Fewer Flights, Higher Fares, More Travelers: The July 4 Squeeze
Going into what is expected to be a busy July 4 travel season, airlines are cutting capacity as they hope to hold onto their pricing gains.
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Delta Makes Moves to Catch Up With United in the Pacific
Delta has spent much of 2026 building up its presence in Asia partly in an attempt to gain more market share in the Pacific from its major rival in the region, United.
One of the Largest Cash Piles in OTA Travel Sits … Largely Stuck
Trip.com’s financials are the clearest single document in travel for understanding what “China risk” actually looks like when it shows up in a balance sheet.
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The Key Incentive Industry Statistics That Matter
Data, facts, and figures from across the incentive industry reflect the impact of rising costs and geopolitical uncertainty on spending.
Is Las Vegas Out of Luck?
Like Elvis in his later years, Las Vegas seems to have lost some of its vigor. Is it just a temporary setback? A case of missing Spirit Airlines? Or is there something more to this dip on the Strip?
Dubai’s Rove Hotels Targets Saudi Arabia’s Mid-Scale Gap Before the Events Crunch Hits
Mid-scale supply in Saudi Arabia is structurally short, and the events pipeline — Expo 2030, the 2034 World Cup — will make that shortage acute. Rove is moving early, but it won’t be the only brand doing the math.
Why Trip.com Group’s Edison Chen Says Proximity Is Power in Global Travel
Trip.com Group's Edison Chen has spent over a decade turning culture, events, and AI into travel demand. As a Skift IDEA Awards judge, he is looking for ideas that move beyond static bookings toward experiences travelers want to participate in, and that land deeply in a market rather than simply reaching it.
The World Cup’s Most Unexpected Winner: America
The 2026 World Cup was supposed to be a story about soccer. Instead, it became a story about America.
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Portman Closes $540 Million in Financing for Cincinnati Downtown Marriott
Portman closed on $540 million in financing to build a 700-room Marriott in downtown Cincinnati. Plus, other hotel development news.
Apple’s Wallet Key Turns Into a Full Trip Pass, With Disney as Launch Partner
Apple is turning Wallet from a place to store hotel keys into a live trip surface. Disney shows how far that could go when a pass starts carrying more of the trip.
U.S. Hotel Demand Is Rebounding — and It’s No Longer Just a Luxury Story
Ten weeks of data show remarkably strong demand from business and leisure travelers. It's not just a World Cup bump.
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As Europe Swelters, Event Organizers Face a New Reality: Heat Emergency Planning
Europe's heatwave is forcing organizers to cancel events and rethink attendee safety in real-time. The question is no longer whether extreme heat will disrupt the events calendar; it's whether the industry has built the protocols to respond when it does.