Sarah Kopit

Sarah Kopit is the Editor-in-Chief of Skift, where she oversees editorial content and also co-hosts the Skift Travel Podcast. Sarah is a Bloomberg alum, where she ran breaking news operations in the Americas, a recovering attorney and a University of Michigan graduate.

Skift Newsletters

The Quiet Ones Are Expensive

The Iran war has stopped feeling like breaking news and started feeling like the new normal. And the new normal, it turns out, is very expensive gas and jet fuel.

Sarah Kopit | 2 months ago

Airlines

Spirit Airlines Collapsed. What Happens to Budget Travel Now?

It's been almost a week since Spirit Airlines shut down. Sarah and Seth still have thoughts on the Skift Travel Podcast.

Seth Borko and Sarah Kopit | 2 months ago

Airlines

Minor Hotels to Launch Private Jet Experience – Exclusive

Minor Hotels is in the final planning phases of a private jet experience under its Anantara luxury brand, with a launch targeted for 2027, Ian Di Tullio, the company's chief…

Sarah Kopit | 2 months ago

Skift Newsletters

Uncle Sam Wants to Buy Your Airline

The President of the United States floated the idea of the federal government buying my frenemy Spirit Airlines.

Sarah Kopit | 2 months ago

Media and PR

How TV and AI Are Reshaping Travel Demand

If travel demand is being shaped by entertainment and filtered through AI, what role do travel brands actually play in influencing decisions?

Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko | 2 months ago

Skift Newsletters

Where Were We?

Here's the state of the union for all things Trump-and-Travel related.

Sarah Kopit | 3 months ago

Hotels

The Crisis Crushing America’s Hotel Owners

The hotel franchise model isn’t broken yet, but the owners propping it up are starting to do the math.

Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko | 3 months ago

Hotels

The Squeeze: Inside the Crisis Crushing America’s Hotel Owners

The big hotel brands have never been more profitable. The owners — those who actually run the hotels — are getting hit from all sides. The franchise model is showing cracks.

Sarah Kopit | 3 months ago

Skift Newsletters

The Trees Are Blooming. The Bag Fees Aren’t Coming Down

The war on Iran has nearly doubled jet-fuel costs, and carriers wasted no time passing those along to us.

Sarah Kopit | 3 months ago

Podcasts

Why Flights Stay Cheap While Travel Costs Rise

Why does travel feel so expensive right now? In this episode of the Skift Travel Podcast, Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko unpack a structural shift in the economy that’s quietly…

Sarah Kopit and Seth Borko | 3 months ago