Isaac Carey

This week in digital news, Traveloka’s new discovery platform marks a huge expansion into the lucrative food market, Flight Centre becomes the largest stakeholder of startup Upside, and TripAdvisor releases a comprehensive platform for searching cruise reviews.

This week in tourism, cruise execs discuss the importance of sustainability and diversity, while the CEO of a Hong Kong-based think tank talks frankly about modern capitalism. Plus, be sure to check out our newest Skift research report, where we look at overtourism from a unique angle.

This week in hospitality, we delve into the details of the Marriott-Expedia deal and Muji provides Tokyo with a well-designed lower-cost hotel option. Plus, we talk to Lisa Farrar about Nordic Choice’s future plans for tech.

This week in aviation, JetBlue’s expanded flight routes could disrupt the market, Delta is cagey about its plans to make billions off its newest contract, and passenger sentiment is up in the air when it comes to planes with non-reclining seats.

This week in digital news, AirAsia hopes to become more than just an airline, there’s a lot to learn from Lyft's successful IPO, and TripAdvisor’s president of core experience talks about her traveler-first perspective.

This week in hospitality, MGM recruits a new commercial and growth executive from Silicon Valley, Japan is about to get a bunch of low-cost hotels, and George Clooney’s current boycott points to the Hollywood bubble he lives in.

This week in tourism, a remote archipelago finds a way to attract visitors with creative marketing, the former president speaks about Brexit at a travel summit in Seville, and travel agents working with LGBTQ tourists encounter a unique set of responsibilities.

This week in aviation, we profile a meteorologist who wants to eliminate turbulence injuries, United Airlines changes its pricing strategy for frequent flyers, and overhead-bin sensors could help manage carry-on storage.

This week in tourism, an Indian travel agency hopes to kick off a trend of election tourism, travel manager Zina Bencheikh discusses the challenges women face when working as tour guides, and the flurry of excitement over Southwest’s cheap Hawaii airfares is starting to change the face of tourism on the islands.

This week in aviation, Iceland’s discount carrier Wow Air finally admits defeat, joining the ranks of other small airlines that have shut down amid intense competition this past year. Plus, Boeing’s recent crashes have only added to the global anxiety surrounding air travel, something the carrier will have to work hard to address.