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Short-Term Rentals

Airbnb’s Megawatt Payday and Should Billionaires Exist?

Coming off the release of annual financial reports, we delve into the issue of CEO pay in the travel industry in this week's podcast as several major executives have seen their compensation boom in recent years.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 hours ago

Tourism

Amadeus’s Travel4Impact Goes Global as Greenwashing Cases Make Headlines

A program newly open to Americans as well as Europeans promises to educate travel company leaders on sustainable practices.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz | 2 hours ago

Tourism

Destination Toronto Names New CEO

Destination Toronto is sticking with someone who knows the organization inside and out.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 hours ago

Skift Meetings

Looking to Enter the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards? Here’s all you Need to Know

Writing an award submission can be a daunting task, but luckily for you, I have the inside scoop on how to make sure your submission stands out from the crowd.

3 hours ago

Airlines

AirAsia Group: Capital A Gets Set to Pull Its Airlines Into One Entity

Two days ago, Tony Fernandes announced that he’s putting retirement aside for the next five years. On Thursday he announced AirAsia Move’s plans to be the biggest OTA in Southeast Asia and a day later, he’s talking about his ambition to position AirAsia as the largest low-cost airline group in Asia.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 hours ago

Skift Meetings

New Zealand Wants to Transform Delegates Into Influencers

Tourism New Zealand is taking a novel approach to leveraging the power of social media to attract more event delegates to the destination.

5 hours ago

Skift Meetings

Meeting Boom Continues as Laptop Luggers Hit the Road

It is no surprise that meetings are getting larger, but what is surprising is that they have increased 25% from an average of 116 attendees to 145, according to newly released data from Knowland and Amadeus.

6 hours ago

Cruises

Royal Caribbean Is Getting Younger

Today's podcast looks at Indigo's new purchase, Wyndham's new strategy, and Royal Caribbean's new audience.

Rashaad Jorden | 9 hours ago

Daily Lodging Report

Wyndham Beats First-Quarter Expectations

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts’ first quarter results exceeded expectations, with stock buybacks increasing despite a hostile bid from Choice Hotels, maintaining a record growth pipeline for the 15th consecutive quarter.

19 hours ago

Short-Term Rentals

Hostaway Gets Into Fintech With Loans to Customers

The underwriting will be done by Parafin, a company backed by early investors of Robinhood.

Srividya Kalyanaraman | 20 hours ago

Airlines

New Details on the U.S.’s Automatic Refunds Rule for Airlines

Skift has learned that any significant delay or cancellation, regardless of the reason, qualifies for an automatic refund as part of the Department of Transportation’s new consumer protection rules for the airline industry.

Meghna Maharishi | 20 hours ago