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Kanchi Jain @ Skift · 11/18/2025 08:43 EDT

The New Priorities Shaping Allegiant’s Passenger Experience Strategy

Leisure travelers want comfort, flexibility, and digital ease while staying within budget. This shift creates a major opening for Allegiant, and Greg Anderson sees it as the start of a high-value growth cycle for the airline. Read more

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift 1 place · 11/18/2025 07:00 EDT

Hilton Overhauls Loyalty Program: Adds Top Tier, Lowers Bar for Status

Hilton is undergoing its biggest loyalty overhaul in years, placing the company deeper into a race to keep travelers in the fold. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift 2 place · 11/18/2025 00:52 EDT

Trip.com Decodes the ‘3 Ls’ Shaping  Chinese Outbound Travel

Chinese travelers are going longer, farther, and a little off-script. Trip.com’s “3 Ls” may sound like marketing code, but it's clear that long-haul is back, and Europe’s cashing in. Read more

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Bulbul Dhawan @ Skift · 11/17/2025 23:00 EDT

India’s Oberoi Hotels to Open 27 New Properties by 2030

The hospitality industry in general might be moving towards the mid-market segment, but The Oberoi Group is leaning hard into the luxury space, encouraged by growing middle class and high net worth travelers. Read more

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift 2 place · 11/17/2025 18:42 EDT

U.S. Announces Fast-Tracked Visa Appointments for World Cup

While the expedited process should make securing a visa easier for ticket holders, Secretary of State Marco Rubio still suggests World Cup travelers apply for a visa “as soon as possible.” Read more

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 11/17/2025 16:15 EDT

Why Trump Scrapped Flight-Delay Compensation — and Other Biden Rules Axed

The Trump administration said it did not believe it had the authority to impose specific compensation requirements on airlines for flight disruptions. Read more

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift 2 place · 11/17/2025 15:56 EDT

Hilton and Marriott Take on the Hotel Talent Crisis

Hotels with high turnover struggle to maintain service standards and face high recruitment costs. Hilton and Marriott are among the companies taking steps to address the challenge. Read more

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Sarah Kopit @ Skift 1 place · 11/17/2025 14:34 EDT

MBS Goes to Washington: What the Saudi Crown Prince’s White House Visit Means for the Travel Industry

Saudi Arabia’s tourism ambitions are massive. The question now is whether a well-timed soft-power push in Washington can convert into real investment, credible Western visitor growth, and sustained global demand. Read more

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Adriana Lee @ Skift 2 place · 11/17/2025 12:00 EDT

Google Is Building Agentic Travel Booking, Plus Other Travel AI Updates

Truly agentic travel tech is complicated and all the major travel brands are working on it. Now Google aims to plant a flag in this space. Read more

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Kanchi Jain @ Skift · 11/17/2025 11:37 EDT

Announcing Skift Megatrends 2026: Big Ideas Arrive in London and NYC

Skift Megatrends has a track record of calling the big shifts before they hit the mainstream. The 2026 events keep that momentum with a new lineup of ideas and industry voices. Read more

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Qiddiya City + Skift @ Skift · 11/17/2025 10:00 EDT

The Sports Tourism Capital of the Future

Shifts in global tourism patterns around the love of sports and athletic activities are occurring simultaneously with Qiddiya City’s rise from the ground up, just 40 minutes from Riyadh. The destination “built for play” is at the center of a critical moment emblematic of the future of travel. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift 1 place · 11/17/2025 09:57 EDT

China’s H World Launches New Upper Midscale Hotel Brand

As the largest hotel brand in the world, H World has already mastered quantity. Its new upper-midscale brand is a play for quality. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift 1 place · 11/17/2025 06:42 EDT

Riyadh Air Onboards Hilton as First Hotel Partner for Loyalty Program

Riyadh Air hasn’t officially opened for business yet, but its loyalty program already has a hotel partner, a lounge, and a marketing strategy. Read more

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Gordon Smith @ Skift 2 place · 11/17/2025 06:19 EDT

Emirates Opens Dubai Airshow With Giant Boeing Order and Starlink Deal

The new Boeing commitments give Emirates flexibility, but also lock it deeper into a program with a long and still uncertain path to entry into service. Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 11/17/2025 05:12 EDT

Indian Hotels Acquires Atmantan Retreat in Big Push Into Wellness

First Oberoi’s Asmi, now Indian Hotels' Atmantan. India’s hotel brands clearly want a (large) slice of the wellness pie. The question is: how many travelers want a retreat, and how many just want a clean room? Read more

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 11/17/2025 00:01 EDT

Thanksgiving Travel Expected to Hit Record Despite Shutdown

The government shutdown was a big risk, but air travel is slowly getting back to normal in time for the holidays. Amtrak is getting a bump too. Read more

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Accor Group + Skift @ Skift 1 place · 11/14/2025 09:00 EDT

Pullman’s Bold New Era: Redefining Premium Hospitality Through Cultural Exchange

Since 1859, the Pullman name has been synonymous with a pioneering spirit. This month, Accor is officially relaunching the Pullman brand, rejuvenating that historic legacy to serve the modern blended traveler and redefine the possibilities of premium hospitality. Read more

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Luke Martin @ Skift 2 place · 11/13/2025 13:02 EDT

Minor to Launch Hotel REIT in Asset-Light Pivot

Minor International plans to float an real estate investment trust (REIT) in mid-2026. That will be a key way for the hospitality group to slash its hotel ownership. Read more

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Darin Graham @ Skift 3 place · 11/13/2025 11:10 EDT

Singapore Becomes First Country to Tax Air Travelers for Green Jet Fuel

Singapore’s new passenger levy sends a message to the aviation world: Sustainable fuels are no longer optional. But can a tax alone jumpstart a struggling green fuel market? Read more

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift 1 place · 11/13/2025 04:13 EDT

GCC Takes First Step Towards Unified Visa With UAE-Bahrain Airport Trial in December

Despite the many unknowns, the December pilot is the clearest sign yet that the Gulf is actually moving from talk to real tests. And for a bloc pouring money into tourism, smoother borders could change how travelers decide to move around it. Read more

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