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Skift Meetings
Legends, a stadium operations company, has acquired live events company ASM Global for a reported $2.3 billion.
9 hours ago
Hotels
Cuts to interest rates would inject much-needed momentum into hotel deals and development. It's time to dust off those "When Rates Fall, Hotels Call" t-shirts you've had in the closet.
Sean O'Neill | 13 hours ago
Airlines
It’s still early days, but most of the experiments with AI are focused on improving customer service and increasing the efficiency of flight operations.
Rashaad Jorden | 14 hours ago
Podcasts
The pandemic may be in the rearview mirror for hotels and online travel agencies, but the challenges for those sectors are far from over — especially with the threat of a recession still looming.
Rashaad Jorden | 16 hours ago
Many senior women meeting planners and department heads are better at ‘making it happen’ than promoting their value to the C-level. Their jobs could be at risk because of that.
16 hours ago
Tourism
The Middle East is one of the few regions to already be ahead of 2019 tourism, led by Saudi Arabia's transformation plan.
Josh Corder | 17 hours ago
Chinese tourism, both inbound and outbound, remains far below pre-Covid levels. Despite recent gains, China has significant ground to recover in its travel sector.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 19 hours ago
Running a profitable airline in the U.S. is increasingly about loyalty, not just logistics. All of the ‘Big Three’ lean heavily on frequent flyer programs and co-branded credit cards to help drive revenue - but who came out on top in Q2?
Pranjal Pande and Gordon Smith, Skift | 20 hours ago
Today's podcast looks at hotels' new business travel workaround, Viking's strong path to 2025, and industry accommodations for a boom in smaller-scale meetings and events.
Rashaad Jorden | 23 hours ago
Airline Weekly
In this week’s show, Gordon Smith and Jay Shabat examine the global airport capacity data for the coming quarter. Of the 100 busiest airports worldwide, we reveal the likely winners and losers for Q4.
1 day ago
Daily Lodging Report
In July 2024, the U.S. hotel industry saw flat year-over-year performance, with Oahu Island leading in key metrics, while Phoenix and New Orleans had the lowest occupancy rates.
