For more than a decade, Skift Global Forum has been the room where travel's most consequential decisions take shape. The 2026 edition arrives at a moment when the industry can least afford to form those decisions anywhere else.
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Alila Sengokuhara Hakone is scheduled to open in 2028 as part of an agreement with Fujita Corporation. Plus, more hotel deal and development news from APAC.
Michael O'Leary has tied himself to Ryanair until 2032. He belongs to a shrinking class of airline chiefs who have become almost impossible to replace – which is exactly what makes their eventual departures so risky.
The all-inclusive operator's executive chairman says he isn't selling the company, despite rumors, but is instead pouring tens of millions into properties to drive rate premiums.
The index fell to 97 in May, but this does not indicate that people have stopped traveling; travelers have just become more selective about where they spend their money.