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Apple's Disney Deal

Your next park visit lives in Apple Wallet. Your hotel stay might too.

Jun 26, 2026

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Who’s Winning Experiences

Specialists in experiences are leading, and the big OTAs are still catching up.

Jun 25, 2026

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Marriott Goes Rental

Marriott is moving into long-term apartment rentals.

Jun 24, 2026

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Cheaper Fuel, Same Higher Fares

Don't expect airfare relief if fuel prices fall.

Jun 23, 2026

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Hilton's Next Move

Hilton plans to build new brands again.

Jun 22, 2026

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Airbnb Goes Fintech

Airbnb enters fintech with a cancel-for-any-reason option.

Jun 19, 2026

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Airbnb CEO’s AI Side Hustle

Brian Chesky believes travel AI needs a new interface.

Jun 18, 2026

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Marriott's Owners Want Their Cut

The fight over Marriott's loyalty income is heating up.

Jun 17, 2026

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AI Tools Target Hotel Booking

AI agents are coming for hotel booking. Amadeus wants to write the rules.

Jun 16, 2026

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NYC Loves Tourists (and the Knicks)

World Cup fandom + Knicks magic = infinite goodwill

Jun 15, 2026

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World Cup: Hotels Are Still Waiting

The World Cup is here. The hotel booking boom isn't.

Jun 12, 2026

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Vrbo Goes Where Airbnb Won't

Vrbo is piloting sponsored listings, with Expedia.com placements on the way.

Jun 11, 2026

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Travel's Hidden Hand

Ken Chenault runs nothing in travel, yet his fingerprints are everywhere.

Jun 10, 2026

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Paying to Skip the Visa Line

Paying $750 gets you a faster U.S. visa appointment — not a guaranteed visa.

Jun 9, 2026

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Travel's Double AI Squeeze

AI is squeezing travel companies from both ends of the P&L.

Jun 8, 2026

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World Cup Reality Check

The World Cup is coming. The tourism boom? That's less certain.

Jun 5, 2026

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Travel's AI Bets

The travel industry's AI pilot era is officially over

Jun 4, 2026

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Nothing Left to Buy

Airline CEOs talked up mergers. Now they can't find any deals.

Jun 3, 2026

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Who Really Pays for Your Search?

AI agents can search hundreds of thousands of fares — but someone has to pay.

Jun 2, 2026

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Travel's Shrinking Moats

Travel's competitive moats are eroding fast, and OTAs may not end up holding the most defensible ground.

Jun 1, 2026

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Travel's AI Power Players

Here are the travel executives leading the industry's AI build-out

May 29, 2026

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Who Won the Direct Booking Wars?

The big chains won lower commissions and saw their loyalty programs soar.

May 28, 2026

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Airbnb's Hotel Shakeup

Airbnb tapped an executive to lead its hotel business who helped scale hotels at Booking.com.

May 27, 2026

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Who's Booking Your Room?

Expedia is building a marketing function aimed at AI agents, not humans.

May 26, 2026

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Expedia B2B Goes AI

Expedia has plans for an MCP server that would let partners' AI agents tap directly into its travel inventory.

May 22, 2026

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The Daily

Apple's Disney Deal

Who’s Winning Experiences

Marriott Goes Rental

Cheaper Fuel, Same Higher Fares

Hilton's Next Move

Airbnb Goes Fintech

Airbnb CEO’s AI Side Hustle

Marriott's Owners Want Their Cut

AI Tools Target Hotel Booking

NYC Loves Tourists (and the Knicks)

World Cup: Hotels Are Still Waiting

Vrbo Goes Where Airbnb Won't

Travel's Hidden Hand

Paying to Skip the Visa Line

Travel's Double AI Squeeze

World Cup Reality Check

Travel's AI Bets

Nothing Left to Buy

Who Really Pays for Your Search?

Travel's Shrinking Moats

Travel's AI Power Players

Who Won the Direct Booking Wars?

Airbnb's Hotel Shakeup

Who's Booking Your Room?

Expedia B2B Goes AI

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