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This Is the Best Way to Measure Travel Performance
Skift Take Get ready for the year ahead by diving into the insights from the new Skift Travel 200 industry…
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United Airlines Appoints President of Venture Arm as CFO
Skift Take New CFO Michael Leskinen will help shape the future of MileAge Plus and whether to place greater emphasis…
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Regional Airline Accused Qantas of Poaching Its Pilots
Skift Take The competition for pilots is intense although Regional Express didn’t provide proof to back up its allegations. Dennis…
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Booking Sends European Commission Memo to Fight For eTraveli Deal – Exclusive
Skift Take This is might be called Booking Holdings statement of objections to the EC’s statement of objections to the…
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Atlys Raises $12 Million for E-Visa Platform: Startup Funding Roundup
Four tech startups involved with the travel industry announced fundraises of more than $31 million in the past week. >>Atlys,…
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Marriott Posts – Then Changes – Job Ads Mentioning Alcohol in Saudi Arabia
Skift Take There has long been speculation that hotels in Saudi Arabia would need to relax its restriction on alcohol…
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Business Cabin Revenues Exceed Pre-Pandemic Highs
Skift Take Outpacing recovery in economy cabin, business cabin revenues have surpassed pre-pandemic highs despite the slow return of business…
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Hilton Promises Clarity on Mandatory Fees
Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks closer at Hilton’s fee promise, U.S. tourism leaders’ thoughts on outbound…
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Brightline Opens $6 Billion Florida Rail Line, Sets Sights on Las Vegas
Speeding through central Florida’s flat scrubland east of Orlando is America’s next big passenger train. That scrubland is where Brightline…
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Top Stories in Hotels: Hyatt’s Growth, Thailand’s Ambition, and First Hospitality’s Big Buy
Skift Take Hyatt plans to open about 30 hotels in the Americas before 2026, Thailand aims to return to record…
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How Whatsapp Flows Could Pave the Way for Personalized Travel Experiences
Skift Take WhatsApp’s evolving suite of services and its impact on businesses demonstrate the platform’s potential to reshape customer engagement…
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Microsoft AI Upgrades: How They Help Tourists, Event Planners, and Business Travelers
Skift Take Few of these features seem to have been designed with travel front-of-mind, except for the corporate booking tool…
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U.S. Tourism Officials Visited China For the First Time in 4 Years: Their Takeaways
Skift Take U.S. tourism executives came back from their trips optimistic about the Chinese tourism market’s recovery despite long visa…
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Hilton Says it Will ‘Quickly’ Move to Disclose Mandatory Fees
Skift Take A Skift scoop: Hilton told hotel owners it was changing policy to ensure mandatory resort fees are displayed…
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Three Funny Short Films | Cup of Jo
How are you??? This week has been a wild ride. The high was definitely launching Big Salad (the first email…
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Ryanair Says French Push for Minimum Pricing on Flights Is Politically impossible
Skift Take European authorities will seemingly have to find way other ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the airline…
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Hong Kong Tourism Still Catching Up: Skift Travel Health Index
Skift Take Hong Kong is back in business. Travel performance boomed in August 2023, but talk of full recovery is…
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Saudi’s Mohammed Bin Salman on Tourism Investment and ‘Sports Washing’ Claims
Skift Take Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is already promising $500 billion cities, winter sports events atop mountains in the desert…
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A Big Picture View of Travel’s Future at Skift Global Forum 2023
Skift Take As we decipher the future of travel at our 10th annual Skift Global Forum next week, it’s clear…
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Morocco Hotel Managers Say Business Is Returning and World Bank Meeting Will Help
Skift Take It’s been little over a week since the earthquake in Morocco. The hospitality and tourism industries are staying…
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Expedia Group’ EG Labs Will Let You Test New AI Products
Skift Take EG Labs, which would provide a way for consumers to provide feedback for Expedia Group product betas, is…
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Airbnb Updates: Cutting Cleaning Fees and Boosting Verified Listings
Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks closer at Airbnb’s updates, a new travel stock index, and Dubai…
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India-Canada Diplomatic Row: Visa Services Suspended for Canadians
Skift Take The suspension of visa services for one of India’s biggest inbound markets poses a considerable challenge to the…
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Skift India Report: Inbound Travel Gets G20 and Cricket World Cup Push
While India has been making its way up as a top source country for outbound travel, the country’s inbound tourism…
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Google Updates Bard With Travel Info to Rival ChatGPT Plus – We Tested It Out
Skift Take ChatGPT Plus is ahead of Google Bard on the timeline of tech releases, but Bard seems to be…
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Q&A: Plum Guide CEO on Using AI to Disrupt the Short-Term Rental Space
This sponsored content was created in collaboration with a Skift partner. As the short-term rental industry matures, so do the…
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Netflix’s Emily in Paris Turned into New Experience
Skift Take Streaming shows like Emily in Paris are crowd-pullers for binge-watching, spiking the trend to inspire viewers to get…
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How Do You Make a House Feel Like a Home? | Cup of Jo
Three weeks ago, I moved from my house in the suburbs to an apartment in Manhattan… …and while for the…
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Skift Travel 200: The Definitive Way to Track Travel Stocks
Skift Take The Skift Travel 200 stock index will be the first benchmark to capture the $1 trillion-plus market for…
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Japan Welcomes More Than 2 Million Visitors for the Third Straight Month
Skift Take Japanese officials can attribute much of its recent tourism success to the weak yen, which is making trips…
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Airbnb’s Brian Chesky Posts Updates on Cleaning Fees, Prices and Other Features
Skift Take Airbnb prides itself on listening to consumer feedback for product improvements. As murmurs of a softening market gets…
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Dubai to Surpass Las Vegas in Number of Hotel Rooms
Skift Take Dubai shows no signs of slowing down when it comes to building new hotels. Even if the emirate…
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Europe’s New Ideas to Reign in Short-Term Rentals
Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks closer at short-term rentals in Europe, global tourism investment, and Dubai’s…
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Dubai’s Summer of Tourism Was Red-Hot as Russians Fill the City
Dubai continues to pull ahead of its pre-pandemic tourism numbers. The emirate drew in 9.8 million international travelers up to…
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Skift India Report: Cathay Pacific’s Plan to Profit From India’s Aviation Boom
Last week, Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific announced the resumption of three non-stop weekly flights from Chennai. Skift caught up…
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Global Tourism Investment Shows Uptick but Is Far Below 2019
Skift Take Global investment in tourism is not even close to its pre-pandemic level. The global tourism industry has a…
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A Week of Outfits: Shoko Tatara | Cup of Jo
Photos by Anna Powell Denton. “I started posting photos on Instagram because I didn’t have any close friends who lived…
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Disney to Nearly Double Parks Spending to $60 Billion Over 10 Years
Skift Take CEO Bob Iger is investing in Disney’s amusement parks because they’re profitable. But that’s bad news for rival…
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A Week of Outfits: Shoko von Werder | Cup of Jo
Photos by Anna Powell Denton. “I started posting photos on Instagram because I didn’t have any close friends who lived…
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One Week Until The Biggest Travel Industry Conference
Skift Take It’s not too late to reserve your seat today for the most anticipated thought leadership conference in the…
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France to Push For Minimum Price For Flights Across Europe
Skift Take A minimum price for flights in Europe, if enacted, could help lead to a reduction in airlines’ carbon…
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European Parliament Group Backs Short-Term Rental Transparency Moves
Skift Take It’s unclear how better transparency and host registration will add to affordable housing in dense European capitals that…
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Klook Targets Growth in China and Gen Z Travelers
Skift Take With Gen Z and Millennials making up most of Klook’s audience, the experiences marketplace is heavily focused on…
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Q&A: Intrepid’s CEO on Why Doing Good Is Good for Business
This sponsored content was created in collaboration with a Skift partner. Contrary to conventional business wisdom, profitability doesn’t always come…
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California’s Hotel and Short-Term Rental Junk Fee Crack Down
Skift Take Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks closer at California’s junk fee crackdown, U.S. airline pilot shortage, and…
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One Week Until The Leading Travel Industry Conference
Skift Take It’s not too late to reserve your seat today for the most anticipated thought leadership conference in the…
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MakeMyTrip’s Corporate Travel Offering, MyBiz, Gains Traction
Skift Take Had it not been for quite a few differentiators, it would be impossible for MyBiz to surpass the…
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Skift India Report: Indigo, Air India to Address Pilot Fatigue With New Tech Tools
IndiGo is developing a wrist device designed to gauge pilot fatigue and alertness levels before and after flights, according to…
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Air Taxi Maker Joby Aviation to Build Production Plant in Ohio
Skift Take The new production plant is a major step in Joby’s quest to begin commercial passenger service in 2025,…
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Junk Fee Crackdown in California Would Hit Hotels and Short-Term Rentals
Skift Take California’s proposed changes, if passed by mid-October, might impact how so-called junk fees are displayed nationwide. Many hotel…
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