21+ min ago   (304+ words) Skift First read is on us. Get unlimited access with Skift Pro. Unlock your next read Airlines are racing to get into Starlink. The installation costs are high, but airlines are betting that the service will attract more customers. - What…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (127+ words) The Middle East’s recovery remains vulnerable. Renewed travel warnings make a rapid rebound less likely, leaving accommodation providers focused on both rebuilding demand and recovering pricing power. The Skift Travel Health Index stood at 99 in July, down 1% year-on-year. But the…...

3+ day, 11+ min ago   (209+ words) The owner of Abercrombie & Kent is using the balance sheet of one of travel’s best asset-light luxury businesses to rebuild Crystal Cruises. Company filings, credit ratings, and bond documents show what that transformation costs. Abercrombie & Kent spent most of its…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (162+ words) Expedia is making acquisitions to build its business while Booking in Europe doesn't have that option. Companies such as Uber would find it tougher to advance its superapp strategy in Europe if regulators deemed it to have a dominant position…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (215+ words) Marriott's best weapon for winning business travelers is its loyalty program. But until now it couldn't show loyalty information inside the booking portals corporations force employees to use. Spotnana says it can fix that. Marriott has opened a direct line…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (209+ words) Rooms are filling at half-price, not at pre-war demand — that’s hurting big brands and independents alike, but only one side has the balance sheet to outlast it. J.S. Anand runs Leva Hotels, a mid-sized hospitality group with properties across Dubai,…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (600+ words) Every leader at Skift Global Forum is recalibrating amid technological and economic disruption. The open question is whether they’re doing it for the right decade. Travel demand patterns, distribution, and technology stacks are shifting, and assumptions that once reliably predicted…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (185+ words) Europe's largest holiday-rental group grew adjusted earnings and narrowed its loss in 2025, but revenue slipped, its cash position shrunk, and the group slid into net liabilities ahead of a 2028 refinancing. Awaze, Europe's largest vacation rental property manager, made a bet…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (178+ words) The social media influencer’s “Like, Comment and Share” button just got a new friend… Meet the “Book” link. Klook is betting travel creators can do more than inspire the next trip. It wants them to help sell it. The travel…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (191+ words) The owner of The Connaught and The Berkeley has hired the man who scaled Six Senses to build an operating company for luxury lifestyle hotels it owns and doesn't own. Neil Jacobs left Six Senses in mid-2025 after 13 years and started…...