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Michelle Russo's asset management firm oversees a $12 billion portfolio of hotels. She sees dominoes falling: Tariffs → economic uncertainty → fewer international visitors → fewer bookings → cost-cutting and marketing changes.

The Skift Data + AI Summit on June 4 in New York City will feature leaders from Brand USA, Amex GBT, Amadeus, Meta, Destination Toronto, and Hilton discussing how AI is transforming travel marketing, automation, and personalization.

The companies that got the most funding fall in line with trends we've seen: Hotel tech, business travel tech, and anything focused on the burgeoning Indian travel economy. 

AI and social commerce are reshaping travel, blending personalized automation with human connection across a mobile-first global market.

Regional carriers have struggled to bounce back since the pandemic.

While 2024's European hotel market enjoyed a post-pandemic boom, tariffs and economic uncertainty now threaten that success.

Gauss’ 13-year tenure at airBaltic was full of notable achievements, but recent months have seen tensions flare between airline management and its majority shareholder.

The tourism category saw 45 individual foreign direct investment projects, making it the most active by project count among the top five sectors.

The unexpected change in Spirit’s leadership comes shortly after the ultra-low-cost carrier emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Major hotel chains including Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, and Dusit International are rapidly expanding their presence across Asia Pacific.

Global travel stocks are being battered once again on Monday, with some of the industry's biggest names reporting double-digit same-day declines.

Alright, so here we go again. Something’s gone awry in the world, and airlines are among the first to feel it. Following last week’s U.S. plan to essentially dismantle the global trading system, uncertainty has reached a fever-pitch. In this week's feature story we deep-dive into one of the thorniest battles in this emerging economic conflict, and ask how (or perhaps, if) Canada's airlines can come out fighting.