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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Expedia’s New AI-Powered Mobile Chatbot
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Expedia’s AI chatbot, vacation competition for beaches, and Choice Hotels’ emissions reporting choices.
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AI-Powered Foreign Landmarks Tout Denmark in Ne...
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Southwest Wants to Prevent Repeat of Holiday Chaos
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Soutwest’s preventative prep, Oyo’s IPO shrinkage, and LGBTQ+ travel marketing over the years.
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Travel Souvenirs Get a Rethink
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at those travel trinkets gathering dust, pop culture tours and trips, and remote work’s impact on hotels.
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Hilton Wants to Use AI to Personalize Hotel Boo...
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Hilton’s AI hopes, Jumeirah’s expansion, and tours tech in Southeast Asia.
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Hotel Reporting Shows Environmental Blind Spots
Skift Research finds hotel companies still have blind spots in reporting their environmental performance, particularly in the performance of their franchised hotels, while major U.S. airlines continue to struggle with a complete recovery and Middle East airports need $151 billion for infrastructure improvement to meet rising demand for air travel.
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Carnival Rides North American Booking Wave to N...
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Carnival's excellent earnings, New York's new tourism pitch, and India's eased visa wait times.
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Marketing Safaris to LGBTQ+ Family Travelers
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at marketing safaris to modern families, measuring hotel performance, and leadership roles for women in hospitality.
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Amsterdam Tells Partying Tourists to Stay Away
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Amsterdam’s latest tourism initiative, empty offices for digital nomads, and Dubai’s alcohol tax reprieve.
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Hilton Links Brand Success to Workforce Happiness
Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Hilton’s happiness equation, Delta’s South American boast, and Bhutan’s gold bounty.
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Hotels Are Taking Strategic Cues From Gen Z
Get Z is prompting hotels to rethink, and adopt, strategies that may even become permanent for guests across all their segments. So what steps have hotels been taking?
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The Tech That Could Prevent Lost Luggage
Luggage delays at airports have made travel chaotic for hundreds of thousands of flyers in recent years, and some experts believe the problem will only get worse with passenger numbers expected to surpass 2019 levels soon.
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Angkor Wat Locals Removed to Make Way for Tourists
It’s Monday, March 20, 2023. And now, here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.
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Asia-Pacific Gets a Boost From China’s Reopening
The Asia-Pacific region’s travel rebound has gotten an enormous boost from China recently easing Covid-era restrictions.
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Hotels’ Environmental Performance
Travel brands have increasingly emphasized their commitment to sustainability in recent years, including major hotel companies. So how are they faring in their quest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
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The New Chinese Traveler
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Accor Debut Global Subscription Card
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Travel’s Failure to Prepare for Chinese Tourist...
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Ukraine's Tourism Chief Reflects on the War's I...
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Gen Z Travelers Unimpressed by Sustainability P...
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U.S. Sues to Block JetBlue-Spirit Merger
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Globalization's Impact on Travel Isn't Waning
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Booking.com's Cautious Generative AI Approach
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Cruise Lines' Rapidly Expanding Debt
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The State of U.S. Independent Hotels
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