Skift Commerce Summit 2026: Five Decisions in the Room
AI agents are here. Travel isn't ready. Decisions made today will determine who controls the booking, the customer relationship, and the economics of travel commerce.
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AI agents are here. Travel isn't ready. Decisions made today will determine who controls the booking, the customer relationship, and the economics of travel commerce.
Travel's commerce layers are merging into one system, and control of that system will set margins for the next decade. We're bringing the operators making those calls together at Skift Commerce Summit this November.
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At the end of the G20 Milwaukee Trade on Thursday, the United States failed to reach out to other countries on the issue of "industrial overcapacity", a barely veiled attack on Chinese competition and forced labour, a contentious issue since the introduction of US surcharges against some 60 partners.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick unwound his ties to Cantor Fitzgerald as the billionaire financier joined the Trump administration.
The device intended for large rollers was to end at the end of the month, but trade minister Serge Papin assured that it would be extended.