3 Digital Trends We're Tracking at Skift This Week

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These are the digital travel trends we were talking about this week.

Every week we post hundreds of stories across various sectors in travel, connecting the dots across various global trends, and in these weekend posts we highlight the stories that tackle these trends. This one looks at top digital trends.

For all of our trends roundups, go here.

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3 Digital Trends We're Tracking at Skift This Week

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Choice Has Dumped Hundreds of Budget Hotels in Upscale Strategy Shift

Tripadvisor's Perplexity Deal: AI for Customer Acquisition Is Now a Thing in Travel

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JetBlue's Loyalty Push, IHG's Emissions Miss and MakeMyTrip's Ambitions

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3 Digital Trends We're Tracking at Skift This Week

Skift Take

Up Next

How Data Quality Issues Impact Global Hospitality Operations

Choice Has Dumped Hundreds of Budget Hotels in Upscale Strategy Shift

Tripadvisor's Perplexity Deal: AI for Customer Acquisition Is Now a Thing in Travel

BCD and Amex GBT Lead the Corporate Travel Market 'By Far,' UK Regulator Reveals

JetBlue's Loyalty Push, IHG's Emissions Miss and MakeMyTrip's Ambitions

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