Kanchi Jain

Data, executive storytelling, and candid debate come together at Skift Travel Megatrends 2026. London is sold out. Register now for NYC.

Skift Asia Forum returns to Bangkok this April, convening senior leaders who are actively making growth, partnership, and transformation decisions across Asia’s travel ecosystem.

AI now drives pricing, forecasting, and customer service across travel. The real challenge is not adoption, but governance, trust, and scaling without costly mistakes. That is the focus of the Skift Data + AI Summit 2026 in New York City.

Skift Travel Megatrends NYC returns to New York on January 22, 2026, bringing together senior leaders, operators, and strategists to unpack the forces reshaping travel next year.

Each January, travel leaders face the same question: which signals matter enough to act on? Skift Megatrends arrive at the perfect moment, giving teams a preview of the forces that will influence demand, competition, and consumer behavior in the coming year.

Get the right people in the room and everything — content, sponsors, buzz — comes together. Miss that, and even the best-run event lands flat.

The unbundling era fades as Porter bets big on elevated service. Kevin Jackson is steering a high-tech, high-touch path forward for aviation.

Aviation is shaping a new era of growth, profitability, and customer loyalty. These sessions deliver the strategic insights industry leaders rely on.

Southwest Airlines is gearing up for major experience upgrades, and Tom Doxey is helping pilot the transformation from finance to flight deck strategy.

Chris McLaughlin sees an aviation future powered by smarter skies and seamless connections. His view: airspace modernization unlocks everything travelers crave.