2026 Archives

NYC still has the thing every other city wants, and no other city can buy: strangers worth talking to, singing with, eating with, arguing with, and falling in love next to.

Repeat visitation must be actively earned, not assumed as a result of satisfaction.

The location was the easy part. Whether Abu Dhabi can fill a $1.7 billion venue with its own original content is the harder question.

In this special edition of the Skift Travel Podcast, Gordon Smith sits down with Nick Adams, the Special Presidential Envoy for American Tourism, Exceptionalism, and Values for one of his first extended interviews in the role.

The value of a Skift IDEA Award shows up in faster trust, internal momentum, stronger commercial conversations, and industry positioning that competitors notice immediately.

Waiving the visa bond is a relief for World Cup fans — assuming they can afford the ticket prices.

On this week’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk break down a growing debate across the hotel industry: are brands mistaking temporary strength…

Nick Adams is the loudest tourism pitchman the U.S. has ever had, but is the world hearing what he wants it to hear?

Travelers are feeling pain at the pump and in the air after an April surge in travel costs.

HBX has been trying to diversify from reselling hotel rooms since before it went public. Each time, the answer is new inventory and better tech for selling. Experiences and AI are the latest pitch.