Trump Effect

How the U.S. president impacts travel.

Trump Effect

Uncle Sam Wants to Buy Your Airline

The President of the United States floated the idea of the federal government buying my frenemy Spirit Airlines.

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Apr 25, 2026

Trump Effect

Fly Me to the Moon

So while Artemis II is flying, potential visitors to the United States, increasingly, are not.

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Apr 4, 2026

Trump Effect

Trump’s No Good, Very Bad Week

There are few things that seem to motivate government change more than meltdowns at the airports, and security lines at some of the nation's busiest hubs are still more than 3 hours.

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Mar 28, 2026

Trump Effect

It's Only Tuesday

I don’t think I ever remember a more chaotic start to a week.

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Mar 24, 2026

Trump Effect

Feeding the TSA

We have come to a place where our government is asking for donations from its citizens to feed our TSA agents.

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Mar 21, 2026

Trump Effect

The $2,555 Economy Seat

Regular passengers — families, business travelers, people just trying to get home — are getting hit with fares that would make a first-class cabin blush.

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Mar 14, 2026

Trump Effect

What It Feels Like to Be American Now

I'm back from ITB Berlin, where the single most common question I fielded — in every variation imaginable — was some version of: What does it feel like to be an American right now? The world is curious.

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Mar 7, 2026

Trump Effect

Hotels on Thin ICE

The industry executive who told me this is "a no-win situation" was not wrong. But I think it's more specific than that. It's a no-framework situation.

Sarah Kopit, Skift Editor-in-Chief

Feb 21, 2026

Trump Effect