Tourism lives the best August in its history and for the first time exceeds 12 million travelers
The pull of demand from the United Kingdom and the US triggers the arrivals in the month when the massive entry of tourism in Spain is concentrated
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I travelled all over the country on a €63 monthly rail pass: readers’ favourite holidays in Germany
From cycling in Berlin and the Black Forest to world-class cocktail bars in Cologne and magical North Sea beaches, readers share their travel tips • Tell us about a sunny autumn break – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher In an often overlooked corner of Germany, near the Dutch border, Münster is an absolute gem. Covered porticos will convince you you’re in northern Italy, gothic churches will remind you you’re in Mitteleuropa and the buns from Zeit für Brot will insist you’re in heaven. Nature-lovers can take in the Botanical Gardens and relax by the Münstersche Aa river. Those of a hist
"Digger," with Tom Cruise: Nothing
Iñárazo turns a story about the end of humanity into a hysterical, pretentious and narrative disastrous spectacle
Airline Wi-Fi Has a Lie-Flat Seat Problem
United has a real lead with Starlink and is smart to make as much noise about it as possible. Travel history suggests the lead won't last nearly as long as the enthusiasm around it.
Final Episode of GMH Hotels: A Big Week for Hotel AI and Resort M&A.
On this week's Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk dig into two stories that have real implications for hotel operators heading into the fall.
Leela Palaces’ CEO on the Overlooked Detail That Can Make (or Break) a Hotel Stay
On this episode of Suite Success, host Katie Cline sits down with Anuraag Bhatnagar, CEO of The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, and explores his hospitality “calling,” hiring for values, and delivering luxury through deep human connection and anticipatory service rather than transactions.
No Starlink? United Airlines Targets Rivals With Status Match Offer
United is betting that Starlink will become one of its biggest selling points as it ramps up rollout of the in-flight Wi-Fi. Meanwhile, its chief rival, Delta, is receiving pushback online for not choosing the internet provider.
‘The P&L Doesn’t Lie’: Hotels See More AI Costs Than Bottom-Line Gains
Hotel tech investments keep climbing, but profits aren't keeping pace. Can hotels promise that AI will mean no job cuts and a payoff on the P&L at the same time?
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Strawberry’s Case for Fixing the Data Before the Model
Strawberry's tech chief sees AI models commoditizing and the edge moving to clean, connected data. In Europe, she wants regulators judging rules by whether they work as much as by how well they are documented.
Creator Backlash Hits Travel: From the U.S. Open to Cruise Ships
Cruise lines and live events are giving influencers insider access to reach young audiences. Certain partnerships have sparked backlash from paying guests.
Ras Al Khaimah Hotels Renovate to Capture the ‘Wynn Effect’
A single resort opening is reshaping how an entire destination's hotels renovate, price and package their rooms — well before its doors open.
Stepping back in time: a historic walk along Dorset’s Jurassic Coast
A ride in a water taxi transforms a stunning hike from Lyme Regis to West Bay into a perfect circular route Many favour a circular walk, but you can give a linear one new shape with the addition of a novel form of transport. My wife Helen, our friend Tom Cox and I take the water taxi – a rigid inflatable boat (Rib) – from West Bay on Dorset’s coast to Lyme Regis, with a plan to walk back to our starting point. The rain stops as the boat leaves the harbour, the views open along Chesil Beach to low-lying Portland to the east, and west to Lyme Regis; on the far horizon, we can see Start Point on
Minor Hotels Wants a ‘Vietnam Network,’ Not Just Beach Resorts
Minor Hotels built its Vietnam business around overseas travelers heading to the beach. Now rising domestic travel, corporate business and meetings are giving the hotel group a reason to move into Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
United Launches 3 Tiers of Premium Fares on Domestic and Short-Haul International Routes
Segmenting premium fares already works on United's long-haul routes. Extending it to domestic flights bets that business travelers will pay more for flexibility even on shorter trips.
Skift Live Tourism Summit 2026: Building Recurring Demand on the World’s Biggest Stages
Live tourism is much bigger than the events themselves. The industry now has to decide how to organize around it.
Airbnb Launches AI Tools, Catching Up to OTA Rivals
Airbnb is not a first-mover in AI launches. That's OK: Kayak wasn't a first-mover in metasearch. The issue isn't necessarily timing, but whether Airbnb can offer AI products that are better than its rivals.
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Accor’s Leire Leoz on Why Franchise Growth Has to Be Earned
Accor is betting heavily on its franchise model, and the Group’s global chief franchise officer, Leire Leoz, says growth only works if owners see real value. Her focus is on hotel performance, stronger brand standards, simpler support, and giving franchisees more reasons to stay and invest again.
The Travel Distribution Funnel Is Coming Apart
AI is fragmenting travel distribution across many starting points instead of simply replacing Google with a new gatekeeper.
Choice Hotels Buys RV Club Harvest Hosts for $130 Million
Choice CEO Dom Dragisich will need to show that Harvest Hosts, a list of a half-million RV users, converts into hotel stays. Otherwise, he's drifting from the "top priority" he set after taking the job of driving net rooms growth.
Radisson Adds Older Hotels and Meeting Spaces to Net Zero Program
The four new Verified Net Zero Hotels are based in Stockholm and Copenhagen, reinforcing the scheme’s Nordic skew and highlighting a key bottleneck in scaling decarbonization: access to renewable energy.