Skift Take: June's flat travel index hid more than it showed. Higher room rates covered for softer international demand, and...
Apollo Wins EasyJet Takeover Battle
Skift Take: Apollo outbid Castlelake and outstructured it. Its winning approach could become the blueprint for how overseas private equity...
Thank You, Google. Trivago Expects EU Tailwind
Skift Take: A more even playing field for Trivago and Google's online competitors in Europe at long last? As the...
Expedia B2B Is Mostly Hotels, But It Wants a One-Stop Shop
Skift Take: Expedia Group's B2B offering has been predominantly hotels. The online travel agency, which was founded more than 25...
Skift Capital Allocation Brief: A New Quarterly Read on Where Travel’s Money Goes
Skift Take: M&A, venture money, buybacks, take-privates, a free quarterly read on all the capital moving through travel, what it...
Two Disneys: Booming U.S. Parks, Sluggish Asia
Skift Take: While domestic park attendance remains strong, executives said Disney’s Asian parks aren’t immune to recent macroeconomic pressures.Read the...
Choice Hotels’ New Interim CEO’s First Task: Fix the Revenue Gap
Skift Take: Dom Dragisich has had the top job for 11 weeks, having inherited a franchise machine that is adding...
Booking Holdings CEO: AI Overviews Are Squeezing SEO
Skift Take: No travel business has found the silver bullet yet in how to show up prominently on a consistent...
Steve Singh’s Business Travel Startup Spotnana Is Now 30% Consumer
Skift Take: Spotnana is Steve Singh's second act after building and flipping Concur. He's expanding the business travel startup to...
Hoshino’s Nara Prison Leans Into the Heritage — a Test Case for Japan’s Historic Buildings
Skift Take: Japan’s Hoshino Resorts makes a bold move that blends cultural preservation, tourism strategy, and a new “cycle of...