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Spirit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy again in a bid to further restructure and reduce its costs.

HomeToGo just spent over $200 million to buy Interhome, a Swiss vacation rental operator. The move may cement the brand's shift from being a consumer-facing "Kayak for vacation rentals" to more of a B2B platform.

The British hotel market isn’t in crisis. But so far this year, it's seen weaker pricing power, especially in London.

Major tech firms are betting on San Francisco's convention offering. But these headline-grabbing wins mask a slower recovery in overall convention numbers.

Private equity would probably look at the contrarian hands-on approach of Butterfield & Robinson and say it's too costly and unscalable as a tour operator business. But consider the payoff: Record revenue, and over half of customers coming back for high-margin seconds.

Despite government rollbacks, the ESG experts at Opus Agency believe 2026 will see a return to sustainability. Here’s why.

With event budgets already stretched, the removal of the duty-free exemption for low-value packages adds yet another challenge to cross-border supply chains.

To wrap up the week we look at a new payment system at Airbnb, employee perks for slower travel, and airline perks for faster travel.

You can expect many hosts to switch to the single-fee model, where guests won't see a service fee when booking. The alternative is to lose a lot of business.

Here's a roundup of hotel deal and development news and analysis for August 28th, 2025.

The July 2025 Skift Travel Health Index shows the global travel industry remains resilient with a 1% growth. A key trend is the sustained strength of premium and business travel, which continues to grow and drive revenue despite broader economic uncertainties.