Connecting The Dots

Rafat Ali's take on what's shaping travel — and why it matters.

Connecting The Dots

What Happens to America’s Best Airlines When Their CEOs Leave?

The best airlines in America are also the most personality-dependent. The premium era is flattering both boards into thinking succession is a problem for later. It isn’t.

Rafat Ali, Skift Founder & CEO

Apr 8, 2026

Connecting The Dots

Travel’s Most Celebrated Number Is Its Most Meaningless

What I'm writing and reading about on Skift this week.

Rafat Ali, Skift Founder & CEO

Mar 18, 2026

Connecting The Dots

Creator Monoculture Vs. Destination Identity

What I'm writing and reading about on Skift this week

Rafat Ali, Skift Founder & CEO

Mar 11, 2026

Connecting The Dots

Attracting the Activists

Activist shareholder campaigns in travel used to be relatively rare. That’s changed over the last 18 months.

Rafat Ali, Skift Founder & CEO

Feb 25, 2026

Featured Authors

Connecting The Dots

What Happens to America’s Best Airlines When Their CEOs Leave?

Travel’s Most Celebrated Number Is Its Most Meaningless

Creator Monoculture Vs. Destination Identity

Attracting the Activists

Featured Authors

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Rafat Ali, Skift Founder & CEO

Dennis Schaal, Skift Executive Editor

Seth Borko, Head of Skift Research

Adriana Lee, Travel Tech Reporter

Sean O'Neill, Senior Hospitality Editor

Meghna Maharishi, Airline Reporter