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Hotels

Minor Hotels Aims to Expand Portfolio by a Third by 2027

Minor Hotels, the hotel gropu behind brands like NH Hotels and Anantara, is going all-in on post-pandemic growth. It plans to increase its hotel portfolio by 36% by the end of 2026.

Sean O'Neill | 18 mins ago

Minor Hotels Aims to Expand Portfolio by a Third by 2027

Airlines

Airlines Scramble for Extra Slots at Reagan National Airport

A provision to add five additional long-distance flights out of DCA in the FAA bill has sent airlines in a frenzy to apply for one of the new slots.

Meghna Maharishi | 51 mins ago

Airlines Scramble for Extra Slots at Reagan National Airport

Airlines

Ryanair: ‘We Don’t Care’ Who the Next Boeing CEO Is — Here’s Why

With Ryanair one of the plane maker's biggest customers, Michael O’Leary's comments will likely carry extra weight at Boeing HQ.

Gordon Smith | 3 hours ago

Ryanair: ‘We Don’t Care’ Who the Next Boeing CEO Is — Here’s Why

Airlines

Spirit Airlines Drops Change and Cancellation Fees in New Push for Profitability

Spirit’s changes come as its biggest competitor, Frontier, also dropped change fees and overhauled its pricing structure.

Meghna Maharishi | 3 hours ago

Spirit Airlines Drops Change and Cancellation Fees in New Push for Profitability

Online Travel

Breaking Down Travel Queries in an Age of AI-Powered Search

The new Google search results in an age of AI-powered search is a fascinating mix of usefulness, uselessness, and sheer overwhelm of formats.

Rafat Ali | 4 hours ago

Breaking Down Travel Queries in an Age of AI-Powered Search

Hotels

Marriott vs. Hilton: A Fee Fight for Hotel Dominance

While analysts fixate on room count and loyalty program growth, the real battle between hotel giants Marriott and Hilton is over the fees they charge owners and credit-card issuers.

Sean O'Neill | 4 hours ago

Marriott vs. Hilton: A Fee Fight for Hotel Dominance

Skift Meetings

The Power of a Story

Helen Bassett, senior vice president of Live and Events for Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, understands the impact of a good story.

5 hours ago
The Power of a Story

Hotels

Florida Hotels Are Beating U.S. Averages in Pricing Power and Revenue Growth

A forthcoming report from JLL Hotels & Hospitality reveals that the state's top 10 lodging markets have consistently outperformed national averages for revenue growth.

Sean O'Neill | 5 hours ago

Florida Hotels Are Beating U.S. Averages in Pricing Power and Revenue Growth

Skift Research

Regenerative Tourism: Fact From Fiction

Regenerative tourism represents an opportunity for the industry to respond to clear market demand and develop new approaches to sustainability and innovative business models. But it suffers from a lack of defined methodologies and defensible data and risks being a distraction from the core mission of climate action.

7 hours ago
Regenerative Tourism: Fact From Fiction

Startups

Travel Startups Raise $1.1 Billion in Past Two Weeks

There haven't been as many travel startup fundraises this year, but there have been many more large dollar amounts than at this point last year.

Justin Dawes | 9 hours ago

Travel Startups Raise $1.1 Billion in Past Two Weeks

Airlines

Saudia Group Orders More Than 100 New Airbus Jets

The huge order - one of the largest aircraft deals of the year so far - is in addition to existing deliveries bound for the Saudia Group.

Gordon Smith | 11 hours ago

Saudia Group Orders More Than 100 New Airbus Jets