Skift Take: Marriott is paying franchisees back from its own pocket, but the credit card revenue owners want a share...
MakeMyTrip: Hotel Growth Offsets Decline in Air Travel; New IPO Details
Skift Take: MakeMyTrip says the future of Indian travel growth lies beyond aviation, and is reorganizing both its business and...
SAP Concur Adds New AI Tools for Approvals, Cards, and Travel Leakage
Skift Take: Most of what SAP Concur announced adds AI to existing tools. The leakage-reporting tool built with Amex GBT...
U.S. Clears Smallest Boeing 737 Max to Fly Following Years of Delays
Skift Take: The certification is a big win for Southwest, which has been waiting for the aircraft for years as...
Hotels Must Balance Comfort and Climate Goals As Guests Demand AC
Skift Take: As extreme heat and guest expectations force European hotels toward air conditioning, EU efficiency standards — and their...
Corporate Travel’s Rulebook Is Its AI Booking Advantage
Skift Take: Amex GBT and Kayak for Business moved AI booking into managed travel before consumer tools cracked it. The...
What Earnings Season Reveals About Travel Right Now
Skift Take: Fora became travel's newest unicorn, Amazon is pushing deeper into AI travel booking, and earnings season is revealing...
The Travel Industry Power-Struggle Map
Skift Take: Travel is not one market. It is a series of fights over who answers the traveler, who gets...
Mexico Will Spend $115 Million Fighting Rotting Seaweed as Hotels Slash Rates
Skift Take: Mexico officials will invest in specialized vessels, offshore barriers and monitoring systems to tackle record-levels of sargassum —...
UK Pubs and Clubs Get Tax Cuts. Hotels Get Left Out — Again
Skift Take: UK hotels have been excluded from two rounds of government business rates relief. The sector is pushing back,...