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Hotels

India’s IHCL Has a New (Old) Brand: Gateway Is Back After Years in the ‘Drawer’

Know where the growth in India is? In its Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. IHCL definitely seems to know that.

India’s IHCL Has a New (Old) Brand: Gateway Is Back After Years in the ‘Drawer’

Hotels

Michelin Awards 124 U.S. Luxury Hotels New Key Ratings

New York and California dominated in the top "key" category with Michelin's new U.S. hotel ratings. Maybe it's time to take a trip to wine country.

Michelin Awards 124 U.S. Luxury Hotels New Key Ratings

Airlines

Boeing Slows 737 Max Production, Expects to Pay Airlines $443 Million for Max 9 Grounding 

Boeing executives said the company would continue to slow 737 Max production as it weeds out quality control and safety issues.

Boeing Slows 737 Max Production, Expects to Pay Airlines $443 Million for Max 9 Grounding 

Airlines

Tony Fernandes Delays Retirement To Ensure ‘Survival’ of AirAsia Operator

Fernandes is taking on the challenge of transforming AirAsia’s parent company as it tries to shake off its pandemic-era problems. 

Tony Fernandes Delays Retirement To Ensure ‘Survival’ of AirAsia Operator

Short-Term Rentals

Short-Term Rentals Branch Out: Hourly Rentals, International Student Housing

As the market grows, so is the variety of short-term rental services.

Short-Term Rentals Branch Out: Hourly Rentals, International Student Housing

Business Travel

Hilton Sees Full Corporate Travel Rebound in Hotel Stays in 2024

Vacationers have been Hilton's bread and butter recently, but the hotel giant predicts a full house of the briefcase brigade soon.

Hilton Sees Full Corporate Travel Rebound in Hotel Stays in 2024

Hotels

Hyatt Loyalty Play: Adding 700 Hotels via Mr & Mrs Smith Mash-Up

Hyatt has begun letting members of its loyalty program earn and redeem points at about 700 boutique and luxury hotels via Mr & Mrs Smith, a service that curates boutique properties.

Hyatt Loyalty Play: Adding 700 Hotels via Mr & Mrs Smith Mash-Up

Short-Term Rentals

Vacation Rental Management Association CEO Kimberly Miles Steps Down

There are many theories about Miles' departure. Now the board will have to decide what's next for the association.

Vacation Rental Management Association CEO Kimberly Miles Steps Down

Skift Meetings

Webex Pulls the Plug on Events Platform

Cisco's strategic shift away from standalone event platforms towards integrated solutions within their Webex Suite marks the end of an era for virtual event technology.

Webex Pulls the Plug on Events Platform

Airlines

Inside Southwest’s Push to Court Younger Travelers as U.S. Weighs TikTok Ban

Skift speaks with Southwest’s vice president of marketing about the carrier’s latest advertising campaign that seeks to attract more Gen Z and Millennial travelers.

Inside Southwest’s Push to Court Younger Travelers as U.S. Weighs TikTok Ban

Hotels

Skift Research Scraped 20,000 Google Hotel Listings: Here’s What We Found

We web-scraped 20k+ hotels listed on Google across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Middle East to understand which online travel agencies and direct sites compete for bookings in Google's sponsored and organic listings.

Skift Research Scraped 20,000 Google Hotel Listings: Here’s What We Found