Sierra AI CEO Bret Taylor on Agents, Loyalty, and Distribution
AI is becoming the new front door to travel, and consumer behavior is moving faster than most companies can keep up.
$250 Million Short-Term Rental Deal Signals a Shift in Travel Profits
On Monday’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down a $250 million deal as TowneBank sells its vacation rental management…
Airbnb Eyes Flights as Alexa and Policy Reshape Travel
On Monday’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down Airbnb’s next big move and what it means for control of…
AI Won’t Replace Travel Booking But It’s Changing Everything Else
On Monday’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down where AI is actually reshaping travel and why booking may not…
Prism’s Motel 6 Bet: Ritesh Agarwal’s IPO Setup and the Budget Hotel Comeback
OYO is now Prism, and the strategy is bigger than a name change.
GMH Hotels: Hyatt’s Midscale Push, Delta Demand & Plane Drama
On this week’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast: Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk unpack Hyatt’s push into non-luxury brands and smaller markets as the company works to…
IHG CEO: “Growth Is Moving East” + The Ruby Bet and the Next Wave of Hotel Conversions
In this Skift Take Sessions episode, Wil Slickers sits down with Skift hospitality reporter Sean O’Neill for a quick, high-signal setup on what mattered most from IHG CEO Elie Maalouf’s…
World Cup STR Shift, AI Limits & Arizona Rental Bill
On Monday’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Wil Slickers, Michael Goldin, Brandreth Canaley, and Jamie Lane break down the latest headlines shaping short-term rentals and travel strategy.
GMH Hotels: Hilton’s AI Planner, Airline Fare Risk & Mouse Mid-Flight
On this week’s Good Morning Hospitality, A Skift Podcast, Hotels Edition, Sarah Dandashy and Steve Turk break down how AI is quickly becoming a bigger part of hotel strategy, from…
Alaska Airlines Under Pressure: IT Outages, Hawaiian Integration, and the Seattle Global Push
Alaska Airlines is in one of the most important transition moments in its modern history, and it is happening under real operational pressure. In this Skift Take Sessions episode, Wil…