Skift Take: Call it "direct booking" if you like, but the reservation still runs on Airbnb's platform. And Airbnb's take...
How SingleThread Is Growing Without Copying Itself
Skift Take: SingleThread is expanding thoughtfully, leaning on translating its service culture through people and giving them bigger challenges to...
Weekend in Orlando: The Best 3-Day Itinerary
Last Updated on August 28, 2026 Everyone thinks Orlando is all about Disney and theme parks Here’s our version with...
Canadians Were Just Starting to Come Around to U.S. Travel. Then Came the Trade War.
Skift Take: Canadian travel to the U.S. had just hit its fourth straight month of year-over-year gains when tariff disputes...
Booking Holdings vs. Expedia in B2B: Bombshell Estimate Says Booking Leads in Room Nights
Skift Take: No matter how you parse the numbers, Booking Holdings' B2B business appears to be a lot larger than...
What Hotelbeds’ Shrinking Margins Mean for Hotel Distribution
Skift Take: Hotelbeds became the dominant independent bed bank through scale. Its results now show that scale alone no longer...
Cheval Is Riding Out Dubai’s Demand Slump On Long-Stay Guests
Skift Take: Cheval is betting Dubai’s domestic demand can carry it to recovery. S&P doesn’t see that recovery until 2027.Read...
Motel 6’s Power: What Prism’s Annual Report Reveals Ahead of Its IPO
Skift Take: Prism has arguably built a much more sophisticated company than the Oyo of its first IPO attempt. An...
A WNBA night at the Chase Center: taking my teen to see the Dallas Wings
When I surprised Savannah with tickets to see the Dallas Wings play in San Francisco, she screamed, dropped to the...
Carl Icahn’s JetBlue Bet Didn’t Pay Off: Board Members Resign as Stake Shrinks
Skift Take: Icahn hasn’t had the same success as activist campaigns at Southwest. JetBlue’s stock has continued to decline since...