Skift Take: Three of the world’s biggest hotel groups have launched debit cards in the UK and nowhere else. The...
Summer in Hokkaido Itinerary: Our Nature-Focused Road Trip
Our Hokkaido summer trip was so different from our previous Japan visits to the main island of Honshu. Hokkaido, in...
Sabre Hackathon Highlights Travel’s Developer Access Divide
Skift Take: Hand developers a blank slate on travel's infrastructure, and they don't rebuild search. They go after the phone...
Returning to Park Hyatt Tokyo: How a Great Hotel Survives a Renovation
Skift Take: Park Hyatt Tokyo proves that preserving a great hotel is less about furniture than judgment. The renovation succeeds....
The Quiet Reinvention of the Hotel Tax
Skift Take: The modern American hotel tax was built on one Las Vegas idea from 1955. The argument now is...
Emirates’ Sir Tim Clark on Retirement: ‘It’s Not Time’
Skift Take: Clark insists Emirates is ready for life after him, but his decision to stay on keeps one of...
The U.S. Passport Is Stuck, The UAE’s Is Gaining Fast
Skift Take: Passport rankings are a lagging indicator of something travel companies should watch in real time: how easily —...
Riyadh Air Waited Years for New Planes. Now Six Have Arrived in 30 Days
Skift Take: For a startup with no legacy fleet to fall back on, delivery delays were painful. But taking such...
Expedia’s AI Timeline Runs Through Its Talent Strategy
Skift Take: Expedia is betting its product roadmap on replicating the outsized AI productivity of its elite engineers. According to...
JetBlue Wins Spirit’s LaGuardia Slots for $58.5 Million — Below Spirit’s Own Estimate
Skift Take: JetBlue’s winning bid comes in well below Spirit's $86.7 million valuation of its LaGuardia slots. Read the Complete...