U.S. Tourism Slide Deepens With 12% Drop in August
The U.S. travel industry expected a banner summer for visitor numbers.
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Ultra-Low-Cost Airlines Renew Push for Tax Break to Offset Soaring Jet Fuel Costs
Rising fuel prices are once again becoming a concern for the airline industry. Some airline executives have said to expect more capacity cuts and higher airfares.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi3h ago
Europe Handed Out €430 Million in SAF Permits Last Year — See Which Airlines Got the Most
Europe’s support to the industry through its Emissions Trading Scheme swelled to four times 2024’s figure as the race to meet mandated blending targets gets underway.
Skift Airlines•Tasmin Lockwood8h ago
What It Takes to Make AI Booking Work at Scale
The travel industry is largely still testing AI bookings in controlled environments. Companies that can prove the technology works across live bookings at scale could gain a valuable head start.
Skift Airlines•Reservations.ai + Skift9h ago
Singapore’s Banyan Group Buys Newmark to Add 26 Hotels in Africa
The owner of the Banyan Tree brand has taken a majority stake in a Cape Town safari and lodge operator. The deal is asset-light, adding fee income instead of bricks, and gives Banyan a foothold in safari and nature hospitality.
Skift Airlines•Sean O'Neill9h ago
Southwest Airlines Hopes to Capture More High-Spend Customers With New Lounges
Southwest is looking to lure in more premium customers with the new lounges and credit card it will launch next year, making Rapid Rewards more “aspirational.”
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi9h ago
Hotel Locks Are Becoming Software as Dormakaba Buys Alliants
Dormakaba’s Alliants deal shows how quickly hotel hardware and software are converging.
Skift Airlines•Rafat Ali9h ago
Thai Airways Expands Flight Network Across Europe and Asia
Thai Airways’ expansion across Europe and Asia could strengthen Bangkok’s role as a regional hub, giving hotels and tour operators more opportunities to attract travelers combining Thailand with neighboring destinations.
Skift Airlines•Montira Rungjirajittranon10h ago
Minor Hotels Signs First Hanoi Property, Targets 2028 Opening
Minor Hotels is expanding into Vietnam's capital with a 310-room Avani+ property — its first move beyond a portfolio so far concentrated in the country's resort destinations, and a signal of where its next phase of Vietnam growth may be headed.
Skift Airlines•Montira Rungjirajittranon10h ago
Skift Global Forum Preview: Wyndham CEO on Placing Its Own Agents Inside the AI Models
Wyndham isn't waiting to see whether AI recommends its hotels. It feeds live data straight into ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, then uses AI to watch AI and refine what it supplies. Geoff Ballotti runs every such call through one test: does it pay off for owners? We'll get into it at Skift Global Forum.
Skift Airlines•Kanchi Jain10h ago
Turo Wants to Bring Rental Cars Into the Hotel Booking Flow
Turo already delivers cars to travelers. Now it wants hotels, vacation rentals, and travel platforms to help sell them.
Skift Airlines•Adriana Lee10h ago
Flydubai CEO Expects Pre-War Capacity by Year-End After Steep Decline
The airline is investing in premium retrofits to boost revenue now, even as Boeing delays push its widebody plans to 2028.
Skift Airlines•Deepthi Nair13h ago
Cleartrip’s New Loyalty Program Is About Reducing ‘Travel Anxiety’
Cleartrip’s Elite program is less about big perks and more about knowing its travelers better. That could be the bigger prize for an OTA.
Skift Airlines•Peden Doma Bhutia21h ago
United Still Expects to Pass On 100% of Jet Fuel Costs. Says Industry Is Turning More Premium.
United still thinks it can continue to pass on fuel costs through airfare increases, betting that customers are willing to pay more for premium seats and amenities like Starlink.
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi16 Sept
Sam’s Club Travel Relaunches With Cruises and Deal With Rocket Travel’s Founders
Cruises and experiences are the two holdout sectors where a majority of their bookings still take place offline. The Sam's Club Travel cruise experiment could begin to change that.
Skift Airlines•Dennis Schaal16 Sept
American Airlines to Cut Capacity if Fuel Costs Stay High
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said he expected the carrier to make some “trade-offs” on capacity if fuel prices continue to stay elevated in the long-term, expecting slower growth in 2027. “If fuel prices remain as high as they are right now, I think that’s going to require some adjustments in terms of our capacity […]
Skift Airlines•Meghna Maharishi16 Sept
The Banks That Don’t Want to Become Travel Companies
The premium travel-card war has split American finance in two: a few companies want to own the trip, while most banks want to own the customer paying for it.
Skift Airlines•Rafat Ali16 Sept
Skift Global Forum Preview: Certares’ Greg O’Hara on Why He’s Betting €300 Million on Trains
O'Hara put a number on his train bet, €300 million, and a theory: whoever has the trains gets through the tunnel first.
Skift Airlines•Rafat Ali16 Sept
Power Rankings 2026
Power in the travel industry now belongs to the builders. Those whose initiatives are ambitious, audacious, and — at the same time — gloriously useful. Here’s Skift’s 2026 list of the top 25 people doing that building.
Skift Airlines•Sarah Kopit16 Sept
Turo’s Tim Rossanis on Rethinking Mobility for the Next Era of Travel
Travelers are demanding more flexibility, personalization, and control across the journey. Turo’s Tim Rossanis sees mobility as a pilot for how travel companies can respond by building around traveler intent rather than legacy processes.
Skift Airlines•Turo + Skift16 Sept