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Airlines

Behind Delta’s Strength: CEO Ed Bastian Talks Strategy as Competitors Stumble

Bastian’s drive for simplicity at Delta follows a disastrous week for rival American Airlines, which cut ties with its chief commercial officer and lowered its financial outlook. 

Gordon Smith | 6 hours ago

Behind Delta’s Strength: CEO Ed Bastian Talks Strategy as Competitors Stumble

Travel Technology

How Microsoft Is Deploying OpenAI’s Tech in Travel

Microsoft wants to help travel companies adopt generative AI, and many of those connections are coming through Amadeus.

Justin Dawes | 8 hours ago

How Microsoft Is Deploying OpenAI’s Tech in Travel

Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb Thinks Its Edge Over Vrbo and Booking Is Individual Hosts

The easier route for platforms to scale listings is to contract with property managers. But Airbnb thinks that the secret sauce is individual hosts.

Dennis Schaal | 22 hours ago

Airbnb Thinks Its Edge Over Vrbo and Booking Is Individual Hosts

Daily Lodging Report

Soho House Rejects Takeover Offer

Soho House dissolved its Independent Special Committee after rejecting an offer for strategic transactions, causing discontent among shareholders due to the stock’s low trading price.

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Announcements

What to Expect at Next Week’s Skift Data + AI Summit on June 4

As every brand races to generative AI and understanding what it means for their company, our Data + AI Summit on June 4 will rest on one core idea: AI is only as good as the data that powers it. Across the event, we'll speak with technology and data leaders to explore this theme and their latest experiments.

Brian Quinn | 2 days ago

What to Expect at Next Week’s Skift Data + AI Summit on June 4

Online Travel

Yatra Launches AI-Powered Expense Management Solution for Small Businesses

Yatra has been growing its corporate travel offerings, and its domestic air passengers increased significantly as the company is gaining market share in this segment. Now, the company is set to focus on its hotel segment to grow further.

Bulbul Dhawan | 2 days ago

Yatra Launches AI-Powered Expense Management Solution for Small Businesses

Tourism

How Ozempic and GLP-1s Are Changing the Business of Travel

The boom in weight loss drugs could have a massive impact on the travel industry, which we discuss in this issue of the Skift Travel Podcast.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 days ago

How Ozempic and GLP-1s Are Changing the Business of Travel

Tourism

Most Travel Spending Is Close to Home, Despite ‘Revenge Travel’ Boom

Travelers may be catching up on international trips, but the pandemic set a precedent for exploring close by.

Elizabeth Casolo | 2 days ago

Most Travel Spending Is Close to Home, Despite ‘Revenge Travel’ Boom

Tourism

Finland’s Cities Lure Tourists With Promise of Sustainability

Tampere is only the latest Finnish city to market itself as eco-friendly, and there's definitely something to it. But a report published by the City of Helsinki found the Finnish tourism sector's emissions are 80% higher than the EU average.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz | 2 days ago

Finland’s Cities Lure Tourists With Promise of Sustainability

Skift Meetings

Mandalay Bay Completes $100 Million Remodel of Convention Center 

Mandalay Bay’s $100 million convention center redesign, featuring cutting-edge technology and diverse new art installations, looks to set a new standard for modern meetings and events.

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Mandalay Bay Completes $100 Million Remodel of Convention Center 

Airline Weekly

American Airlines and Southeast Asia

In part one of this week's specially extended episode, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat discuss a dramatic few days at American Airlines. In part two, attention turns to Southeast Asia as we discover how some of the region's biggest carriers are performing.

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American Airlines and Southeast Asia