Skift Take: There's been speculation for years about whether Airbnb would launch flights. Such small-minded speculation: Airbnb intends to use...
Choice Paid $24 Million to Walk Away From Buying Spain’s Sercotel
Skift Take: Choice earns a cut of its franchisees’ room sales. Buying Sercotel would have left it owing rent even...
What the FTC Wants to Know About How Airlines Set Fares
Skift Take: Airline pricing has come under more scrutiny in recent years after Delta disclosed it was using AI to...
Expedia Expects Attractive Deals From Meta’s Muse and Google’s AI Overviews
Skift Take: Will Expedia's advertising on Meta's Muse and Google AI Overviews be the new Google Search? Ariane Gorin is...
Trip.com Group Builds a Bigger Travel Business Around Concerts
Skift Take: The concert might be the reason to travel, but Trip.com Group wants to make sure it's not the...
The Unproven Economics of the Weekend Cruise
Skift Take: Cruise lines are putting some of their biggest ships on shorter trips, but the financial evidence that those...
Why Airbnb Is Spending Big on LA Elections
Skift Take: Airbnb’s LA election spending is framed around the 2028 Olympics. A bigger bet could be on the rules...
Travel’s Next Dollar: Capital Moves November 2026
Skift Take: Capital Moves, organized by month and updated daily, tracks every notable capital allocation announcement across global travel, providing...
JetBlue Raises Bag Fees for the Second Time This Year
Skift Take: JetBlue’s second bag fee increase this year tests how much more travelers will absorb. Read the Complete Story...
Booking Takes $1 Billion Hit Over Possible FTC Settlement, Sees ‘Mixed’ Travel Market
Skift Take: The Middle East conflict and higher airfares continue to make their mark industrywide. Read the Complete Story On...