Skift Daily Travel Briefing
Everything you need to know about the business of travel today. Each episode covers new travel stories from Skift's editorial team. Listen to the latest developments at hotels, airlines, destinations, online booking sites, and more.
Published Tuesday through Friday by 5am ET.
For ongoing coverage, please visit Skift.com/news.
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Luxury Travel Companies' Push for Extreme Exper...
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at extreme luxury adventure trips, hotels' AI labors solution, and Bhutan's push for longer tourist visits.
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How Big Sports Events Turn Fans Into Tourists
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Canadian tourism's financial challenges, bucket list events, and India's inbound tourism boom.
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Global Travel Recovery Sustains its Momentum
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at tourism recovery across the world, huge airplane orders in India, and an expanding boutique hotel brand.
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The Taylor Swift Tourism Bump
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Chicago's pop music tourism win, Habitas' Saudi hotel circuit, and Qantas' new onboard "wellness zones."
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Why Surging Hotel Rates Isn’t Price Gauging
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at higher hotel room rates, AI travel booking tools, and Qantas’ return to New York City.
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What U.S. Tourism Needs for a Full Recovery
Today's podcast looks closer at the U.S. and Chinese tourists, short-term rentals and the summer, and money and the new U.S. tourism department.
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Highest Paid Airline CEOs in 2022
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at hotel CEO pay, profiting from China's travel boom, and the tricky business of private clubs and hotels.
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Formula 1 Tourism Comes to GetYourGuide
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at airfares in India, F1 racing tourism, and a revived short-term rental brand.
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Istanbul Projects Huge Boost from Champions Lea...
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Champions League tourism, tourist spending habits, and hotels and fintech.
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Airline CEOs Downplay Recession Concerns
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at airline CEO confidence, Iceland’s music tourism, and U.S. visa delays for Indian travelers.
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Google’s New Airline Emissions Measurement Push
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at short-term rental growth, Google’s airline emissions efforts, and Emirates’ first class bet.
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Hotel CEOs Are Bullish on Continued Boom
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at hotel CEOs' optimism, new research about Vacasa's business, and a jet ordering battle in India.
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U.S. Experiences a ‘Business Recession’
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at business travel in the U.S., Marriott's new budget brand, and LGBTQ travelers in India.
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American Travelers Boost UK Tourism Recovery
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at U.S. tourists in the UK, female business travelers, and hotels' profitability challenges.
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The Top Short-Term Rental Companies
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at hotel CEO pay, the top short-term rental companies, and Indigo’s banner year.
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Travel CEOs Talk Artificial Intelligence
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Agoda’s competitive edge, Hostaway’s funding, and what travel leaders are saying about AI.
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Chinese Outbound Travelers Target the Middle East
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Chinese tourists in the Middle East, reinvention in ground transport, and Hopper's rise as a mobile OTA.
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Arlo Hotels Decides Bigger Is Better Than Small
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Arlo's shift to bigger rooms sizes, Montana tourism TikTok, and hotels' cultural managers.
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The Travel Industry Surpasses 2019
For the first time since January 2020, the Skift Travel Health Index has topped 100, a sign that global tourism is now performing better than it did before the pandemic.
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Is Choice + Wyndham a Good Idea?
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at a Choice and Wyndham combo, a good 'dirty' hostel company, and Memorial Day travel in the U.S.
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Travel Makes a Complete Recovery
April 2023 marked an important milestone: The full recovery of travel since the coronavirus pandemic.
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10 Highest-Paid Online Travel Execs
Who topped this year's list, how executive pay has trended in the last few years, and whether these large compensation packages are necessary to recruit top-notch talent.
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Hotels’ Extended Stay Play
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at a resurgence in extended-stay hotels, Soho House’s earnings, and India’s aviation boom.
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Google Travel Moves Focus from Inbox to Calendar
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at Google Travel changes, green travel in India, and Worldia's new funding.
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JetBlue Gives Its Loyalty Program a Boost
Today's edition of Skift's daily podcast looks closer at JetBlue's revamped loyalty program, Hawaii's tourism push, and the AI chatbot solving every single travel news need.
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