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OpenAI’s Travel Power Play

OpenAI bought Odessia, a deal that raises a question for online travel agencies and hotels alike.

Nov 11, 2026

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Who's Blocking AI?

What travel sites post about AI doesn’t always match what they enforce, Skift found.

Nov 10, 2026

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Expedia's AI Wins

Skift tested Muse for Expedia. The real AI wins are elsewhere.

Nov 9, 2026

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Airbnb Outruns the OTAs

Airbnb’s revenue rose 19% to $4.9 billion.

Nov 6, 2026

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Expedia's AI Deals

Expedia’s CEO is betting that Meta’s Muse and Google’s AI Overviews will bring in customers cheaply, but the cost of those deals is still being negotiated.

Nov 5, 2026

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Hotels vs. OTAs

Brands and OTAs fight over the guest, but the hotel owner foots the bill.

Nov 4, 2026

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Marriott’s Fees Surge

Card fees are soaring, and hotel owners want their cut.

Nov 3, 2026

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Travel’s Next Dollar

Where travel’s money went in October.

Nov 2, 2026

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Hyatt's Wealth Effect

Luxury leisure remains Hyatt’s “juggernaut of growth,” its CEO says.

Oct 30, 2026

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Marriott Cuts Jobs

Marriott is cutting corporate jobs globally — but didn’t say how many roles are affected.

Oct 29, 2026

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Is Hilton a Tech Stock?

Hilton says it’s plugged into "each and every one” of travel’s emerging AI agents.

Oct 28, 2026

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JetBlue's Reprieve

JetBlue’s loss widened, and it cut 2026 guidance, but it says 2027 profit is on track.

Oct 27, 2026

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Travel VC Cools Off

Travel funding rounds fell for a second straight quarter.

Oct 26, 2026

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Airbnb’s Amex Power Play

U.S. Amex card members can now search Airbnb homes right inside Amex Travel.

Oct 23, 2026

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Airbnb Bans Chores

Starting Nov. 20, Airbnb hosts generally can’t ask guests to wash dishes, strip beds, or take out the garbage.

Oct 22, 2026

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Sonesta's Layoffs and the $2 Billion Bid

Sonesta’s cutting jobs while its part-owner weighs a $2 billion bid for the hotels Sonesta runs.

Oct 21, 2026

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Kempinski’s C-Suite Exodus

Kempinski CEO Barbara Muckermann has left, amid departures across the company’s senior leadership.

Oct 20, 2026

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Missing: European Tourists

The U.S. saw a decline in visitors from Western Europe in September.

Oct 19, 2026

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Airbnb's 'Soft Franchise' Shift?

Bernstein sees a franchise-style future for Airbnb. Its rivals and partners don’t buy it.

Oct 16, 2026

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Booking's $100 Million AI Startup

The goal is to become the place where travelers manage their entire trip, including reservations made outside Booking’s own brands.

Oct 15, 2026

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Outsourcing Our Social Lives to Travel

Lonely? There’s a booking for that. More travel brands are selling connection, not just beds.

Oct 14, 2026

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Fake Offers, Hotel Headaches

Imagine fielding four calls in one weekend about a challenge your hotel never ran.

Oct 13, 2026

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AI's Prove-It Moment

Travel AI is in its prove-it phase — and the clearest measurable returns are landing in operations.

Oct 12, 2026

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Record Revenue, Vanishing Profits

Many carriers expect record revenues — but surging fuel costs are wiping out most of those gains.

Oct 9, 2026

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Vrbo’s Fee Backlash

Vrbo's raising host commissions to 12%, and property managers are not taking it quietly.

Oct 8, 2026

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The Daily

OpenAI’s Travel Power Play

Who's Blocking AI?

Expedia's AI Wins

Airbnb Outruns the OTAs

Expedia's AI Deals

Hotels vs. OTAs

Marriott’s Fees Surge

Travel’s Next Dollar

Hyatt's Wealth Effect

Marriott Cuts Jobs

Is Hilton a Tech Stock?

JetBlue's Reprieve

Travel VC Cools Off

Airbnb’s Amex Power Play

Airbnb Bans Chores

Sonesta's Layoffs and the $2 Billion Bid

Kempinski’s C-Suite Exodus

Missing: European Tourists

Airbnb's 'Soft Franchise' Shift?

Booking's $100 Million AI Startup

Outsourcing Our Social Lives to Travel

Fake Offers, Hotel Headaches

AI's Prove-It Moment

Record Revenue, Vanishing Profits

Vrbo’s Fee Backlash

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