Choice Hotels’ Patrick Pacious Is Out as CEO
Choice Hotels' announcement of a leadership transition without a confirmed successor points to an abrupt decision to part with the CEO.
2026 Archives
GMH Hotels: The NYC Labor Deal Every Hotel Operator Should Watch
On this week's Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk break down a question every operator is quietly asking right now: how do you…
Airbnb Adds Rental Cars, Stepping Onto Expedia and Booking’s Turf
Airbnb’s annual Summer Release announced a scatter shot of updates and additions, instead of one big bet. Many of them – including the company’s first foray into rental cars – cross squarely into legacy OTA territory.
The Case for Keeping Some Friction in Travel
The travel industry has spent two decades assuming frictionless is the goal, and the AI era is about to show which friction was load-bearing.
Rakuten Travel Plans U.S. Push: Exclusive
Scores of Americans already use Rakuten.com for cashback without knowing it belongs to one of Japan's largest tech companies. Rakuten Travel wants to turn those shoppers into hotel guests.
From Dara to Ariane: Mapping Expedia’s 9-Year Transformation
Expedia spent years consolidating a sprawling portfolio of consumer brands into a unified platform, and is now becoming a B2B infrastructure company that happens to run consumer brands.
Expedia To Acquire CarTrawler in Second B2B Deal of 2026
Expedia CEO Ariane Gorin, who ran its B2B unit before becoming CEO two years ago, is giving Parades the freedom and resources to expand the business. Expedia now faces the complexity of integrating two new businesses: Tiqets and CarTrawler.
What the SAMHI Hotels–RARE India Deal Signals for Experiential Hospitality
RARE India's partnership with SAMHI Hotels is a measured bet on a familiar problem: how to build commercial infrastructure around a product that derives its value from resisting it. The opportunity lies in scaling access while preserving the experience — without standardizing it.
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Capital A Clears Path to U.S. and Hong Kong Listings With Bankruptcy Warning Exit
Leaving financial distress behind matters, but Capital A is no longer selling an airline turnaround story, it’s pitching a diversified travel-tech future. Its bigger test is convincing global investors it is more than the airline business it left behind.
Why Yield Optimization Is the Only Travel AI Story That Matters Right Now
Mia Morisset knows which travel AI bets will hold: yield optimization, corporate travel reinvention, and distribution moats built on data. She is equally clear on where capital is leaking. Both arguments are worth hearing before the market makes them for you.