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Amadeus's President of Travel on Why the Traveler, Not the Platform, Should Hold the Controls
1+ week, 4+ day ago (789+ words) Decius Valmorbida thinks the industry competes too hard on closed ecosystems and cooperates too little on the plumbing. His bet: open, shared foundations grow the pie for everyone. We'll test whether rivals actually build them together at Skift Global Forum…...
Ryanair Pulls Winter Capacity and Warns Rivals May Struggle to Survive
1+ week, 4+ day ago (178+ words) Ryanair has a fuel hedge most airlines would envy, and it's still cutting unprofitable winter flights. Its more exposed rivals should be nervous. Ryanair is cutting its traffic target for the financial year by 2 million passengers as the carrier limits…...
Airbnb Names Ex-Booking.com Hotel Boss and Viator President as Chief Business Officer
1+ week, 5+ day ago (251+ words) Skift First read is on us. Get unlimited access with Skift Pro. Unlock your next read If Airbnb needs people connections and know-how to scale its boutique hotels business, it found someone with deep experience in Pepijn Rijvers. He also…...
Carl Icahn's JetBlue Bet Didn't Pay Off: Board Members Resign as Stake Shrinks
2+ week, 3+ day ago (131+ words) Icahn hasn’t had the same success as activist campaigns at Southwest. JetBlue’s stock has continued to decline since he first disclosed his stake. JetBlue announced Thursday that the two Carl Icahn picks on the carrier’s board of directors would resign…...
Ixigo Tests Packaged Tours for Trains, Uber Becomes a New Distribution Engine
2+ week, 6+ day ago (198+ words) Ixigo is taking a smart, low-risk approach to packaged travel. Rather than build and operate its own tours, it is testing demand by putting IRCTC-curated trips on its platform. If travelers bite, packaged tours could become the OTA’s next major…...
Wall Street Is Starting to Believe Airbnb's Growth Story
2+ week, 6+ day ago (118+ words) The bank's thesis that Airbnb's "Acceleration is here to stay" is a bold statement. The potential is there. Focus and execution will be all-important. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky told an audience at Skift Global Forum last September that he was…...
Expedia Cuts Eight Executives as It Reorganizes Around AI
3+ week, 3+ day ago (188+ words) Expedia Group is shedding several senior leaders and shifting others around in to reshape leadership and work structure. The goal: To help product and technology efforts move faster. Expedia Group has cut eight senior leaders, shifting authority from coordinating executives…...
The 2% Fee Behind the American Travel Boom
3+ week, 4+ day ago (126+ words) Airlines and hotels have built huge businesses on America’s uncapped card fees, but rarely talk about what makes them possible. Connecting the Dots Archive The premium American travel economy runs on the unusually profitable economics of the American credit card…...
Can Rerouting Planes Cut Aviation's Climate Impact? An Airspace-Wide Contrail Trial Will Test It
3+ week, 5+ day ago (176+ words) It marks a step-change in contrail avoidance research, which has so far been limited to airlines. The UK-backed test will cover the Shanwick Oceanic Control Area. Airlines flying over parts of the Atlantic could see more rerouting this winter as…...