for a fee and a fight to stay distinctive. Palisociety thinks the math works. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 06/16/2026 17:35 EDT

Marriott Hotel Owners Want a Bigger Cut of Loyalty Income

Dozens of Marriott’s largest hotel owners are pressing the company to share more of the roughly $1 billion it forecasts it may earn this year from co-branded credit cards. A March letter to CEO Anthony Capuano and Chairman David Marriott was signed by 51 owners representing nearly 1,000 Marriott hotels, the Wall Street Journal reported […] Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 06/16/2026 16:10 EDT

Riyadh Air Gets Green Light to Operate in U.S.

Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas has previously said he wants the carrier to have a presence on the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 06/16/2026 15:06 EDT

Why Amex Spent $700 Million on TheFork and What’s Next for Tripadvisor

American Express’ pending $700 million acquisition of TheFork, Tripadvisor’s dining reservations platform, could speed up one of its key goals — expanding its global network. Amex said dining is one of the chief avenues for cardholder engagement, and TheFork is the leading restaurant reservations brand in Europe — essentially its OpenTable. TheFork does business with […] Read more ›

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Colin Nagy @ Skift · 06/16/2026 14:52 EDT

Equinox Hotels Is Finally Expanding — It’s Betting Everything on Sleep

As the brand scales from one Manhattan flagship to a global portfolio, it's hard-coding sleep as its differentiator. Its own answer to whether that travel is more interesting than the question. Read more ›

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Adriana Lee @ Skift · 06/16/2026 13:50 EDT

Oracle Bakes AI Into Opera Cloud Hotel Operations

Oracle is treating AI as a standard feature of hotel operations software, not a premium product. That raises the stakes for property management rivals trying to sell similar tools as add-ons. Read more ›

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 06/16/2026 11:46 EDT

Radisson’s Net-Zero Experiment: How it Kept Costs Even

The people behind Radisson's net zero hotel project were worried that electrifying the building would result in higher energy bills. One year on, the costs are roughly the same and the hotel is ready for incoming regulations. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 06/16/2026 09:56 EDT

India Has a New Airport. Getting People There Is the Bigger Test

India can build airport capacity fast, but becoming an aviation powerhouse depends on convincing passengers and airlines to adopt secondary airports. Read more ›

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Kanchi Jain @ Skift · 06/16/2026 09:32 EDT

What a Skift IDEA Awards Judge Is Looking for in Short-Term Rentals

Boutiq’s Rena Pacheco-Theard has managed short-term rentals operations on all levels and has lived the margin pressures. As a Skift IDEA Awards judge, she explores ideas that take in the whole picture. Read more ›

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ZS + Skift @ Skift · 06/16/2026 09:00 EDT

Five Types of Travelers Driving Premium Demand 

Premium is evolving beyond a product category to become an entire ecosystem. Instead of chasing each other’s offers and upgrades, travel brands should leverage the premium economy through the lens of customers they already interact with. Read more ›

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