Skift Take: Surging fuel costs hit Alaska particularly hard this year. But the carrier is betting that it can turn...
Southwest’s New Fees and Fare Hikes Offset an $889 Million Fuel Bill
Skift Take: Southwest said it will focus more on enhancing its network, products, and pricing as part of an effort...
Behind Travel + Leisure’s $343 Million Bet, and Why More Timeshare Deals Are Coming
Skift Take: The timeshare segment is a lending business in a hospitality costume, and that dynamic is helping to drive...
Summer in Hokkaido Itinerary: Our Nature-Focused Road Trip
Our Hokkaido summer trip was so different from our previous Japan visits to the main island of Honshu. Hokkaido, in...
The Quiet Reinvention of the Hotel Tax
Skift Take: The modern American hotel tax was built on one Las Vegas idea from 1955. The argument now is...
Returning to Park Hyatt Tokyo: How a Great Hotel Survives a Renovation
Skift Take: Park Hyatt Tokyo proves that preserving a great hotel is less about furniture than judgment. The renovation succeeds....
Sabre Hackathon Highlights Travel’s Developer Access Divide
Skift Take: Hand developers a blank slate on travel's infrastructure, and they don't rebuild search. They go after the phone...
Emirates’ Sir Tim Clark on Retirement: ‘It’s Not Time’
Skift Take: Clark insists Emirates is ready for life after him, but his decision to stay on keeps one of...
The U.S. Passport Is Stuck, The UAE’s Is Gaining Fast
Skift Take: Passport rankings are a lagging indicator of something travel companies should watch in real time: how easily —...
Riyadh Air Waited Years for New Planes. Now Six Have Arrived in 30 Days
Skift Take: For a startup with no legacy fleet to fall back on, delivery delays were painful. But taking such...