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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.

Spirit's Rough Quarter, New Junk Fees Ban and Saudi's World Cup Plans

3 mins; August 02, 2024

Hotel Junk Fees, Marriott Earnings and Norwegian Cruising Optimism

3 mins; August 01, 2024

Junk Fees Win, Spirit Goes Upmarket and Venice Bans Groups

3 mins; July 31, 2024

AI Trip Planning, Olympic Branding and UAE Gaming

3 mins; July 30, 2024

Powerful Passports, Southwest’s Changes and Barcelona’s Tourist Message

3 mins; July 26, 2024

Google’s Cookies, AI’s Hype and Turkish Air’s Biz Class Bet

3 mins; July 25, 2024

Delta's Meltdown, Venice’s Money Haul and Biz Travel Winners

3 mins; July 24, 2024

Mallorca's Tourism Angst, Biz Travel’s Bounce and Delta’s IT Woes

3 mins; July 23, 2024

Hyatt Nears Dear Acquisition Deal

2 mins; July 19, 2024

Western Airlines Increasingly Withdraw From China

3 mins; July 18, 2024

Amsterdam Wants Fewer Visitors

3 mins; July 17, 2024

Last-Minute Travel Booking Sites Could See Surge in Bookings

3 mins; July 16, 2024

Delta Air Lines' Underwhelming Second Quarter

2 mins; July 12, 2024

Paris Not Expecting Large-Scale Tourism Boom for the Olympics

3 mins; July 11, 2024

The Growing Wealth Gap’s Impact on Travel

3 mins; July 10, 2024

Boeing Agrees to Guilty Plea

4 mins; July 09, 2024

Corporate Travel Rebounds Despite Cuts in Travel Budgets

3 mins; July 03, 2024

Oneworld's New CEO Explains Travel Trends

3 mins; July 02, 2024

Boeing Screws Up

3 mins; June 28, 2024

Xbox Can Teach the Travel Industry a Few Things

3 mins; June 27, 2024

U.S. Hotels’ Up and Down Performance

3 mins; June 26, 2024

July Fourth Short-Term Rental Bookings Surge on the U.S. Coasts

3 mins; June 25, 2024

Travel Venture Capital, Airbnb Transparency and Real AI Biz Travel

3 mins; June 21, 2024

Europe Grapples With Extreme Heat

3 mins; June 20, 2024

NYC’s Crackdown on Short-Term Rentals Detailed

3 mins; June 18, 2024

How to Plan a Successful AI Strategy in Travel

2 mins; June 14, 2024

Southwest CEO Is Staying Put

2 mins; June 13, 2024

IAG Loyalty Has Big Plans for Avios

3 mins; June 12, 2024

Apple Makes Big Travel-Related Updates

3 mins; June 11, 2024

Venice Might Hike Entry Fee

3 mins; June 07, 2024

What's Happening in Short-Term Rentals

3 mins; June 06, 2024

What Travel's Best AI Experts Told Us Yesterday

3 mins; June 05, 2024

Wyndham Targets Global and Upscale Growth

3 mins; June 04, 2024

In-Flight Wi-Fi's Evolution

3 mins; May 31, 2024

American Airlines Looks to Make Changes

2 mins; May 30, 2024

4 Google AI-Powered Travel Projects Explained

3 mins; May 29, 2024

What We Learned From Testing the Updated AI Chatbots

3 mins; May 24, 2024

Are Airbnbs Cheaper Than Hotels?

3 mins; May 23, 2024

5 Countries With Booming Tourism Industries

3 mins; May 22, 2024

Marriott vs. Hilton's Fight Over Hotel Fees

3 mins; May 21, 2024

Airlines Get a Boost From Business Travel's Comeback

3 mins; May 17, 2024

Gen Z Travelers Boost Hotel Revenue

3 mins; May 16, 2024

Google's AI-Powered Trip Planning Updates

2 mins; May 15, 2024

AI-Powered Travel Updates Will Make Translation Easier

3 mins; May 14, 2024

Airlines' Frequent Flyer Programs Face Scrutiny

2 mins; May 10, 2024

Airbnb's Ready to Accelerate International Expansion

2 mins; May 09, 2024

World Cup Tickets: Corporations Are Beating the Fans

3 mins; May 08, 2024

U.S. Tourism CEOs Get Paid

3 mins; May 07, 2024

Expedia and Booking's First-Quarter Reports

3 mins; May 03, 2024

Airbnb CEO Reveals Its Big Plans

3 mins; May 02, 2024

Chinese Tourism to the U.S. Makes Slow Progress

3 mins; May 01, 2024

China’s New Plane Wins Could Signal More Competition for Airbus and Boeing

3 mins; April 30, 2024

Royal Caribbean Is Getting Younger

2 mins; April 26, 2024

What Scraping 20,000 Google Hotel Listings Taught Us

3 mins; April 25, 2024

Atlanta's Michelin Guide Deal Translates to Tourism Dollars

3 mins; April 24, 2024

Climate Change Comes for the Great Barrier Reef

3 mins; April 23, 2024

Amsterdam Says 'No' to New Hotel Developments

2 mins; April 19, 2024

Airbnb CEO’s $1 Billion Pay Package

3 mins; April 18, 2024

California's 'Ultimate Playground' Campaign

3 mins; April 17, 2024

How Marriott and IHG Will Grow in Europe

3 mins; April 16, 2024

Tripadvisor Faces Important Questions

3 mins; April 12, 2024

Delta Comes Out of the Gate Strong

2 mins; April 10, 2024

The Big Hotel CEOs Saw $50+ Million Packages in 2023

3 mins; April 09, 2024

Michelin Unveils New Hotel Rating System

2 mins; April 08, 2024

Solar Eclipse's Impact on Airlines

2 mins; April 04, 2024

Brand USA Names New CEO

2 mins; April 03, 2024

Concur Co-Founder Acquires Direct Travel

2 mins; April 03, 2024

Travel Metasearch's Big Issues

3 mins; April 02, 2024

Airbnb Makes Changes to Its Cancellation Policies

2 mins; March 28, 2024

Google Unveils New AI-Powered Travel Tools

3 mins; March 27, 2024

How Hilton Got So Big

3 mins; March 27, 2024

The New Business Travel Mega Merger

3 mins; March 26, 2024

Hilton Investor Day's Main Takeaways

3 mins; March 21, 2024

India Could See a Lifestyle Hotel Boom

2 mins; March 20, 2024

India’s Booming Travel Market

2 mins; March 20, 2024

India’s Weddings Are Big Business for Travel Brands

3 mins; March 19, 2024

State Tourism Boards Relying More on Instagram and YouTube

2 mins; March 14, 2024

Visa-Free Travel Becomes More Common

3 mins; March 13, 2024

The Solar Eclipse Tourists Will Gather in April

3 mins; March 13, 2024

Airbnb Is Turning Off Hosts’ Cameras

3 mins; March 12, 2024

TikTok Is Coming for Travel

3 mins; March 07, 2024

Tripadvisor's Possible Sale

2 mins; March 06, 2024

American Airlines Focuses on Smaller Cities and Loyalty Programs

3 mins; March 06, 2024

Airbnb Approaches 1.5 Million Verified Listings

3 mins; March 04, 2024

Hilton, Travel and Leisure, and Marriott Timeshare Results

3 mins; March 01, 2024

Accor's New Chief Strategist Unveils Plans

2 mins; February 28, 2024

Why Checking In Bags Is More Expensive

3 mins; February 27, 2024

Super Bowl Weekend’s Record Hotel Rates

3 mins; February 27, 2024

Wyndham Results Take a Bit of a Hit

2 mins; February 15, 2024

Marriott Vs. Hilton: What Their Earnings Say

2 mins; February 14, 2024

Airbnb Isn’t Running out of Hosts or Listings

3 mins; February 14, 2024

Bahamas Tourism Bookings Fall After Safety Alert

3 mins; February 13, 2024

Expedia Group Has a New CEO

3 mins; February 08, 2024

Taylor Swift’s Travel Impact

3 mins; February 08, 2024

Chinese Travelers Thinking Less of European Destinations

3 mins; February 07, 2024

Boeing Is (Mostly) Back in Action

3 mins; February 06, 2024

Asia Poised to Lead Travel's Recovery in 2024

2 mins; February 02, 2024

Boeing Takes the Blame

2 mins; February 01, 2024

JetBlue Looks for Post-Spirit Profitability

3 mins; January 31, 2024

Hotels Cash in on the Super Bowl

3 mins; January 30, 2024

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