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Airlines

Dubai Airports CEO Suggests Current Hub Could Become Obsolete

With a new $35 billion facility on the way, Paul Griffiths says the city doesn't need two airports.

Dubai Airports CEO Suggests Current Hub Could Become Obsolete

Hotels

Oyo Plans to Add 250 Hotels in U.S. This Year

While Oyo may look to go upscale in India its growth strategy in the U.S. primarily relies on its budget hotel segment.

Oyo Plans to Add 250 Hotels in U.S. This Year

Daily Lodging Report

Hotel Franchising Doubles in Southeast Asia

A new report says that hotel franchising is rapidly expanding in Southeast Asia, providing local hotel owners significant growth opportunities despite market challenges.

Airlines

Australian Airline Bonza Cancels All Flights Leaving Thousands of Passengers Stranded

Bonza sought to shake-up the establishment by bringing low-cost travel to smaller towns and cities across Australia.

Australian Airline Bonza Cancels All Flights Leaving Thousands of Passengers Stranded

Airlines

Volotea: The Biggest Low-Cost Airline You’ve Never Heard Of

Volotea is something of a maverick among European budget carriers. It's strategy according to CEO Carlos Muñoz? Don't chase the big guys and get the basics right.

Volotea: The Biggest Low-Cost Airline You’ve Never Heard Of

Airlines

Spain’s Tourism Protests Are Also About Affordable Housing

Today's podcast looks at China's domestic planes, protests in the Canary Islands, and genuine luxury travel.

Spain’s Tourism Protests Are Also About Affordable Housing

Business Travel

State Bank of India Launches Its First Travel Credit Card – India Report

While there are several co-branded credit cards offered by airlines and hotels, banks releasing travel-focused core credit cards indicates a shift in consumer preference and the rising popularity of travel credit cards in India.

State Bank of India Launches Its First Travel Credit Card – India Report

Daily Lodging Report

Hotels See a Rebound in Business Travel 

A new report points to a resurgence in business travel, with group travel boosting hotels and companies increasingly sending employees on trips, challenging earlier predictions that virtual meetings would replace in-person business interactions permanently.

Luxury

Reality Distortion in Travel: When Luxury Isn’t What it Seems – And How to Fix it

Follow the writers doing good work. Support brands that are carving out unique spaces. Celebrate the poetry when you see it.

Reality Distortion in Travel: When Luxury Isn’t What it Seems – And How to Fix it

Skift Meetings

A Look Back at the 2023 Skift Meetings Awards Alumni

With applications for the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards well underway, let’s take a moment to look back at the 2023 winners. A heads up, as well, that the early-bird deadline for submissions is tomorrow, April 30, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

A Look Back at the 2023 Skift Meetings Awards Alumni

Airlines

China’s New Plane Wins Two Big Orders: Should Airbus and Boeing Be Worried?

With Airbus and Boeing booked up until the end of the decade, will other airlines be tempted to buy these Chinese-built aircraft?

China’s New Plane Wins Two Big Orders: Should Airbus and Boeing Be Worried?