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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 1 place · 07/24/2026 13:35 EDT

Lounges Could Be Next in Southwest’s Overhaul: ‘There’s Work Underway’

With the possibility of lounges, Southwest is betting that it can capture more premium customers and boost engagement with its loyalty program. Read more ›

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 06/25/2026 12:25 EDT

IAG’s €1 Billion Loyalty Ambition Depends More on Banks Than Airlines

Is Avios becoming the tail that wags the airline? IAG Loyalty wants to make a billion euros, and many of the levers it's pulling to get there have nothing to do with flying. Read more ›

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Rafat Ali @ Skift · 06/25/2026 10:20 EDT

What Albania’s Flamingo Revolution Tells Us About Sovereign Capital’s Coastline Problem

The largest tourism-real-estate deals increasingly arrive with a demand for exceptional treatment: special investor status, rewritten protections, consent bypassed. Albania is just the loudest case; the governance failure is the same everywhere. Read more ›

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Luke Martin @ Skift · 06/25/2026 10:00 EDT

Mexico’s Posadas Had Gone Too Luxury. Its Next Deals Will Even the Split.

Posadas called its own luxury-heavy signings a ‘red flag,’ and is rebalancing as a soft quarter hit its luxury hotels hardest. Read more ›

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Kanchi Jain and Angie Kirby @ Skift · 06/25/2026 08:30 EDT

Announcing the Skift Transatlantic Summit 2026: Travel in a Fractured World

Skift Transatlantic Summit returns for its second edition this October in Dublin, convening senior travel leaders to examine how geopolitics, shifting demand, and AI are reshaping the world's most valuable travel corridor. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 06/25/2026 06:09 EDT

Trip.com Says China’s Regulatory Crackdown Is Starting to Show Up in Its Numbers

China's regulatory push is no longer just a compliance issue for Trip.com Group. It's now influencing how the company operates, and its near-term financial outlook. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 06/25/2026 04:24 EDT

Trip.com’s 200 Million China Goal Hinges on Near-Doubling Its Inbound Business Every Year

Visa-free access may be bringing visitors to China, but Trip.com believes the real opportunity lies in building the infrastructure — AI, payments and local suppliers — to keep them coming. Read more ›

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Colin Nagy @ Skift · 06/24/2026 16:31 EDT

What Airbnb Used to Be: Boutique Wants Fewer Homes, More Taste — and No Investment Funds

Marc Blazer is building one of the cleanest anti-Airbnb points of view in travel: real, deeply designed homes for design-literate travelers who want taste, context, and character over inventory. The argument is persuasive. The hard question is whether it survives contact with growth. Read more ›

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Dennis Schaal @ Skift · 06/24/2026 16:02 EDT

Experience Pure Plays Are Winning, OTAs Are Still Catching Up

Every major OTA — and even most hotels — say experiences are core to their strategies. But 30 years after the first experiences middlemen appeared, it is still a very tough business with the specialists having an edge. Read more ›

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 06/24/2026 14:36 EDT

Heat Wave Hits Some of Europe’s Top Tourist Attractions

Europe faces record-high temperatures just as its peak travel season ramps up. Read more ›

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Meghna Maharishi @ Skift · 06/24/2026 13:41 EDT

Airline Lobby Backs Ban on Surveillance Pricing — While Insisting No Airline Does It

The airline industry is arguing surveillance pricing is different from dynamic pricing. But as airlines get more sophisticated in their use of AI, the issue isn't going away. Read more ›

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Darin Graham @ Skift · 06/24/2026 13:32 EDT

London Climate Event on Extreme Heat Canceled Due to Extreme Heat

London and much of the UK are exposed to extreme heat, with buildings designed to retain warmth and little air conditioning. The science says it will only get worse. Read more ›

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Kanchi Jain and Angie Kirby @ Skift · 06/24/2026 12:29 EDT

IHG’s Chief Product and Technology Officer on What Actually Makes Transformation Work

IHG's Jolie Fleming has led technology transformation across a vast spectrum of industries, and her conclusion is consistent: the technology itself is rarely the hard part. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 06/24/2026 04:45 EDT

Thailand’s Luxury Hotel Boom Has a Catch: Nobody Wants to Sell

Luxury hotel assets in Thailand are becoming increasingly scarce as investor demand outpaces supply. The imbalance is driving competition for trophy properties and attracting more private wealth. Read more ›

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Seth Borko @ Skift · 06/23/2026 19:22 EDT

Skift Research’s New Decision Briefs: Insights + Intelligence

Data only gets you so far — the intelligence and decision layer is becoming more important than ever.  Read more ›

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Gordon Smith @ Skift · 06/23/2026 16:15 EDT

Amadeus Has an Answer for AI’s Infinite Search Problem

If airlines can't be seen by the machines, someone has to translate for them. Amadeus would very much like to be that someone. Read more ›

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Sean O'Neill @ Skift · 06/23/2026 15:17 EDT

Marriott to Brand Apartment Rentals: W Hotels to Add Branded Rental Units in 2027

Marriott is getting into the rental apartment business. For the first time, the company will lend its brands to buildings whose customers are tenants, not condo buyers. It’s a departure for a branded residential business long built on selling units. W Apartments Cleveland, scheduled to open in late 2027, will let renters sign as tenants […] Read more ›

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Deepthi Nair @ Skift · 06/23/2026 14:33 EDT

AlUla Is Tripling Its Hotel Rooms to Chase 1 Million Visitors by 2030

The destination has a real demand story. The question is whether the room pipeline can keep pace. Read more ›

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Rashaad Jorden @ Skift · 06/23/2026 13:26 EDT

Airbnb Has Been Trying to Expand Beyond Rentals for 10 Years. Here’s How

Brian Chesky has said homes are still the heart and soul of Airbnb, but the ambition to go broader dates back to company's early days. Read more ›

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Bailey Schulz @ Skift · 06/23/2026 12:54 EDT

Middle East War Hit Cruise Bookings, But Carnival Says They’ve ‘Turned a Corner’

Record second-quarter results weren't enough to keep Carnival from trimming revenue forecasts — the Middle East war lingered longer than the company expected. Read more ›

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Peden Doma Bhutia @ Skift · 06/23/2026 04:35 EDT

Air India Partners With Booking.com, Joining Airlines Selling Hotels, Not Just Seats

Air India is late to a model already proven by domestic as well as Gulf and Asian carriers, but the Booking.com deal shows how quickly it wants to catch up through loyalty-led commerce at home. Read more ›

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