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Skift Daily Briefing

Everything you need to know about the business of travel today. Each episode covers new travel stories from Skift's editorial team. Listen to the latest developments at hotels, airlines, destinations, online booking sites, and more. Published Tuesday through Friday by 5am ET. Presented by Lodgify. For ongoing coverage, please visit Skift.com/news.

U.S. Travel Just Got More Complicated

4 mins; April 03, 2026

AI Glasses Could Change Where You Travel

4 mins; April 02, 2026

Dubai Steps In as War Crashes Travel Demand

4 mins; April 01, 2026

Uber Just Bought Its Way Into Premium Travel

4 mins; March 31, 2026

World Cup Hotel Demand Is Lagging And That’s a Warning Sign

4 mins; March 27, 2026

Travelers Are Waiting Longer to Book And It’s Changing Everything

4 mins; March 26, 2026

Airports Stop Showing Wait Times — As Security Lines Spiral

4 mins; March 25, 2026

LaGuardia Shutdown, Marriott Teases New Brand, Radisson Goes Net-Zero

4 mins; March 24, 2026

Loyalty Metrics Questioned, U.S. Travel Ticks Up, Force Majeure Tightens

3 mins; March 20, 2026

Middle East Tourism Faces Long Shadow, Gulf Airlines Ease Loyalty, Capital One Expands Travel

4 mins; March 19, 2026

Travelers Reroute From UAE, Delta Demand Surges, Hyatt Expands

5 mins; March 18, 2026

Iran War Stress-Tests Travel, AI Falls Silent, Rebooking Chaos

4 mins; March 17, 2026

Marriott Pushes AI, Luxury Travelers Reroute, Europe Chooses Trains

5 mins; March 13, 2026

Canadian Travel Slumps, Hilton Sounds Alarm, Airbnb Ops Push

3 mins; March 12, 2026

Oil Shock Threatens Airfares, TSA Lines Grow, IHG Climate Targets Slip

5 mins; March 11, 2026

ChatGPT Drops Checkout, F1 Faces Cancellations, World Cup Stays Shift

4 mins; March 10, 2026

Airbnb Expands Trip Control, Gulf Jet Demand Surges, World Cup Pressures

4 mins; March 05, 2026

Google Deepens Airline Bag Tracking, Accor Warns AI Could Commoditize Hotels, Expedia Signals a Reset

5 mins; March 04, 2026

Canada Reroutes Travel, Consumers Resist AI Booking, The ‘Claude Effect’ Hits Travel

4 mins; March 03, 2026

Dubai’s Safe Haven Image Shaken, FAA Eyes O’Hare Flight Cuts, Southwest Bans Smart Glasses

4 mins; March 02, 2026

Loyalty as Profit Engine, Barcelona Tax Hike, Vrbo’s Rain Refund

4 mins; February 27, 2026

Amadeus Goes Conversational, Layoffs Hit Meetings, Red Sea Scales Luxury

4 mins; February 26, 2026

Spirit’s Reset, Tariff Risk Hits Hotels, Airbnb Expands Again

5 mins; February 25, 2026

Airline Chaos Weekend, Oneworld’s New CEO, U.S. Entry Scrutiny

4 mins; February 24, 2026

Booking Defends Independents, Airbnb Tests Loyalty, Air France-KLM Soars

4 mins; February 20, 2026

Airlines Deploy AI, Airbnb Expands Hotels, IHG Rebuilds for Bots

5 mins; February 19, 2026

IHG Expands Again, Travel Monetizes Anxiety, AI Threatens Metasearch

4 mins; February 18, 2026

Immigration Crackdown Hits Hotels, São Paulo’s Luxury Terminal, Travel Health Shifts East

4 mins; February 17, 2026

Hotels Flag AI Booking Risks, Sabre Builds Agentic Chat, Tripadvisor Traffic Slips

3 mins; February 13, 2026

Marriott Bets on Live Tourism, Klook Courts Creators, Dubai Breaks Records

5 mins; February 12, 2026

ChatGPT Ads Arrive, Bad Bunny Boosts Puerto Rico, MGM Goes Solar

5 mins; February 11, 2026

Hilton Faces Activist Pressure, American Crews Revolt, GLP-1s Reshape Travel Spending

5 mins; February 10, 2026

Transatlantic Demand Slips, Google’s AI Search Shift, Accor Bets on Climate Pay

4 mins; February 06, 2026

Hotel Giants’ Midscale Fix, Super Bowl Ad Strategy Shifts, Events Go Full Festival Mode

4 mins; February 05, 2026

Google’s AI Concierge Push, World Cup Becomes a Business Travel Platform, Kayak’s CEO Transition

4 mins; February 04, 2026

AI Agents Rethink Booking, Warm Winters Squeeze Ski Resorts, Marriott Repositions for the Planning Moment

4 mins; February 03, 2026

Accor Enters ChatGPT, Meta Builds the Next Travel Funnel, Southwest Goes All-In on Fees

3 mins; January 30, 2026

Hilton Eyes College Towns, Travel Brands Go Quiet on Immigration, Starlux Debuts a Gold Jet

4 mins; January 29, 2026

Ian Schrager Bets on Public, World Cup Boycott Chatter Grows, American Sees Premium Demand Return

4 mins; January 28, 2026

U.S. Storm Chaos Grounds Flights, Agoda’s AI Wake-Up Call, Saudi Scales Back Vision 2030

4 mins; January 27, 2026

New from Skift: Executive Conversations Shaping the Travel Industry

2 mins; January 26, 2026

Mews Bets on Agentic AI, Apple Rebuilds Siri, United Downplays Credit Cap Impact

5 mins; January 23, 2026

Ryanair Spars with Musk, Google Rethinks Travel Search, Outsite Wins PE Backing

4 mins; January 22, 2026

Creators Tap Validation Economy, Sphere Goes Small, Europe’s Business Class Defended

3 mins; January 21, 2026

Ads Come to ChatGPT, Cruise Leaders Refocus on Emissions, Travel Demand Restructures

4 mins; January 20, 2026

Travel’s Wallet Share Shrinks, Hilton Enters Apartments, Greenland Faces Political Noise

3 mins; January 16, 2026

Google Powers Siri, BTS Fuels Travel Demand, Airlines Flex On-Time Performance

3 mins; January 15, 2026

Delta’s Premium Surge, Kayak’s Close Call, U.S. Inbound Travel Slips

4 mins; January 14, 2026

Credit Cards Take Over Loyalty, Low-Cost Airlines Merge, Google Pushes AI Checkout

4 mins; January 13, 2026

Boeing Ramps Carefully, U.S. Expands Visa Bonds, Expedia Scales AI

4 mins; January 09, 2026

Sabre Showcases AI Booking, Delta Takes Lounges Off-Airport, Alaska Places Record Boeing Order

4 mins; January 08, 2026

American Goes Free Wi-Fi, Hilton Enforces Brand Lines, Hawaii Cruise Tax Blocked

3 mins; January 07, 2026

Live Tourism Rises, Luxury Gets Precise, AI Trust Takes Center Stage

4 mins; January 06, 2026

Flying Taxis Advance, Hilton Rethinks Branding, Micro Events Rise

4 mins; December 19, 2025

United Goes AI-First, OTAs Face an Identity Test, World Cup Prices Bite

3 mins; December 18, 2025

Airline CEOs Shuffle, NYC Casinos Approved, U.S. Raises Travel Fees

4 mins; December 17, 2025

Hotel Costs Surge, Google Enables Live Translation, Spirit Gets Lifeline

4 mins; December 16, 2025

Hilton Expands Luxury, Boom Advances Supersonic, Expedia Buys Tiqets

3 mins; December 12, 2025

Record U.S. Holiday Travel, Gulf Cruises Rise, U.S. Adds Social Media Checks

4 mins; December 11, 2025

Self-Driving Competes with Air, Luxury Bubble Grows, Travelers Drink Less

4 mins; December 10, 2025

Middle-Class Lodging Fades, Uber Trains AI with Agents, Hotels Cut Waste with AI

3 mins; December 09, 2025

Alaska Goes Global, Southwest Rebrands, Marriott Eyes 2026

3 mins; December 05, 2025

Canadians Turn Away, Hotel Loyalty Evolves, Eventbrite Gets $500M Reboot

4 mins; December 04, 2025

TSA Adds $45 ID Fee, Expedia Hires AI Chief, Delta Expands Elite Perks

3 mins; December 03, 2025

Marriott Leads, Hilton Gains, AI Pricing Probed, Flying Taxis Take Off

4 mins; December 02, 2025

Apple Boosts Bag Tracking, Capital One Buys Hopper Tech, Travel Skips COP30

4 mins; November 26, 2025

World Cup Bookings Surge, Qantas Eyes 21-Hour Flights, Hotel Loyalty Evolves

3 mins; November 25, 2025

Brand USA Funding Returns, Airlines Eye 2026, Peek Expands Experiences

3 mins; November 21, 2025

Marriott–Sonder Drama Continues, REI Returns to Travel, Hilton Expands in APAC

4 mins; November 20, 2025

Hilton Revamps Loyalty, U.S. Drops Airline Payout Plan, World Cup Visas Fast-Tracked

4 mins; November 19, 2025

Record Thanksgiving Travel, Google Builds AI Agent, Emirates Places $38B Order

4 mins; November 18, 2025

Apple Launches Digital ID, Canadians Skip U.S. Trips, Singapore Adds Green Jet Tax

4 mins; November 14, 2025

Jet2 Challenges easyJet, Webjet Adds Tours, Arlo Hotels Eyes Sale

3 mins; November 13, 2025

Hilton Goes 100% Green, Saudi Seeks Billions, Klook Files IPO

3 mins; November 12, 2025

U.S. Travel Slows, Airbnb Enters Hotels, Sonder Shuts Down

3 mins; November 11, 2025

FAA Cuts Flights, Tripadvisor Lays Off 20%, Luxury Hotels Reset

4 mins; November 07, 2025

India Splits, Marriott Scales Up, Airlines Slim Down

3 mins; November 06, 2025

Driverless Rides, Debit Rewards, and Tripadvisor’s Big Merge

4 mins; November 05, 2025

Airlines Sound the Alarm, Vegas Stumbles, Luxury Ascends

3 mins; November 04, 2025

Google Costs Kayak, Hotels Go Data-Driven, Navan Hits Nasdaq

3 mins; October 31, 2025

Shutdown Strains Skies, JetBlue Ups Its Game, Booking Shrugs at AI

3 mins; October 30, 2025

U.S. Expands Facial Scans, Travel Lobby Pushes Fixes, Marriott Taps AI Trends

4 mins; October 29, 2025

Hotels Get Smarter, Cars Win Digital and Alaska Air Faces Turbulence

4 mins; October 28, 2025

Southwest Billion-Dollar Boost, Tripadvisor’s Turmoil and Climate Panic in Travel

3 mins; October 24, 2025

Hilton’s Optimism, Navan’s AI Clients and Airbnb’s ChatGPT Caution

3 mins; October 22, 2025

Wyndham’s New Perks, Hotel Cost Cuts and GetYourGuide’s Profitable Q3

3 mins; October 22, 2025

AWS’s Travel Turbulence, Brand USA’s New Push and Waymo’s Business Move

3 mins; October 21, 2025

World Cup Tax Hikes, Southwest Tries AI and United Tweaks Loyalty

3 mins; October 17, 2025

Kayak’s AI, Spain vs. USA and the OTA Agentic Crunch

3 mins; October 16, 2025

AI’s Permission Test, America’s Passport Drop and Dubai Dreams for Leela

4 mins; October 15, 2025

AI vs. OTAs, Delta’s Loyalty Windfall and Navan’s IPO Play

3 mins; October 14, 2025

Delta’s Record Quarter, Hotels.com’s New Rewards and Michelin Goes Wide

3 mins; October 10, 2025

Magic Kingdom Math, Messi Meets Meliá and Offsetting the Offsets

3 mins; October 09, 2025

Airbnb’s Hotel Push, AirPods’ Travel Test and Airport Shutdown Turbulence

3 mins; October 08, 2025

ChatGPT’s Travel Apps, Hilton’s New Brand and Kyoto’s Record Hotel Tax

3 mins; October 07, 2025

Testing AI, Riding F1 and Restarting India-China Flights

3 mins; October 03, 2025

Airbnb’s Loyalty Play, Hotels’ AI Moment and Visa Shutdown Risks

3 mins; October 02, 2025

Bonvoy Goes Outdoors, Capital One Recalibrates and Frontier Fights Fortress Hubs

3 mins; October 01, 2025

TikTok’s Travel Push, Booking.com’s Big Add and Hyatt’s High-End Bet

3 mins; September 30, 2025

Hilton’s Future Leaders, Radisson’s Net-Zero Ambition and Travel Risks from a U.S. Shutdown

3 mins; September 26, 2025

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