Skift Take: Marriott has given sales teams a year-end stretch goal of $1.55 billion for group bookings for next year...
Fosun Files for ClubMed IPO in Hong Kong
Skift Take: ClubMed's revenue rose less than 2% last year, suggesting that "premiumization" isn't delivering pricing power yet. An IPO...
Africa’s Next Tourism Boom Will Be Won in the Mid-Market
Skift Take: As travelers increasingly seek value without compromising on quality or experience, Africa’s biggest tourism opportunity may lie in...
Choice Hotels Hands CEO Job to Insider as It Tries to Reverse a Slump Versus Rivals
Skift Take: Choice moved Dominic Dragisich around various key leadership roles over nearly a decade to prepare him for the...
Your Hotel Is Hot on TikTok Go. But AI Got All The Facts Wrong.
Skift Take: TikTok's new hotel and experience booking feature is supposed to connect travelers with real properties, but an abundance...
Airbnb Is Testing Lower Fees for Hosts Who Bring Their Own Guests
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...
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...
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...
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...