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Carbon capture might be the most practical near-term route to decarbonising cruise ships, but it barely seems to be on the industry’s radar. Without collaboration and port infrastructure to offload CO₂, it risks staying a promising idea that never leaves the dock.

Malaysia Airlines is stepping back from budget fare battles. Instead, it’s doubling down on traditional strengths with a little help from next-generation tech.

For today’s airlines, technology isn’t just a differentiator — it’s a competitive advantage. Passenger-facing innovations are now standard and delivering significant returns.

Strike action at Air Canada will have a ripple effect across global partners and leave travel planners scrambling during the summer peak.

Now heading into its third year, Skift Meetings Forum has earned a reputation as the place in the meetings industry for unfiltered conversations, handpicked audiences, and a level of candor rarely seen in public sessions.

With this acquisition, IHCL isn’t just dipping its toes into the mid-market, it’s diving right in. With 85% of these hotels getting the Ginger name, the mid-tier is clearly the company’s growth engine for the decade.

For our hump-day pod we discuss Airbnb’s new dalliance with hotels, the U.S.’s tourism unaffordability challenge, and Spirit Air’s continuing woes.

Chengdu has the greatest number of projects in China's total hotel construction pipeline, with 25,331 rooms under construction. Outside of China, India has the most hotel rooms under development (99,195 rooms) in Asia Pacific.

Since November 2023, Elivaas has been steadily raising more funds to expand its presence. Amid the heating travel landscape, continued funding means investor confidence in sustained demand from Indian travelers.

The 1,921-room Hilton Union Square, the city’s largest hotel, and the 1,024-room Parc 55 are expected to be sold to an unidentified buyer. Plus more hotel and development news.

Spirit and Frontier are trying to reach profitability in a grim domestic market. While Frontier is seeing some gains from its premium shift, Spirit is in a more dire situation.

Airbnb has long sought to add hotels into its inventory mix, but the dilemma has been how to do so and not become just another online travel agency like Booking.com or Expedia.