Sarah Enelow-Snyder

Discrimination has long caused travel anxiety for demographics underserved by the travel industry. Historically, travelers looked to their respective tribes for intel, but the burgeoning friend economy may be reshaping that concept.

We coined the term "overtourism" last year, and more destinations are waking up to this new reality of crowd management and prevention. Don't miss our Skift call on Tuesday, November 7 when our experts sit down and talk solutions.

This week in hospitality, we considered why certain hotel companies go asset-light, asset-heavy, or asset-recycler. On the homesharing side, how is it possible that most avid U.S. travelers have never used Airbnb?

This week in aviation we looked at Air France-KLM's approach to courting millennials, plus we launched our latest newsletter on trends in the next-gen aviation industry: Airline Innovation Report.

This week in digital news, Ctrip bought social reviews company Trip.com for Skyscanner, seemingly to access in-destination content. But what's the real endgame here?

The travel industry at large speaks eagerly and often about creating positive experiences for travelers. This contrasts heavily, though, with the fears and anxieties experienced by real travelers from diverse backgrounds.

This week in digital news, we concentrated on Expedia. The online travel agency axed its price-matching guarantee and CEO Mark Okerstrom has a plan to become number one in the sector.

This week in aviation, Ryanair moved past its legal dispute with Google over misleading ads, and JetBlue took a new step toward direct booking.

This week's digital news revolved around funding. Priceline invested $450 million in Chinese e-commerce, vacation rental property management company Vacasa raised $103 million, and travel startup incubators are booming.

This week in hospitality we thought about removing friction. Airbnb's hotel-like concept could standardize homesharing; the Standard Hotels CEO sees value in easy, same-day booking, and hotels try to reduce guests' anxiety.