Rotana CEO: Last-Minute Gulf Bookings Make Q4 Hard To Predict
The expected return of international travelers and a busy events calendar give hope for a Q4 recovery.
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‘Delays are always welcome’: 10 of the best railway station pubs in England
Converted from Victorian buffet bars, ticket offices and waiting rooms, these station pubs offer beautifully restored interiors, real ales and a slice of railway history No prizes for guessing what this pub used to be… The Old Ticket Office has high ceilings, walls painted shades of locomotive green and booths resembling train carriages; there are outdoor tables on Station Square. A live train departures board theoretically prevents passengers lingering too long, and a canning machine means any draught beer is also available to take away (the hatch on platform 4 also does takeaway orders). The
Hilton Tech Exec Says AI Agents Put OTAs ‘Under Real Threat’
Hilton CIO Michael Leidinger believes the OTAs' decline will benefit hotels, even while conceding that AI agents will likely charge commissions, too. The difference is that Hilton will get more bookings on its site and app.
Vrbo to Double Commissions as It Plays Catch-Up to Airbnb
Airbnb and Booking.com charge no guest fees. But Vrbo has stated that it will keep guest fees, although the amounts will be flexible. That lack of specificity will stoke host anger because this gives hosts little visibility into the actual prices their guests will have to pay.
Skift Webinar: When AI Becomes the Travel Agent — How Hotels Get Chosen
Join Skift and industry leaders for a webinar exploring how AI is changing hotel discovery and booking. Learn how travelers are using and trusting AI, why accurate property information matters more than ever, and what hotels can do now to ensure they’re accurately understood, confidently recommended, and easily booked.
Skift Data + AI Summit Europe: Five Decisions in the Room
AI is changing European travel. The question is who can actually run it at scale when compliance, language, and data sovereignty are built into the operating model.
How Carnival’s New Loyalty Program and Cuts in Fuel Use Are Paying Off
Carnival is adjusting its rewards, ships, and onboard offerings to keep customers coming back.
India Looks to China for a Way Around Pakistan’s Airspace Closure
India is looking east to solve a problem that has been forcing its airlines to fly west the long way around.
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Skift Global Forum 2026: Executives Place Long Bets on a Changing Traveler
The most important decisions influencing the future of travel don’t happen in a vacuum. Put the leaders making them in one room, and the overlaps become obvious.
EU Anti-Greenwashing Rules Take Effect— and Some Eco-Labels May Not Survive
Hotel and airline sustainability chiefs welcome the enforcement of legislation that they expect will cut the number of eco-labels — the question is, which ones will survive?
Alaska Airlines Adds Premium Economy and More Business Class — Can It Catch Up to the Big 3?
Despite grappling with a surge in high fuel costs, Alaska Airlines is doubling down on premium travel with more business class seats across its fleet and the introduction of premium economy.
Kayak Co-Founders Launch Lola — Booking Holdings’ New AI Assistant: Exclusive
Booking Holdings has spent years trying to stitch a trip together across separate apps. Lola wagers one assistant built from scratch, with a membership model and human concierge service, can finally hold it together.
Europe Is Where Travel AI Has to Prove It Can Work Across Borders
Travel AI has to work across languages, brands, booking systems and regulatory boundaries. Europe brings those challenges together—and gives the companies solving them a chance to shape how travel gets sold.
Saunas, cinnamon buns and coastal scenery on the new rail route from Malmö to Oslo
A new direct train service connects the far south of Sweden to the Norwegian capital in just over six hours, with the option of stopping off in the seaside town of Varberg or lively Gothenburg en route ‘This carriage is due for modernisation. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience 90s Germany style,” reads the sign on the door to the dining carriage. The couple inside aren’t missing theirs: they’re taking endless selfies in the clinical pink-and-turquoise carriage that looks like a hospital canteen and smells like cinnamon buns and strong filter coffee. I’m on Snälltåget’s iconic red-shelled
Air India Has Bulked Up. Incoming CEO Tells Staff to Focus on Safety, Reliability — and Profit
Tewolde Gebremariam has plenty to fix at Air India. His first townhall shows he understands the brief.
The rental of Salamanca is choked between squeezing college students, tourism and greed: "The problem is the homeowners who speculate"
The city of Charra suffers structural problems of housing aggravated by being a student emblem
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The housing in graphics: more population, more tourism and little construction
Prices have increased by 80% since 2015. Since then, the population has also grown, thousands of tourist floors have been floated and non-resident foreigners have bought more than 500,000 homes, while only 850,000 have been built.
Uber Is Coming for STR. Airbnb Has an AI Agent Coming.
On Monday's Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Brandreth Canaley, Michael Goldin, and Jamie Lane recap sessions from Skift Global Forum that every STR operator should be paying attention to.
Instinct’s App Is Fueled by Travel — Founder Says It’s Half of Volume
Instinct got travel's attention by handling bookings via text message. Now the real question is whether it can turn that volume into revenue — and travel may be the test case.
How Hotel CEOs Are Really Using AI, From Voice Agents to a Digital Hyatt CEO
Hilton, Hyatt, Accor, Wyndham, and Banyan Group all agree AI should make staff better at their jobs. But they split on how to adopt it.